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Household of Thomas Sheldon (born 1845, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Derby, Derbyshire, 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 1845 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah M Sheldon, born in 1848 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1866 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Highworth, Wiltshire, England), Frank (born 1873 in Highworth, Wiltshire, England), John (born 1875 in Earlestown, Lancashire, England), George (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Derby, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Samuel W Thomas, born in 1858 in Crewe, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Sheldon's household

Male

Thomas

Sheldon

Head
Female

Hannah M

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Alice

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sheldon

Son
Male

Frank

Sheldon

Son
Male

John

Sheldon

Son
Male

George

Sheldon

Son
Male

Walter

Sheldon

Son
Male

Samuel W

Thomas

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sheldon

Head

Married

36

1845

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Hannah M

Sheldon

Wife

Married

33

1848

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Thomas

Sheldon

Son

Single

10

1871

Highworth, Wiltshire, England

Frank

Sheldon

Son

Single

8

1873

Highworth, Wiltshire, England

John

Sheldon

Son

Single

6

1875

Earlestown, Lancashire, England

George

Sheldon

Son

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Walter

Sheldon

Son

Single

1

1880

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Samuel W

Thomas

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Crewe, Cheshire, England

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