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Household of Thomas Sheldon (born 1849, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sheldon, born in 1849 in Cotmanhay, Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sheldon, born in 1849 in Shirebrook, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1870 in Cotmanhay, Derbyshire, England), John Henry (born 1873 in Cotmanhay, Derbyshire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1879 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Sheldon's household

Male

Thomas

Sheldon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sheldon

Wife
Male

William

Sheldon

Son
Male

John Henry

Sheldon

Son
Female

Mary

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Sheldon

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Cotmanhay, Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sheldon

Head

Married

32

1849

Cotmanhay, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Sheldon

Wife

Married

32

1849

Shirebrook, Yorkshire, England

William

Sheldon

Son

Single

11

1870

Cotmanhay, Derbyshire, England

John Henry

Sheldon

Son

Single

8

1873

Cotmanhay, Derbyshire, England

Mary

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

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