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Joseph Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

Male 1842 - 1911  (68 years)

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  • Name Joseph Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Born 25 Jan 1842  Congleton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 4 Feb 1846  Astbury, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 10] 
    Residence 1851  Congleton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Census: "Joseph Sheldon", 9, scholar, with parents, born at Congleton.
    Residence 1861  Astbury, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "Joseph Sheldon", 19, with parents, born at Congleton.
    Residence 1871  Congleton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Joseph Sheldon", 26, unmarried, assistant grocer along with his brother-in-law, with his parents, sister, brother-in-law and niece at 44 High St, a grocery.
    Residence 1881  Congleton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Joseph Sheldon", 39, grocer, unmarried, with parents at 44 High St (behind). Born in Congleton.
    Residence 1901  Congleton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Joseph Sheldon", 59, retired grocer, born at Long Eaton, with wife and two children at 2 Moody St.
    Died 1911  Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • 3rd quarter - July, Aug, Sep
    Person ID I412475559609  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon,   b. 1808, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1893, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Maria Barlow,   b. Abt. 1809, Congleton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1887, Congleton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 11 Mar 1835  Astbury, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Performed by W. Bewsher, curate - witnessed by John Barlow, Ann Barlow, Chas Barlow and Jane Sheldon. Registry #637
    Family ID F2808  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Sarah Doward "Robbie" Roberts,   b. 1850, Coleford, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 15 Nov 1881  Mow Cop, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11] 
    • St Thomas, Stock-on-Trent. Joseph, son of John Sheldon and Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Roberts.
    Children 
     1. Louie "Lesla" Sheldon,   b. 12 Aug 1882, Congleton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960, Ealing, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. John Anthony "Jack" Sheldon,   b. 1886, Congleton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1949, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F643  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jan 1842 - Congleton, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Congleton, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1871 - Congleton, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Congleton, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1901 - Congleton, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1911 - Cheshire, 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: 3533; Folio: 164; Page: 26; GSU roll: 1341846.

    2. [S1608445024] 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3704; Folio: 22; Page: 1; GSU roll: 842116.

    3. [S1608444033] 1901 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Class: RG13; Piece: 3348; Folio: 131; Page: 18.

    4. [S1608445134] 1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Class: Rg 9; Piece: 2610; Folio: 42; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542998.

    5. [S1608445188] 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Class: HO107; Piece: 2167; Folio: 358; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87152-87153.

    6. [S1610339883] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

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

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

    9. [S1621956407] Staffordshire, England, Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes, 1837-2017, Staffordshire, England, Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes, 1837-2017, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Staffordshire County Council; Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England; Indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths for the County of Staffordshire; Reference Number: C18/1/286.

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

    11. [S1621956034] Staffordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1900, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, 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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