William Sheldon

Brief Life History of William

When William Sheldon was born on 28 March 1900, in Baslow, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Sheldon, was 44 and his mother, Eliza, was 41. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Lucy Ellen Nuttall. He lived in Bubnell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 10 December 1981, in England, United Kingdom, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

William Sheldon
1900–1981
Lucy Ellen Nuttall
1905–1968
Patricia Sheldon
1934–2016
William John Lewis Sheldon
–1997

Sources (5)

  • William Sheldon in household of George Sheldon, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  • William Sheldon, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William Sheldon in entry for William John Lewis, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"

World Events (8)

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1924

First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name in most cases from Sheldon in Derbyshire, but sometimes from Sheldon in Warwickshire or Devon, or from Sheldon in Chippenham (Wiltshire). The Derbyshire place, recorded in Domesday Book as Scelhadun, probably takes its name from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + the placename Haddon, itself from Old English hǣth ‘heath’ + dūn ‘hill’. The Warwickshire and Wiltshire placenames probably derive from Old English scelf + dūn, while the Devon placename probably comes from Old English scelf + denu ‘valley’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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