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Household of Jonas Wm Sheldon (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, 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.

Jonas Wm Sheldon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonas Wm Sheldon, born in 1838 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Jonas Wm was the head of the household, married to Diana Sheldon, born in 1844 in Stockport, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Charles Henry (born 1862 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England), Ellen Amelia (born 1864 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England), Lilly Pemelia (born 1872 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin (born 1879 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jonas Wm's Mother, Hannah (born 1809 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Jonas Wm's Boarder, Jacob (born 1853 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England).


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Jonas Wm Sheldon's household

Male

Jonas Wm

Sheldon

Head
Female

Diana

Sheldon

Wife
Male

Charles Henry

Sheldon

Son
Female

Ellen Amelia

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Lilly Pemelia

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Sheldon

Son
Female

Hannah

Carter

Mother
Male

Jacob

Clayton

Boarder
First name(s) Jonas Wm
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonas Wm

Sheldon

Head

Married

43

1838

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Diana

Sheldon

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Charles Henry

Sheldon

Son

Single

19

1862

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Ellen Amelia

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Lilly Pemelia

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Sheldon

Son

Single

2

1879

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Carter

Mother

Widow

72

1809

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jacob

Clayton

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

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