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Household of William Melling (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Melling, born in 1844 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Melling, born in 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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William Melling's household

Male

William

Melling

Head
Female

Alice

Melling

Wife
Male

Peter

Melling

Son
Female

Maria

Melling

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Melling

Son
Male

John

Melling

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Melling

Head

Married

37

1844

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Melling

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Peter

Melling

Son

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Maria

Melling

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Melling

Son

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Melling

Son

Single

0

1881

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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