Thomas Sheldon (1755)

Born: circa 1722, England

Died: 17 July 1755, Algoa Bay, South Africa

Thomas Sheldon was a soldier and labourer from Cheshire, England (Source: Clive's Lost Treasure by Geoffrey and David Allen and Ancestry24.co.za)

On the 22 April 1755, he departed from Downs, England onboard the East Indiaman Doddington for Fort St. George, India. On 17 July 1755, the Doddington was wrecked in Algoa Bay, South Africa; Thomas was not among the 23 survivors. (Source: Clive's Lost Treasure by Geoffrey and David Allen and Ancestry24.co.za)