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Household of Thomas Sheldon (born 1846, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sheldon, born in 1846 in Tipton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sheldon, born in 1849 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1873 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Matilda (born 1878 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Jacob (born 1880 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Sheldon's household

Male

Thomas

Sheldon

Head
Female

Sarah

Sheldon

Wife
Male

William

Sheldon

Son
Male

John

Sheldon

Son
Female

Sarah

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sheldon

Son
Female

Matilda

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Sheldon

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sheldon

Head

Married

35

1846

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Sheldon

Wife

Married

32

1849

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

William

Sheldon

Son

Single

13

1868

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

John

Sheldon

Son

Single

8

1873

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Sheldon

Son

Single

4

1877

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Matilda

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Jacob

Sheldon

Son

Single

1

1880

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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