Cecil Wilfred Sheldon

Born: c. March 1905, Edmonton, England (Source: "A selected list of some famous Cholmeleians", HighgateSchool.org.uk and FreeBMD.org.uk)

Died: 1971

Cecil Wilfred Sheldon was the Director General of Courtaulds South Africa (Source: "A selected list of some famous Cholmeleians", HighgateSchool.org.uk)

Cecil was born Cecil Wilfred Schoedelin. (Source: "A selected list of some famous Cholmeleians", HighgateSchool.org.uk and FreeBMD.org.uk) He was the son of Émile Thaddée Schoedelin (born 1866, France - died 1942, Surrey, England).

In 1916, Cecil was educated at Highgate School, London. (Source: "A selected list of some famous Cholmeleians", HighgateSchool.org.uk)

"Blumlein, J.M.S. Zambra and C.W. Schoedelin formed the Highgate School team for 1921 but did not win their heat." (Source: R.W. Burns, The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein, Google Book Search)

On 13 Feb. 1932, Cecil married Ady Eileen Bovell-Jones in Kensington, England. As noted in The Times of London on 15 Feb. 1932: "SHELDON : BOVELL - JONES - On Feb. 13, 1932, in London, Cecil Wilfred, eldest son of E.T. Sheldon and the late Mrs. Sheldon, of Highgate, to Ady Eileen, younger daughter of the late Mr. William Bovell-Jones, of Demerara, and the late Mrs. Bovell-Jones, of Bedford."

In 1960, Cecil Sheldon traveled to Cape Town from Southampton. (Source: Ancestorsonboard.com)

Cecil is listed in the 1964 Beerman's Financial Year Book of Southern Africa: "Sheldon, Cecil Wilfred, 16 St. Martin's-le-Grand, London, EC1. Dir. Courtaulds (S.A.) (Pty.) Usutu Pulp Co. Saiccor."

Cecil is listed in the 1966 Beerman's Financial Year Book of Southern Africa: "Sheldon, Cecil Wilfred. 18 Hanover Square, London, WI, England. Dir. Courtaulds. Courtaulds (SA) (Pty.)"

In Donald Cuthbert Coleman's 1980 Courtaulds: An Economic and Social History, Cecil has the following entry: "Sheldon, Cecil Wilfred (1905 - 71): Bank of England, 1924-36. Joined Courtaulds Ltd., 1936; secretary, 1938; director, Courtaulds Ltd., 1948-70. Mainly concerned with overseas interests, especially in continental Europe."

Cecil Wilfred Sheldon was cremated on 22 Nov 1971 at the Cambridge Crematorium in England. (Source: DeceasedOnline.com)