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Household of William Melling (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Melling and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Melling, born in 1848 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Edith (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Frank (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Kate (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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William Melling's household

Male

William

Melling

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Melling

Daughter
Female

Edith

Melling

Daughter
Male

William

Melling

Son
Male

Frank

Melling

Son
Female

Kate

Melling

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Melling

Head

Widower

33

1848

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Melling

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Edith

Melling

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Melling

Son

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Frank

Melling

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Kate

Melling

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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