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Household of Major Sheldon (born 1855, Northamptonshire)

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.

Major Sheldon and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Major Sheldon, born in 1855 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, consisted of 3 members. Major was the head of the household, married to Ann Sheldon, born in 1859 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Elizth, born 1878 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England.


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Major Sheldon's household

Male

Major

Sheldon

Head
Female

Ann

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Mary Elizth

Sheldon

Daughter
First name(s) Major
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Major

Sheldon

Head

Married

26

1855

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Ann

Sheldon

Wife

Married

22

1859

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizth

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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