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Household of Joe Sheldon (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Joe Sheldon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joe Sheldon, born in 1827 in Wincobank, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joe was the head of the household, married to Ann Sheldon, born in 1825 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Lavinia (born 1859 in Yorkshire, England) and Myra (born 1865 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Myra W, born 1881 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joe's Boarder, George Wheatcroft, born in 1850 in Hockerton, Nottinghamshire, England.


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Joe Sheldon's household

Male

Joe

Sheldon

Head
Female

Ann

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Lavinia

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Myra

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Myra W

Sheldon

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Wheatcroft

Boarder
First name(s) Joe
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Wincobank, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joe

Sheldon

Head

Married

54

1827

Wincobank, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Sheldon

Wife

Married

56

1825

Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

Myra

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wombwell, Yorkshire, England

Myra W

Sheldon

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wombwell, Yorkshire, England

George

Wheatcroft

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Hockerton, Nottinghamshire, England

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