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Matthew Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1796 - 1869  (72 years)

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  • Name Matthew Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born 18 Dec 1796  Bollington, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • "Matthew, son of John and Mary Sheldon"
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 8 Jan 1797  Prestbury, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1841  Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Matthew Sheldon", 45, farmer, with wife and children
    Residence 1851  Marple, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Matthew Sheldon", 54, laborer, with wife and children
    _DNA Group A3 (Derbyshire), tester through son John. 
    Died Dec 1869  Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried 5 Jan 1870  St. John, Dukinfield, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I412436503480  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1770 
    Mother Mary Jackson,   b. Abt. 1770 
    Married 17 Jan 1791  Prestbury, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John Sheldon of Rainow, blacksmith, and Mary Jackson of the same place, spinster. Witnessed by Joseph Sheldon and Betty Jackson.
    Family ID F3342  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria Gothard,   b. 1801, Fernilee, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 18 Jul 1819  Cheadle, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1823, Bollington, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Sheldon,   b. 1825, Bollington, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891  (Age 66 years)
     3. Sarah Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1827, Bollington, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elizabeth Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1833, Fernile, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Maria A. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1837, Disley, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Jane Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1841, Disley, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Dec 1796 - Bollington, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 8 Jan 1797 - Prestbury, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jul 1819 - Cheadle, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1841 - Stockport, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Marple, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Dec 1869 - Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1608445188] 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Class: HO107; Piece: 2154; Folio: 72; Page: 15; GSU roll: 87128-87129.

    2. [S1610542688] 1841 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc), Class: HO107; Piece: 108; Book: 16; Civil Parish: Stockport; County: Cheshire; Enumeration District: 22; Folio: 6; Page: 7; Line: 22; GSU roll: 241242.

    3. [S1615867856] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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

    5. [S1616207358] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S1636980311] Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1909, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Church of England. Record Office; Chester, 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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