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Joseph Arthur Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Male 1854 - 1915  (61 years)

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  • Name Joseph Arthur Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Born 1 May 1854  Aston, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    • Residence on Litchfield Road, father listed as a licensed victualler (pup owner or manager)
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 24 May 1854  Aston Juxta, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Residence 1861  Yardley, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Census: "Joseph Sheldon" with parents, scholar
    Residence 1881  Aston, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Census: "Joseph Sheldon" with wife, four children, and 14 year old domestic servant. Manager for a Lamp Manufacturer.
    Buried Aug 1915  Bronte, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Died 19 Aug 1915  New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I412329135513  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Thomas Sheldon,   b. 1808, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1863, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Emma Cook,   b. 1824, Redditch, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 14 Nov 1849  Birmingham, Warwick, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • St. George's - John Sheldon, 42, widower, wine & spirits merchant, on Snow Hill, son of John Sheldon, jobbing smith.
    Family ID F915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Eliza" Brookes,   b. Abt. 1855, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 04 Jan 1874  Yardley, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • "Joseph Arthur Sheldon", 20, bachelor, office clerk of Summer Lane, Birmingham - son of John Thomas Sheldon, book binder. "Eliza Brookes", 18, spinster, of Hospital St, Birmingham - daughter of Thomas Brookes, pawn broker.
    Children 
     1. Ada C. Sheldon,   b. 1873, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Sheldon,   b. 1874, Aston, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Florence Sheldon,   b. 1877, Aston, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Lily Beatrice Sheldon,   b. 1880, Aston, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1935, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     5. Frederick Sheldon,   b. 1889, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1076  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 May 1854 - Aston, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 24 May 1854 - Aston Juxta, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1861 - Yardley, Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 04 Jan 1874 - Yardley, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Aston, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aug 1915 - Bronte, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Aug 1915 - New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1609064560] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The New South Wales Pioneers Index: Federation Series 1889-1918.

    2. [S1609066320] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Nsw Pioneer Index - Between the Wars Series 1919-1945.

    3. [S1615861897] Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Library of Birmingham; Birmingham, England; Birmingham Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: DRO 41; Archive Roll: M79/M319.

    4. [S1615861752] Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Reference Number: DRO 51; Archive Roll: 539.

    5. [S1608444945] 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Class: RG11; Piece: 3043; Folio: 92; Page: 31; GSU roll: 1341727.

    6. [S1608445134] 1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Class: RG 9; Piece: 2215; Folio: 11; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542937.

    7. [S1615499641] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

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

    9. [S1609065597] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    10. [S1608445058] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, 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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