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Household of Robert Sheldon (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, 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.

Robert Sheldon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sheldon, born in 1847 in Rothwell Haigh, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sheldon, born in 1851 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Martha Elizabeth (born 1873 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Rachel (born 1875 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Margaret Jane (born 1878 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) and John James (born 1881 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Sheldon's household

Male

Robert

Sheldon

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sheldon

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sheldon

Son
Female

Martha Elizabeth

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Margaret Jane

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

John James

Sheldon

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
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

Robert

Sheldon

Head

Married

34

1847

Rothwell Haigh, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Sheldon

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sheldon

Son

Single

10

1871

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Martha Elizabeth

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Rachel

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Margaret Jane

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

John James

Sheldon

Son

Single

0

1881

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

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