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Household of Henry Sheldon (born 1830, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, 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.

Henry Sheldon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Sheldon, born in 1830 in Walsall, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Harry (born 1856 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Annie (born 1858 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Ernest (born 1863 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England). He had 1 grandchild; E H, born 1877 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Svt, Sarah (born 1851 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Henry's Svt, Rebecca (born 1861 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Henry Sheldon's household

Male

Henry

Sheldon

Head
Male

Harry

Sheldon

Son
Female

Annie

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Sheldon

Son
Female

Sarah

Mills

Svt
Female

Rebecca

Lees

Svt
Male

E H

Goodwin

Grand Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Sheldon

Head

Widower

51

1830

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Harry

Sheldon

Son

Single

25

1856

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Ernest

Sheldon

Son

Single

18

1863

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Mills

Svt

Single

30

1851

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Rebecca

Lees

Svt

Single

20

1861

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

E H

Goodwin

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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