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Household of Edwin Sheldon (born 1847, Gloucestershire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Sheldon, born in 1847 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Mary Sheldon, born in 1848 in Wedmore, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Wedmore, Somerset, England) and Kate E (born 1877 in Banwell, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1817 in Wedmore, Somerset, England) and Edwin's Lodger, John M (born 1850 in Wedmore, Somerset, England).
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Edwin Sheldon's household
Edwin
Sheldon
Head
Mary
Sheldon
Wife
Thomas
Sheldon
Son
Kate E
Sheldon
Daughter
Elizabeth
Duckett
Mother In Law
John M
Tucker
Lodger
| First name(s) | Edwin |
| Last name | Sheldon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edwin | Sheldon | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England | |
Mary | Sheldon | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Wedmore, Somerset, England | |
Thomas | Sheldon | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Wedmore, Somerset, England | |
Kate E | Sheldon | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Banwell, Somerset, England | |
Elizabeth | Duckett | Mother In Law | Widow | 64 | 1817 | Wedmore, Somerset, England | |
John M | Tucker | Lodger | Single | 31 | 1850 | Wedmore, Somerset, England |
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