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Household of Samuel Sheldon (born 1826, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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.

Samuel Sheldon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Sheldon, born in 1826 in Cheddar, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Sheldon, born in 1820 in Cheddar, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1853 in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England), James (born 1856 in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England) and Samuel (born 1861 in Cheddar, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Visitor, Alice Jefferies, born in 1877 in Cheddar, Somerset, England.


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Samuel Sheldon's household

Male

Samuel

Sheldon

Head
Female

Mary

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

James

Sheldon

Son
Male

Samuel

Sheldon

Son
Female

Alice

Jefferies

Visitor
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Cheddar, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Sheldon

Head

Married

55

1826

Cheddar, Somerset, England

Mary

Sheldon

Wife

Married

61

1820

Cheddar, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England

James

Sheldon

Son

Single

25

1856

Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England

Samuel

Sheldon

Son

Single

20

1861

Cheddar, Somerset, England

Alice

Jefferies

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Cheddar, Somerset, England

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