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Household of Thomas Sheldon (born 1835, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Thomas Sheldon and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sheldon, born in 1835 in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Sheldon, born in 1850 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Walter S (born 1876 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Arthur T (born 1877 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Amy P (born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Violet B (born 1880 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Philip A (born 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Emma L (born 1856 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Thomas's Servant, Minnie M (born 1858 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Servant, Julia (born 1855 in Cambridgeshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Charlotte (born 1863 in Wiltshire, England).


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Thomas Sheldon's household

Male

Thomas

Sheldon

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Sheldon

Wife
Male

Walter S

Sheldon

Son
Male

Arthur T

Sheldon

Son
Female

Amy P

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Violet B

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Philip A

Sheldon

Son
Female

Emma L

Sumner

Servant
Female

Minnie M

Bennett

Servant
Female

Julia

Ladson

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Fishlock

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sheldon

Head

Married

46

1835

Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth A

Sheldon

Wife

Married

31

1850

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Walter S

Sheldon

Son

Single

5

1876

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Arthur T

Sheldon

Son

Single

4

1877

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Amy P

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Violet B

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Philip A

Sheldon

Son

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Emma L

Sumner

Servant

Single

25

1856

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Minnie M

Bennett

Servant

Single

23

1858

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Julia

Ladson

Servant

Single

26

1855

Cambridgeshire, England

Charlotte

Fishlock

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wiltshire, England

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