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Household of James Sheldon (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sheldon, born in 1831 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Sheldon, born in 1836 in England. They had 5 children; Ann Maria (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isaac (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah Jane (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Sheldon's household

Male

James

Sheldon

Head
Female

Mary

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Ann Maria

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

James

Sheldon

Son
Male

Thomas

Sheldon

Son
Male

Isaac

Sheldon

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Sheldon

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sheldon

Head

Married

50

1831

England

Mary

Sheldon

Wife

Married

45

1836

England

Ann Maria

Sheldon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Sheldon

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Sheldon

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isaac

Sheldon

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah Jane

Sheldon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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