Henry Sheldon (1850)

Born: between 1846 - 1850, England (according to Henry's Burial Record he was 63 years old when he died, giving an approximate date of birth of 1846)

Died: August 1909 (Source: Alice Wilhelmina Sophia Sheldon nee Bruce's Estate Papers, Cape Town Archives)

Henry came to South Africa with his parents, John and Jane, and sister, Mary Jane, in 1850 onboard the Henrietta. (Source: GenealogyWorld.net and Ancestry24.co.za)

Henry might have been part of an affidavit filed in 1866 in the case EC du Plessis vs. TG Glynn (Source: National Archives of South Africa)

Henry may have become a grocer, having a shop on the same street as his father. Henry is recorded as working on 39 Hope Street in 1886 (Source: 1886 Cape Almanac, Ancestry24.co.za), on 43 Hope Street and corner of Glynn Street in 1900 (Source: 1900 Juta's Directory, Ancestry24.co.za), and 41 & 43 Hope Street in 1902 (Source: 1902 Voters List, Ancestry24.co.za).

Henry married Alice Wilhelmina Sophia Sheldon nee Bruce (Source: Ancestry24.co.za)

Henry's Burial Record

Surname : Sheldon

First Names : Henry

Date Of Interment : 25 Aug 1909

Age In Years : 63

Allotment Name : Episcopalian

Depth : 6 Feet

Number Of Grave : 137A

Minister : Clementson

Particulars : in Own Plot

Page Number : 213