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William Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1876 - 1920  (44 years)

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  • Name William Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 1876  Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1911  Etruria, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "William Sheldon", (a dogger) labourer at a steel works, with wife and three children. Address given as 84 Lord St, Etruria.
    Died 1920  Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I412295137042  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon,   b. 1830, Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Hannah Stevens,   b. 1838, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 Nov 1867  Ocker Hill, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • "John Sheldon", bachelor, a boiler maker of Toll End, son of John Sheldon of pattern marker, to "Ann Steventon", spinster, of Toll End, daughter of John Steventon, a boatman.
    Family ID F3583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louisa Greenfield,   b. 1876, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 04 Dec 1897  Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Children 
     1. William Sheldon,   b. 1898,   d. 1898  (Age 0 years)
     2. Alfred John Sheldon,   b. 1899, Etruria, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1899, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Gladys Sheldon,   b. 8 Apr 1901, Etruria, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1986, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Charles William Sheldon,   b. 1902,   d. 1905  (Age 3 years)
     5. Horace Sheldon,   b. 1904, Etruria, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1948  (Age 44 years)
     6. John Sheldon,   b. 1907, Etruria, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1983, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1876 - Tipton, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Tipton, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 04 Dec 1897 - Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - Etruria, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1610339456] 1911 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911.

    2. [S1608444945] 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    3. [S1621956034] Staffordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1900, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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Rev. Henry O. Sheldon

The Rev. Henry O. Sheldon is often considered the grandfather of Sheldon genealogy. While traveling as a preacher he met other Sheldons and wondered how they were all related. Eventually, he began collecting genealogies & piecing the various Sheldon branches together, first published in 1855 as the Sheldon Magazine.

From his private journal: Monday, 4th of May, 1818, age 19, the start of his travels:

“Snowed some last night – roads wet and splashy – At half-past eleven A.M. started on a western tour – took an affectionate leave of my parents and brother and sister after receiving their advice & prayer for my preservation, — rode 25 miles – The day was wet & cold & stormy – Winds N.W.”

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