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Household of William John Melling (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William John Melling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William John Melling, born in 1844 in , consisted of 8 members. William John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Melling, born in 1846 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Caroline (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Beattie (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William John's Mother In Law, Caroline (born 1817 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and William John's Brother In Law, Edward (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William John Melling's household

Male

William John

Melling

Head
Female

Ellen

Melling

Wife
Female

Caroline

Melling

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Melling

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Melling

Daughter
Female

Beattie

Melling

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Ashford

Mother In Law
Male

Edward

Ashford

Brother In Law
First name(s) William John
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William John

Melling

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Ellen

Melling

Wife

Married

35

1846

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Caroline

Melling

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Melling

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Melling

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Beattie

Melling

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Ashford

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edward

Ashford

Brother In Law

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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