Skip to content Reuben Sheldon in Derbyshire in the 1881 Census Details of Reuben Sheldon of 13 William Thorpe Lane, North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England First name(s)
Reuben
Last name
Sheldon
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
27
Birth year
1854
Occupation
Coal Miner
Birth town
North Wingfield
Birth county
Derbyshire
Birth place
England
Street
13 William Thorpe Lane
Town
—
Parish
North Wingfield
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Registration district
Chesterfield
Other household members First name(s)
Last name
Relationship
Marital status
Gender
Age
Birth year
Occupation
Birth place
First name(s)
Mary
Last name
Sheldon
Relationship
Head
Marital status
Widow
Gender
Female
Age
58
Birth year
1823
Occupation
Miners Widow
Birth place
Brinsley, Nottinghamshire, England
First name(s)
Enoch
Last name
Sheldon
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
25
Birth year
1856
Occupation
Coal Miner
Birth place
North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England
First name(s)
Walter
Last name
Sheldon
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
23
Birth year
1858
Occupation
Coal Miner
Birth place
North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England
First name(s)
Martha
Last name
Sheldon
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
19
Birth year
1862
Occupation
Dau
Birth place
North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England
First name(s)
George
Last name
Sheldon
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
17
Birth year
1864
Occupation
Coal Miner
Birth place
North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England
First name(s)
Joshua
Last name
Sheldon
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
14
Birth year
1867
Occupation
Colly Machine Lab
Birth place
North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England
First name(s)
Hannah
Last name
Sheldon
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
13
Birth year
1868
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England
About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.
As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.
When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.
The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.
Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.
See the whole Sheldon family in this 1881 Census record Includes Reuben Sheldon and 7 other people Sheldon family summary North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England
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