Township of Mellor				1841 Census
ref.	Place	Houses		Names		Age and Sex		Profession,Trade,Employment or of Independent Means	Born in County
		Uninhabited	Inhabited			Males	Females
1772	Bridgett		1	Joseph	Oldham	40		Cotton F.	Y
1773				Ann	Oldham		35		Y
1774				George	Oldham	15		Cotton F.	Y
1775				Esther	Oldham		15	Cotton F.	Y
1776				Margaret	Oldham		10	Cotton F.	Y
1777				Joe	Oldham	7			Y
1778				Ann	Oldham		3		Y
1779				Alice	Oldham		1		Y
1780	Bridgett		1	Joseph	Mace	45		Cotton F.	N
1781				Mary	Mace		45		N
1782				Hannah	Mace		20	Cotton F.	N
1783				Pheobe	Mace		15	Cotton F.	N
1784				Thomas	Mace	15		Cotton F.	N
1785				Lucy	Mace		12	Cotton F.	N
1786				William	Mace	9			N
1787				Jemima	Mace		6		N
1788				Mary	Mace		4		Y
1789				Joseph	Mace	5 m			Y
1790				Joseph	Hague	20		Cotton F.	Y
1791				Elizabeth	Hague		20		N
1792				Josiah	Hague	1			Y
1793	Bridgett		1	Ralph	Hyde	25		Hatter	Y
1794				Margaret	Hyde		30		Y
1795				Thomas	Hyde	2			Y
1796				Samuel	Hyde	1			Y
1797	Bridgett			Eliza	Wood		20	Cotton F.	Y
1798			1	Thomas	Armstrong	45		Cotton F.	N
1799				Sarah	Armstrong		35		Y
1800				John	Armstrong	20		Cotton F.	Y
1801				Nancy	Armstrong		15	Cotton F.	N
1802				Elizabeth	Armstrong		9		N
1803				William	Armstrong	4			Y
1804				Isabella	Armstrong		1		Y
1805	Bridgett		1	Betty	Jones		45	Cotton F.	Y
1806				William	Jones	15		Coal Miner	Y
1807				John	Jones	13		Cotton F.	Y
1808				Elizabeth	Jones		11	Cotton F.	Y
1809				Hannah	Jones		9		Y
1810	Bridgett		1	Robert	Higginbotham	35		Hatter	Y
1811				Sarah	Higginbotham		30		Y
1812				James	Higginbotham	12			Y
1813				Margaret	Higginbotham		9		Y
1814				Edward	Higginbotham	4			Y
1815				Emma	Higginbotham		3		Y
1816				Jesse	Higginbotham	1			Y
1817	Bridgett		1	William	Ratcliffe	65		Cotton F.	Y
1818				Mary	Ratcliffe		65		Y
1819				James	Neild	55		Ag. Lab.	Y
1820	Bridgett		1	James	Higginbotham	35		Hatter	Y
1821				Mary	Higginbotham		40		Y
1822				Hannah	Higginbotham		10		Y
1823				John	Higginbotham	8			Y
1824				James	Higginbotham	6			Y
1825				Mary	Higginbotham		2		Y
1826	Bridgett		1	James	Berresford	30		Mechanic	N
1827				Maria	Berresford		30		N
1828				Henry	Berresford	4			N
1829				Alfred	Berresford	2			N
1830	Bridgett		1	Samuel	Ratcliffe	55		Shop K.	Y
1831				Mary	Ratcliffe		60		N
1832				Joseph	Ratcliffe	30		Cotton Manu.	Y
1833				Thomas	Ratcliffe	20		Cotton F.	Y
1834				Mary	Ratcliffe		20		Y
1835	Bridgett		1	Micah	Linley	20		Cotton F.	Y
1836				Mary	Linley		20	Cotton F.	Y
1837				James	Linley	2			Y