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Household of Joseph Sheldon (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Joseph Sheldon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sheldon, born in 1842 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sheldon, born in 1845 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1865 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Benjamin (born 1868 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1874 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1876 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Mathias (born 1879 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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Joseph Sheldon's household

Male

Joseph

Sheldon

Head
Female

Mary A

Sheldon

Wife
Male

Joseph

Sheldon

Son
Female

Ellen

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Sheldon

Son
Male

John

Sheldon

Son
Male

George

Sheldon

Son
Male

Mathias

Sheldon

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sheldon

Head

Married

39

1842

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Sheldon

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Sheldon

Son

Single

16

1865

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Sheldon

Son

Single

13

1868

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

John

Sheldon

Son

Single

7

1874

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

George

Sheldon

Son

Single

5

1876

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Mathias

Sheldon

Son

Single

2

1879

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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