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

NAME: Reuben Sheldon
BORN: 1854
BIRTH COUNTY: Derbyshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England