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Household of Ben Sheldon (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Ben Sheldon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Sheldon, born in 1845 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Emily Sheldon, born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Harriet Eyre (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Florence Emily (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Ben Sheldon's household

Male

Ben

Sheldon

Head
Female

Emily

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Harriet Eyre

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

George

Sheldon

Son
Male

William

Sheldon

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Henry

Sheldon

Son
Female

Florence Emily

Sheldon

Daughter
First name(s) Ben
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Sheldon

Head

Married

36

1845

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Sheldon

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet Eyre

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Sheldon

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Sheldon

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Sheldon

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence Emily

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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