When Anne Shelton was christened on 24 April 1783, in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Shelton, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Wiltrington, was 27.
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1755–1828 Male
1756–1828 Female
1780– Female
1782– Female
1783– Female
1788–1868 Male
English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name primarily from Shelton (Nottinghamshire), but also from Shelton (Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Staffordshire). The placenames all derive from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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