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Household of David Sheldon (born 1840, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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.

David Sheldon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Sheldon, born in 1840 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Sheldon, born in 1842 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1866 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Abraham (born 1868 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1873 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maria (born 1876 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Harriot (born 1879 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).


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David Sheldon's household

Male

David

Sheldon

Head
Female

Mary

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Sarah

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Sheldon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Maria

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Harriot

Sheldon

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Sheldon

Head

Married

41

1840

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Sheldon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Abraham

Sheldon

Son

Single

13

1868

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Harriot

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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