Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Edward Sheldon (born 1818, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Edward Sheldon and 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Sheldon, born in 1818 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Matilda Sheldon, born in 1822 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1851 in City of London, Middlesex, England), John (born 1856 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1862 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1858 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Francisca (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's -, Ann (born 1842 in Epping, Essex, England), Edward's -, Sarah (born 1851 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England) and Edward's -, Emma (born 1854 in Weymouth, Dorset, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Edward Sheldon's household

Male

Edward

Sheldon

Head
Female

Matilda

Sheldon

Wife
Male

James

Sheldon

Son
Male

John

Sheldon

Son
Male

Robert

Sheldon

Son
Female

Mary

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Francisca

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Ann

Doye

-
Female

Sarah

Lait

-
Female

Emma

Hounsell

-
First name(s) Edward
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Sheldon

Head

Married

63

1818

City of London, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Sheldon

Wife

Married

59

1822

City of London, Middlesex, England

James

Sheldon

Son

Single

30

1851

City of London, Middlesex, England

John

Sheldon

Son

Single

25

1856

City of London, Middlesex, England

Robert

Sheldon

Son

Single

19

1862

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

23

1858

City of London, Middlesex, England

Francisca

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ann

Doye

-

Single

39

1842

Epping, Essex, England

Sarah

Lait

-

Single

30

1851

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Emma

Hounsell

-

Single

27

1854

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Edward Sheldon in Camberwell in 1881, and follow the Sheldon family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Edward Sheldon

We’ve found Edward Sheldon in 66 family trees. Find out more about Edward Sheldon's household and view the Sheldon family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census