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James Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

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  • Name James Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Born Jun 1833  Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 9 Jun 1833  Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Residence 1841  Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: James is missing from this record from his parents but a daughter Jane of the same age is listed instead. This daughter may have been James reported incorrectly by the enumerator.
    Residence 1851  Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "James Sheldon", laborer in ironworks, with parents and siblings.
    Residence 1871  Wednesbury, Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "James Sheldon", puddler, listed as a lodger but is living with his parents along with his wife Mary.
    Residence 1881  Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "James Sheldon", bricklayer laborer, with wife Mary in household of his widowed mother Elizabeth at 7 Court No 1 at Toll End Road.
    Person ID I412359831768  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon,   b. 1808, Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef. 1881  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Birch,   b. 1809, Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 07 Mar 1830  Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Family ID F3588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Nicholls,   b. 1837, Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 26 Dec 1869  St Thomas, Dudley, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3368  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jun 1833 - Tipton, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 9 Jun 1833 - Tipton, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1841 - Tipton, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Tipton, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Dec 1869 - St Thomas, Dudley, Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1871 - Wednesbury, Tipton, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Tipton, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608444945] 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Class: RG11; Piece: 2867; Folio: 19; Page: 33; GSU roll: 1341687.

    2. [S1608445024] 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3002; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 838855.

    3. [S1608445188] 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Class: HO107; Piece: 2029; Folio: 615; Page: 4; GSU roll: 87435-87436.

    4. [S1610542688] 1841 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc), Class: HO107; Piece: 982; Book: 10; Civil Parish: Tipton; County: Staffordshire; Enumeration District: 20; Folio: 39; Page: 26; Line: 8; GSU roll: 474616.

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

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

    7. [S1621954275] Staffordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1900, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

    8. [S1615861752] Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Reference Number: DRO 34/43; Archive Roll: M114.


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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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