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Household of Jacob Sheldon (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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.

Jacob Sheldon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Sheldon, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Catharine Sheldon, born in 1845 in Lathom, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Lathom, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Lathom, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Lathom, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1877 in Lathom, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jacob's Sister In Law, Jane Bateson, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Jacob Sheldon's household

Male

Jacob

Sheldon

Head
Female

Catharine

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sheldon

Son
Male

William

Sheldon

Son
Male

Richard

Sheldon

Son
Female

Jane

Bateson

Sister In Law
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Sheldon

Head

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catharine

Sheldon

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sheldon

Son

Single

11

1870

Lathom, Lancashire, England

William

Sheldon

Son

Single

7

1874

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Richard

Sheldon

Son

Single

4

1877

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Jane

Bateson

Sister In Law

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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