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Household of Thomas Sheldon (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Selina Sheldon, born in 1842 in England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1873 in England), Sarah Ann (born 1874 in England), Eliza (born 1876 in England), Emma (born 1878 in England) and Florance (born 1880 in England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Joseph Poole, born in 1856 in England.


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Thomas Sheldon's household

Male

Thomas

Sheldon

Head
Female

Selina

Sheldon

Wife
Female

Mary

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Emma

Sheldon

Daughter
Female

Florance

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Poole

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sheldon

Head

Married

34

1847

England

Selina

Sheldon

Wife

Married

39

1842

England

Mary

Sheldon

Daughter

-

8

1873

England

Sarah Ann

Sheldon

Daughter

-

7

1874

England

Eliza

Sheldon

Daughter

-

5

1876

England

Emma

Sheldon

Daughter

-

3

1878

England

Florance

Sheldon

Daughter

-

1

1880

England

Joseph

Poole

Boarder

Married

25

1856

England

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