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Household of Benjamin Sheldon (born 1859, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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.

Benjamin Sheldon and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sheldon, born in 1859 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Sister, Mary L (born 1849 in Heaton Chapel, Lancashire, England), Benjamin's Sisters Daughter, Hellina (born 1873 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Sisters Daughter, Ada (born 1880 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Sheldon's household

Male

Benjamin

Sheldon

Head
Female

Mary L

Baddeley

Sister
Female

Hellina

Baddeley

Sisters Daughter
Female

Ada

Baddeley

Sisters Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sheldon

Head

Single

22

1859

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary L

Baddeley

Sister

Widow

32

1849

Heaton Chapel, Lancashire, England

Hellina

Baddeley

Sisters Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Baddeley

Sisters Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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