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Ralph Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1741 -

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  • Name Ralph Sheldon  [1, 3] 
    Born 14 Sep 1741  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Sale 16 Feb 1819  Weston Park, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Sold Weston estate to Mr. G. Philips, the great grandfather of the Earl of Camperdown. It was leased to Lord Clonmel who remained there until 1827 when it was decided to build a new house, finished in 1832.
    Person ID I412297606502  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father William Sheldon,   b. 4 Mar 1715,   d. 1 Sep 1780  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Margaret Frances Rooke,   b. 21 Apr 1721,   d. 4 Nov 1776  (Age 55 years) 
    Married Abt. 1740  [2] 
    • "six sons, three of whom were in military service, and one daughter."
    Family ID F1039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jean Holbourne,   b. Abt. 1745, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft. 1807  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 13 Apr 1780  Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • "there were one son and three daughters by this marriage" "Married at Maestrick in the Province of Brabant 13th April 1780"
    Children 
     1. Catherine Sheldon,   b. Jan 1781, Mayfair, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1818  (Age 36 years)
     2. Edward Ralph Charles Sheldon,   b. Mar 1782, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1836, Brailes, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     3. Jean Louise Sheldon,   b. 1783, Weston Park, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Frances Anne "Fanny" Sheldon,   b. Apr 1785,   d. Aft. 1807, Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F905  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Apr 1780 - Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSale - 16 Feb 1819 - Weston Park, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608444048] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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    3. [S1615469973] Bigland Pedigree, Ralph Bigland, (College of Arms), HR/91., Bigland Pedigree, 1808.
      Ralph Sheldon of Weston aforesaid Esq. eldest son and heir. Representative in Parliament for the Borough of Wilton. Born 25th September 1731, living 1807. Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Oxford Volunteers

    4. [S1615469973] Bigland Pedigree, Ralph Bigland, (College of Arms), HR/91., Bigland Pedigree.
      Jane, eldest daughter of Admiral Francis Holbourne of Menskie in Scotland and sister of Sir Francis Holbourne, Baronet. Married Maestrick in the Province of Brabant 13th April 1780, living 1807.


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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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