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Household of James Sheldon (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

James Sheldon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sheldon, born in 1833 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Abigail Sheldon, born in 1841 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 3 children; Daniel J (born 1866 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Joshua B (born 1869 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Abigail E S (born 1873 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Diver, born in 1816 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.


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James Sheldon's household

Male

James

Sheldon

Head
Female

Abigail

Sheldon

Wife
Male

Daniel J

Sheldon

Son
Male

Joshua B

Sheldon

Son
Female

Abigail E S

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Diver

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Not Known

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sheldon

Head

Married

48

1833

Not Known

Abigail

Sheldon

Wife

Married

40

1841

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Daniel J

Sheldon

Son

Single

15

1866

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Joshua B

Sheldon

Son

Single

12

1869

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Abigail E S

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Diver

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Norwich, Norfolk, England

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