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Joseph Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1816 - 1888  (72 years)

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  • Name Joseph Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 1816  Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 17 Nov 1816  Ashford, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1851  Ashford, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1861  Ashford, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: with wife and children, laborer, born in Ashford, Derby.
    Died Sep 1888  Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried 10 Sep 1888  Ashford, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Age 72, Ceremony performed by W. H. White
    Person ID I412302613698  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon,   b. 1771, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1852, Ashford, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Hannah Heathcote,   b. 1774,   d. 1838, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1793  Ashford, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    • Married by Richard Chapman, vicar in the presence of Matthew Thorpe and Philip Roe.
    Family ID F2584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Howard,   b. 1820, Stoke, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1889, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 11 Dec 1837  Bakewell, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Jane Sheldon,   b. 1838, Ashford, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909  (Age 71 years)
     2. Robert Sheldon,   b. 1840, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. John Sheldon,   b. 16 Jan 1843, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891  (Age 47 years)
     4. Sarah Ann Sheldon,   b. 1846, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1854, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
     5. James Sheldon,   b. 1848, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. George Sheldon,   b. 1851, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Joseph Sheldon,   b. 1853, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Thomas Sheldon,   b. 1856, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Henry Sheldon,   b. 1858, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Francis William Sheldon,   b. 10 Mar 1861, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1946, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     11. Edward Sheldon,   b. 1864, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2677  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1816 - Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 17 Nov 1816 - Ashford, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Dec 1837 - Bakewell, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Ashford, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1861 - Ashford, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Sep 1888 - Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 10 Sep 1888 - Ashford, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608445134] 1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Class: RG 9; Piece: 2539; Folio: 49; Page: 33; GSU roll: 542986.

    2. [S1608445188] 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Class: HO107; Piece: 2149; Folio: 163; Page: 40; GSU roll: 87782.

    3. [S1608444048] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1661609606] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby; Reference Number: D 2057 A/PI 40.

    5. [S1610540133] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1991, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby; Reference Number: D747/A/PI/5/2.

    6. [S1608445058] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. [S1610540568] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby.

    8. [S1661609606] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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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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