Residents of Melford — Sub-district N, surnames A (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 1 | anderson | catherine | F | 30 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 246 |
| 2 | anderson | elizabeth | F | 71 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 88 |
| 1 | anderson | jesse | M | 70 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Blacksmiths | 88 |
| 1 | ansell | edward | M | 43 | Anglican | English | England | Clerk, nfs | 179 |
| 20 | ash | george | M | 3 | Roman Catholic | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 256 |
| 14 | atward | abigail | F | 62 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 92 |
| 12 | atward | charles | M | 37 | Anglican | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Fishermen | 92 |
| 13 | atward | thomas | M | 32 | Anglican | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Fishermen | 92 |