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Household of William Sheldon (born 1844, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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.

William Sheldon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sheldon, born in 1844 in Stafford, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sheldon, born in 1846 in Blackhill, Durham, England. They had 4 children; David (born 1869 in Consett, Durham, England), Ann Maria (born 1873 in Blackhill, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Consett, Durham, England) and Barbarl (born 1880 in Consett, Durham, England).


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William Sheldon's household

Male

William

Sheldon

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sheldon

Wife
Male

David

Sheldon

Son
Female

Ann Maria

Sheldon

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sheldon

Son
Female

Barbarl

Sheldon

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sheldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sheldon

Head

Married

37

1844

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Sheldon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Blackhill, Durham, England

David

Sheldon

Son

Single

12

1869

Consett, Durham, England

Ann Maria

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackhill, Durham, England

Joseph

Sheldon

Son

Single

4

1877

Consett, Durham, England

Barbarl

Sheldon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Consett, Durham, England

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