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Household of John Sheldon (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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.

John Sheldon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheldon, born in 1855 in Grassington, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Ann Sheldon, born in 1852 in Long Preston, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1881 in Bradley, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1861 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1866 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1871 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England) and Charles (born 1874 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter Head, Sarah Ellen Sheldon, born in 1852 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England.


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John Sheldon's household

Male

John

Sheldon

Head
Female

Jane Ann

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Sheldon

Daughter Head
Female

Margaret

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Sheldon

Son
Male

Charles

Sheldon

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheldon

Head

Married

26

1855

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ann

Sheldon

Wife

Married

29

1852

Long Preston, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bradley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ellen

Sheldon

Daughter Head

Single

29

1852

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Sheldon

Son

Single

10

1871

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Sheldon

Son

Single

7

1874

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

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