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Household of Thomas Sheldon (born 1840, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oxford, Oxfordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sheldon, born in 1840 in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Phillipa Sheldon, born in 1842 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England. They had 3 children; Isabella Phillipa (born 1872 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Rachel Catherine (born 1875 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and Gilbert James (born 1877 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Governess, Emma (born 1856 in Switzerland), Thomas's Servant, Rebecca (born 1854 in Dadford, Buckinghamshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Eliza (born 1859 in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Emily Adelaide (born 1864 in Iffley, Oxfordshire, England).


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Thomas Sheldon's household

Male

Thomas

Sheldon

Head
Female

Elizabeth Phillipa

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Isabella Phillipa

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Rachel Catherine

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Gilbert James

Sheldon

Son
Female

Emma

Forster

Governess
Female

Rebecca

Wilkins

Servant
Female

Eliza

Merry

Servant
Female

Emily Adelaide

Carter

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Eynsham, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sheldon

Head

Married

41

1840

Eynsham, Oxfordshire, England

Elizabeth Phillipa

Sheldon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Isabella Phillipa

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Rachel Catherine

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Gilbert James

Sheldon

Son

Single

4

1877

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Emma

Forster

Governess

Single

25

1856

Switzerland

Rebecca

Wilkins

Servant

Single

27

1854

Dadford, Buckinghamshire, England

Eliza

Merry

Servant

Single

22

1859

Eynsham, Oxfordshire, England

Emily Adelaide

Carter

Servant

Single

17

1864

Iffley, Oxfordshire, England

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