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Joseph Richard Sheldon

Joseph Richard Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1877 - 1956  (78 years)

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  • Name Joseph Richard Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 25 Jul 1877  Warrington, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • At 54 Mersey Street, son of George Sheldon, an iron worker, and Sarah Ann Saxon. (per birth certificate)
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  West Bromwich, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Richard Sheldon", laborer at a tube works, with wife and children and a lodger.
    Died 1 May 1956  Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Probate 21 Jun 1956  Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412369650102  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father George Sheldon,   b. Sep 1844, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah Ann Saxon,   b. 28 May 1846, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 05 Nov 1865  Dudley, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • At St. Thomas, witnessed by Hannah Hinton and Joseph Saxon, performed by John Browne
    Family ID F3667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Hobbs,   b. Abt. 1881, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 20 May 1900  Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • "Joseph Richard Jones", tube worker on Pudding Bay Street, he had taken the name of his step-father? and "Elizabeth Hobbs"
    Children 
     1. Joseph Richard Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1900, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John "Jack" Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1905, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Harry Sheldon,   b. 1909, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Fanny Sheldon,   b. 1912, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Elsie Sheldon,   b. 1914, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Benjamin Sheldon,   b. 1920, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1920, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     7. Patience Sheldon,   b. 1921, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2015  (Age 94 years)
     8. Living
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jul 1877 - Warrington, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 May 1900 - Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - West Bromwich, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 May 1956 - Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 21 Jun 1956 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1615528323] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1610339456] 1911 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911.

    3. [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.

    4. [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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