Origin and Meaning of the name Melling
Melling is a place name from Lancashire; deriving from an Old English tribal namemeaning "the people of Mealla".
The Melling, family I am interested in were boatmen on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England. My connection is Ellen Melling who was my maternal ggg grandmother.
Ellen Melling (1838-1876)
The Mellings were boatmen on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Ellen Melling married Edward Stopforth on 13th September 1858.
Ralph Melling (1815-1887)
Ellen's parents were Ralph Melling and Margery Abram.
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