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Household of Edwin Sheldon (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Edwin Sheldon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Sheldon, born in 1846 in Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Fanny Sheldon, born in 1847 in Newington, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Ada B (born 1872 in Stratford, Essex, England), Albert E (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Earnest W (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Ethol M (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Lodger, Thomas (born 1838 in St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England) and Edwin's Lodger, Horatio N (born 1856 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).


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Edwin Sheldon's household

Male

Edwin

Sheldon

Head
Female

Fanny

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Ada B

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Sheldon

Son
Male

Earnest W

Sheldon

Son
Female

Ethol M

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Kingston

Lodger
Male

Horatio N

Kingston

Lodger
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Sheldon

Head

Married

35

1846

Middlesex, England

Fanny

Sheldon

Wife

Married

34

1847

Newington, Surrey, England

Ada B

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stratford, Essex, England

Albert E

Sheldon

Son

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Earnest W

Sheldon

Son

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ethol M

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Kingston

Lodger

Single

43

1838

St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England

Horatio N

Kingston

Lodger

Single

25

1856

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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