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Household of Mark Sheldon (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Mark Sheldon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mark Sheldon, born in 1840 in Rothwell Haigh, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Mark was the head of the household, married to Mercy Sheldon, born in 1842 in Whitkirk, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Theresa (born 1872 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1874 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Raymond (born 1876 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England), Louise (born 1878 in Morley, Yorkshire, England) and Lillian (born 1881 in Morley, Yorkshire, England).


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Mark Sheldon's household

Male

Mark

Sheldon

Head
Female

Mercy

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Theresa

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Harry

Sheldon

Son
Male

Raymond

Sheldon

Son
Female

Louise

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Lillian

Sheldon

Daughter
First name(s) Mark
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Rothwell Haigh, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mark

Sheldon

Head

Married

41

1840

Rothwell Haigh, Yorkshire, England

Mercy

Sheldon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Whitkirk, Yorkshire, England

Theresa

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Sheldon

Son

Single

7

1874

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Raymond

Sheldon

Son

Single

5

1876

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

Louise

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Lillian

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Morley, Yorkshire, England

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