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James Sheldon 1779–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 15 May 1848

Death Location: Staffordshire, England

Father: Abraham Sheldon

Mother: Catherine Edge

Spouse(s): Priscilla Hokes

Children(s): John Sheldon, Ann Sheldon, Ann Sheldon, Elizabeth Sheldon, James Sheldon, Solomon Sheldon, Zacharias Sheldon

James Sheldon was born in 1779 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England, the child of Abraham Sheldon And Catherine Edge. In 1841, James Sheldon resided in Tipton, Tipton, Staffordshire, England. James Sheldon married Priscilla Hokes, and had children including Ann 1 Sheldon, Ann Sheldon, Elizabeth Sheldon, James Sheldon, John Sheldon, Solomon Sheldon, Zacharias Sheldon. James Sheldon passed away in 1848 in Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • James Sheldon was born in 1779 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England, the child of Abraham Sheldon And Catherine Edge.
  • In 1841, James Sheldon resided in Tipton, Tipton, Staffordshire, England.
  • James Sheldon married Priscilla Hokes, and had children including Ann 1 Sheldon, Ann Sheldon, Elizabeth Sheldon, James Sheldon, John Sheldon, Solomon Sheldon, Zacharias Sheldon.
  • James Sheldon passed away in 1848 in Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Sheldon
1740–1800
Birth Location: Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Catherine Edge
1736–1812
Birth Location: Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
CE

Spouses(s)

Priscilla Hokes
1775–1847
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Sheldon
1808–
Birth Location: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
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Ann Sheldon
1805–
Birth Location: Tipton, United Kingdom
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Ann Sheldon
1810–
Birth Location: Tipton, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Sheldon
1803–
Birth Location: Tipton, United Kingdom
ES
James Sheldon
1803–
Birth Location: Tipton, United Kingdom
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Solomon Sheldon
1815–1815
Birth Location: Tipton, United Kingdom
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Zacharias Sheldon
1812–1862
Birth Location: Tipton, United Kingdom
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James Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
James Sheldon
1779–1848
Birth Place: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Abraham Sheldon
1740–1800
Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Edge
1736–1812
Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Daniel Sheldon
1719–1768
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hadley
1719–1757
St. Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sheldon
1690–
Sarah Chesire
1690–1725
Gilbert Hadley
1679–1751
Ann Lucas
–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sheldon's Descendants

1.
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James Sheldon (1779–15 May 1848) m. Priscilla Hokes (1775–1847)
  1. 1. John Sheldon 1808– m. Elizabeth Birch 1809–
    1. 1. James Sheldon 1833–
    2. 2. Julia Sheldon 1838–1917 m. Thomas Ingram 1838–
      1. 1. Thomas (Baugh) Ingram 1860– m. Sarah (Ann) Randle 1863–
        1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Ingram 1881–1924 m. Alice Pope 1884–
        2. 2. Pheobe (Ann) Ingram 1883–
        3. 3. William Ingram 1885–
        4. 4. Lizzie Ingram 1887–
        5. 5. Joseph Ingram 1889– m. May Awty 1892–
        6. 6. James Ingram 1892–
        7. 7. Fanny Ingram 1894–
        8. 8. John Ingram 1896–
        9. 9. Edith Ingram 1898–
        10. 10. Alfred Ingram 1900–
        11. 11. Bertie Ingram 1902–
        12. 12. Harold Ingram 1904–1904
        13. 13. Hannah Ingram 1910–
      2. 2. William Ingram 1859–
      3. 3. Pheobe Ingram 1862–
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Ingram 1864–
      5. 5. Arthur Ingram 1867– m. Clara Ingram 1864–
        1. 1. Arthur Ingram 1901–
        2. 2. Maud Ingram 1909–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Ingram 1889–
        4. 4. Kate Ingram 1895–
        5. 5. Sarah (A) Ingram 1899–
        6. 6. Julia Ingram 1890–
      6. 6. Lizzie Ingram 1869–
      7. 7. Ruth Ingram 1871–
      8. 8. Kate Ingram 1874– m. David Law 1875–
        1. 1. Elizabeth (L) Law 1901– m. William (J A) Hampton 1903–
        2. 2. Lousia Law 1904–
        3. 3. Clara Law 1905–
        4. 4. David Law 1908–1971
        5. 5. James (William) Law 1917–
    3. 3. William Sheldon 1844–
    4. 4. John Sheldon 1830– m. Hannah Stevens 1838–
      1. 1. Alfred Sheldon 1871–1950 m. Sarah (Jane) Sheldon 1875–
        1. 1. Alfred (John) Sheldon 1897–
        2. 2. Fredrick (Sydney) Sheldon 1899–
        3. 3. Albert (Edward) Sheldon 1903–
        4. 4. George (Henry) Sheldon 1908–
        5. 5. Helena Sheldon 1910–
      2. 2. Priscilla Sheldon 1865–1928 m. John (Henry) Hawkeswood 1862–1926
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Hawkeswood 1883–1957 m. Edwin Pinches 1879–1967
        2. 2. Lucy (Hannah) Hawkeswood 1886–1947 m. George (A) Moult 1887–
        3. 3. Priscilla Hawkeswood 1888–1890
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Hawkeswood 1890– m. George (Thomas) Barnes 1887–
        5. 5. John (Thomas) Hawkeswood 1892–1894
        6. 6. Alfred Hawkeswood 1894– m. Rose McGarry 1896–
        7. 7. John Hawkeswood 1897–1900
        8. 8. Elsie Hawkeswood 1899–1902
        9. 9. Gertrude Hawkeswood 1900– m. James Fairbanks 1891–1956
        10. 10. Edwin Hawkeswood 1902–1966 m. Sarah (Annie) Nolan 1902–1951
        11. 11. Victor Hawkeswood 1904–1904
      3. 3. Fanny Sheldon 1870–1871
      4. 4. Zachariah Sheldon 1872–1874
      5. 5. Elizabeth Sheldon 1874–1878
      6. 6. William Sheldon 1876–1920
      7. 7. Ann (Eliza) Sheldon 1879–1955 m. William Boddison 1878–
        1. 1. Nellie (Lamb) Boddison 1903–
        2. 2. Amy Boddison 1905–1990 m. Joseph Timmins 1903–
      8. 8. Edith Sheldon 1881– m. John (Thomas) James 1877–1918
        1. 1. William (Henry) James 1901– m. Emelline Lewis 1901–
        2. 2. John (Thomas) James 1904–
        3. 3. Edith James 1912–2001 m. William Dawson 1910–
      9. 9. Lucy (Hannah) Stevens 1859– m. William Gough 1858–
      10. 10. Polly Sheldon 1857–
  2. 2. Ann (1) Sheldon 1805–
  3. 3. Ann Sheldon 1810–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Sheldon 1803–
  5. 5. James Sheldon 1803–
  6. 6. Solomon Sheldon 1815–1815
  7. 7. Zacharias Sheldon 1812–1862

James Sheldon's Timeline

6 Records

1779
1779
Birth of James Sheldon in Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Tipton, Staffordshire, England
1779
17 Jan 1779
James Sheldon was baptized in Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Tipton, Staffordshire, England
1841
1841
Age 62
James Sheldon resided here in Tipton, Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Tipton, Tipton, Staffordshire, England
1848
11 May 1848
Age 69
Death of James Sheldon in Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Tipton, Staffordshire, England
1848
15 May 1848
Age 69
Burial of James Sheldon in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1848
1848
Age 69
James Sheldon - Probate in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 England Census
    [2] Staffordshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1900
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1779
    Event Place: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Tipton, Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1848
    Event Place: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] Staffordshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1900
    [3] Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 May 1848
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1900

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate
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