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Household of William Melling (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 1841 in Banks, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Melling, born in 1842 in Tarlton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Ellin (born 1862 in Tarlton, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1864 in Tarlton, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1866 in Tarlton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Tarlton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Halsall, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Halsall, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Halsall, Lancashire, England).


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William Melling's household

Male

William

Melling

Head
Female

Margaret

Melling

Wife
Female

Ellin

Melling

Daughter
Male

Richard

Melling

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Melling

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Melling

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Melling

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Melling

Daughter
Male

James

Melling

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Banks, 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

40

1841

Banks, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Melling

Wife

Married

39

1842

Tarlton, Lancashire, England

Ellin

Melling

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Tarlton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Melling

Son

Single

17

1864

Tarlton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Melling

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Tarlton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Melling

Son

Single

13

1868

Tarlton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Melling

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Melling

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halsall, Lancashire, England

James

Melling

Son

Single

1

1880

Halsall, Lancashire, England

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