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Household of Alfred Sheldon (born 1830, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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.

Alfred Sheldon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Sheldon, born in 1830 in Cheddar, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Deborah Sheldon, born in 1830 in Uley, Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; Frank (born 1855 in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England), Richard Ford (born 1860 in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1864 in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England), Hebberton Alfred (born 1867 in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England), Mabel Eliza (born 1871 in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England) and Ernest Edwin (born 1874 in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England).


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Alfred Sheldon's household

Male

Alfred

Sheldon

Head
Female

Deborah

Sheldon

Wife
Male

Frank

Sheldon

Son
Male

Richard Ford

Sheldon

Son
Female

Alice

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Hebberton Alfred

Sheldon

Son
Female

Mabel Eliza

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Ernest Edwin

Sheldon

Son
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Cheddar, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Sheldon

Head

Married

51

1830

Cheddar, Somerset, England

Deborah

Sheldon

Wife

Married

51

1830

Uley, Gloucestershire, England

Frank

Sheldon

Son

Single

26

1855

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England

Richard Ford

Sheldon

Son

Single

21

1860

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England

Alice

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England

Hebberton Alfred

Sheldon

Son

Single

14

1867

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England

Mabel Eliza

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England

Ernest Edwin

Sheldon

Son

Single

7

1874

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England

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