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Household of Benjamin Shakespear (born 1818, Warwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, England
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Benjamin Shakespear and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Shakespear, born in 1818 in Henly in Arden, Warwickshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shakespear, born in 1826 in Hunmanby, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Alfred W (born 1856 in Yorkshire, England), John H (born 1858 in Malton, Yorkshire, England) and Charlotte E (born 1860 in Malton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Rosa Taylor, born in 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
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Benjamin Shakespear's household
Benjamin
Shakespear
Head
Mary A
Shakespear
Wife
Alfred W
Shakespear
Son
John H
Shakespear
Son
Charlotte E
Shakespear
Daughter
Rosa
Taylor
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Shakespear |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Henly in Arden, Warwickshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Shakespear | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Henly in Arden, Warwickshire, England | |
Mary A | Shakespear | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Hunmanby, Yorkshire, England | |
Alfred W | Shakespear | Son | Single | 25 | 1856 | Yorkshire, England | |
John H | Shakespear | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | Malton, Yorkshire, England | |
Charlotte E | Shakespear | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Malton, Yorkshire, England | |
Rosa | Taylor | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Plymouth, Devon, England |
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