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Thomas Shelton 1777–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1777

Birth Location: Bilston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 Jan 1843

Death Location: St. Leonard'S, Bilston, Stafford, England

Father: Benjamin Shelton

Mother: Esther Langston

Spouse(s): Mary Cooper, Ann Goldshire, Elizabeth Smith

Children(s): John Shelton, William Shelton, Joseph Shelton, Ann Shelton, Thomas Shelton, James Shelton, Mary Shelton

Thomas Shelton was born in 1777 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Benjamin Shelton And Esther Langston. In 1841, Thomas Shelton resided in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. Thomas Shelton married Ann Goldshire, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Cooper, and had children including Ann Shelton, James Jonathan Shelton, John Shelton, Joseph Shelton, Mary Shelton, Thomas Shelton, William Shelton. Thomas Shelton passed away in 1843 in St. Leonard'S, Bilston, Stafford, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Shelton was born in 1777 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Benjamin Shelton And Esther Langston.
  • In 1841, Thomas Shelton resided in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.
  • Thomas Shelton married Ann Goldshire, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Cooper, and had children including Ann Shelton, James Jonathan Shelton, John Shelton, Joseph Shelton, Mary Shelton, Thomas Shelton, William Shelton.
  • Thomas Shelton passed away in 1843 in St. Leonard'S, Bilston, Stafford, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Shelton
1749–1809
Birth Location: Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, England,
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Esther Langston
1749–1824
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cooper
1791–1828
Birth Location: –
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Ann Goldshire
1778–1828
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Smith
1800–
Birth Location: Bilston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Shelton
1813–1881
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
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William Shelton
1823–
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Joseph Shelton
1820–
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Ann Shelton
1818–
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Shelton
1815–
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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James Shelton
1803–1856
Birth Location: Bilston, Staffordshire, England
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Mary Shelton
1795–
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Shelton's Ancestors

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Thomas Shelton
1777–1843
Birth Place: Bilston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Benjamin Shelton
1749–1809
Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, England,
Esther Langston
1749–1824
Grandparents
Daniel Lankston\Langston
1691–
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Sarah Fellow
1709–1763
Bilston, Staffordshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Shelton's Descendants

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Thomas Shelton (Dec 1777–29 Jan 1843) m. Mary Cooper (24 Apr 1791–16 March 1828) m. Ann Goldshire (May 1778–Abt. 1828) m. Elizabeth Smith (Abt. 1800–)
  1. 1. John Shelton 1813–1881 m. Elizabeth Beddow 1819–1878
    1. 1. Francis Shelton 1843–1926 m. Emily Price 1853–1903 m. Sophia Butler 1841–1916
      1. 1. Leonard (John) Shelton 1881–1962 m. Kathleen Kennedy 1899–1978 m. Emma Frost 1877–1923
        1. 1. Patricia (Emily) Shelton 1927–2014 m. Marian Wysokinski 1925–2017
        2. 2. Stanley Shelton 1910–1997 m. Beatrice (May) Young 1914–1975
        3. 3. Leonard (Alfred) Shelton 1908–1992
        4. 4. Edith Shelton 1912–
        5. 5. Raymond (Arthur) Shelton 1920–
      2. 2. Francis Shelton 1867–
      3. 3. Emily (Adelaide) Shelton 1884–1962 m. Willim (Francis) Bingham 1887–
        1. 1. Edna (May) Bingham 1924–
      4. 4. (Florence) (Ann (Marie)) Howell 1874–1947 m. Thomas (St. George Beaumont) Foreman 1866–1936 m. George (William) Brock 1879–1968 m. Farquhar (Collins) Shaw 1868–1945
        1. 1. Gladys (Catherine "Kay") Shaw 1915–1973 m. James (Thomas) Tomney 1915–1989
        2. 2. Douglas (Henry) Shaw 1912–2000 m. Ann (Theresa) Worbick 1918–2005
        3. 3. Donald Shaw 1909–1998 m. Florence (Olive Loriana) Jackson 1914–1991
        4. 4. James (Duncan) Shaw 1907–1988 m. Hilda (Irene) Liersch 1910–2001
        5. 5. Frank (Collins) Shaw 1903–1996 m. Olivia (Lucile) Knepper 1910–2003 m. June (Rose) Heinritz 1927–2005
        6. 6. Richard (Frank) Shaw 1901–1910
        7. 7. Jack Shaw 1899–1916
        8. 8. Doris Shaw 1904–1990 m. Harold (Hoshal) Hayes 1898–1976
    2. 2. Charlotte (Agnes) Shelton 1861–1926 m. Jonathan Haddock 1862–
      1. 1. Alice (Maude Mary) Shelton 1879–1944 m. Charles Taylor 1878–
        1. 1. Beatrice Taylor 1901–1979 m. Samuel Forshaw 1902–1968
      2. 2. Victoria (May) Haddock 1901–1986 m. James (Alfred (Fred)) Dearn 1886–1955
        1. 1. Frederick (Owen) Dearn 1933–2022 m. Emily (Jean) Parton 1932–2017
        2. 2. James (Victor) Dearn 1926–1994
        3. 3. Reginald (J) Dearn 1928–2010
        4. 4. Sidney (George) Dearn 1931–2019
        5. 5. Edward (Henry) Dearn 1937–2017
        6. 6. Annie Dearn 1940–2014
        7. 7. Harry Dearn 1943–1951
      3. 3. Agnes Haddock 1894–
      4. 4. Joseph (William) Shelton 1892–
    3. 3. Alfred (Thomas) Shelton 1858–
    4. 4. Edward Shelton 1852– m. Susannah Bayley 1851–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Shelton 1871–
      2. 2. Charles Shelton 1877–
    5. 5. Hannah (Maria) Shelton 1847–
    6. 6. Amelia (Elizabeth) Shelton 1850–1860
    7. 7. Edward Shelton 1841–1845
    8. 8. Alice (Moore Mary) Shelton 1856–
    9. 9. Joseph (Charles) Shelton 1854–
  2. 2. William Shelton 1823–
  3. 3. Joseph Shelton 1820–
  4. 4. Ann Shelton 1818–
  5. 5. Thomas Shelton 1815–
  6. 6. James (Jonathan) Shelton 1803–1856
  7. 7. Mary Shelton 1795–

Thomas Shelton's Timeline

4 Records

1777
Dec 1777
Birth of Thomas Shelton in Bilston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Bilston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1841
1841
Age 64
Thomas Shelton resided here in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
1843
Jan 1843
Age 66
Death of Thomas Shelton in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1843
29 Jan 1843
Age 66
Burial of Thomas Shelton in St. Leonard'S, Bilston, Stafford, England
St. Leonard'S, Bilston, Stafford, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1777
    Event Place: Bilston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1001; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Wolverhampton; County: Staffordshire; Enumeration District: 17; Folio: 9; Page: 9; Line: 10; GSU roll: 474628

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1001; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Wolverhampton; County: Staffordshire; Enumeration District: 17; Folio: 9; Page: 9; Line: 10; GSU roll: 474628

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wolverhampton, Stafford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1843
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1843
    Event Place: St. Leonard'S, Bilston, Stafford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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