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Household of John Sheldon (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

John Sheldon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheldon, born in 1854 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sheldon, born in 1855 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth A (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Robert (born 1865 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Peter (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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John Sheldon's household

Male

John

Sheldon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Florence

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Robert

Haslam

Servant
Male

Peter

Barry

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheldon

Head

Married

27

1854

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sheldon

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Florence

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Haslam

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bury, Lancashire, England

Peter

Barry

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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