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Household of Edwin Sheldon (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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 1847 in Cheddar, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Annie Sheldon, born in 1846 in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1870 in Wells, Somerset, England), Alice Eliza (born 1871 in Wells, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England), Albion Richard (born 1876 in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England), Herbert (born 1878 in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England) and Catharine Mary (born 1881 in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England).


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Edwin Sheldon's household

Male

Edwin

Sheldon

Head
Female

Annie

Sheldon

Wife
Male

John

Sheldon

Son
Female

Alice Eliza

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sheldon

Son
Male

Albion Richard

Sheldon

Son
Male

Herbert

Sheldon

Son
Female

Catharine Mary

Sheldon

Daughter
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cheddar, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Sheldon

Head

Married

34

1847

Cheddar, Somerset, England

Annie

Sheldon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England

John

Sheldon

Son

Single

11

1870

Wells, Somerset, England

Alice Eliza

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wells, Somerset, England

Thomas

Sheldon

Son

Single

7

1874

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England

Albion Richard

Sheldon

Son

Single

5

1876

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England

Herbert

Sheldon

Son

Single

3

1878

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England

Catharine Mary

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wookey Hole, Somerset, England

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