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Household of William Melling (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Melling and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Melling, born in 1840 in Haigh, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Melling, born in 1846 in Sutton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah A (born 1865 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1868 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), Albert W (born 1870 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), Edith A (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Emily E (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Lucy Dagnall, born in 1863 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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William Melling's household

Male

William

Melling

Head
Female

Ann

Melling

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Melling

Daughter
Female

Alice

Melling

Daughter
Male

Albert W

Melling

Son
Female

Edith A

Melling

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Melling

Son
Female

Emily E

Melling

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Dagnall

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Haigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Melling

Head

Married

41

1840

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Ann

Melling

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Melling

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Melling

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Albert W

Melling

Son

Single

11

1870

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Edith A

Melling

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Melling

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Emily E

Melling

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Dagnall

Servant

Single

18

1863

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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