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Household of David Shakespear (born 1830, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

David Shakespear and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shakespear, born in 1830 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Abigail Shakespear, born in 1838 in Shropshire, England. They had 7 children; Sushanah (born 1865 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), John (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Maria (born 1873 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1875 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1878 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Beatrice (born 1881 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England).


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David Shakespear's household

Male

David

Shakespear

Head
Female

Abigail

Shakespear

Wife
Female

Sushanah

Shakespear

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shakespear

Son
Male

John

Shakespear

Son
Female

Maria

Shakespear

Daughter
Male

William

Shakespear

Son
Male

Richard

Shakespear

Son
Female

Beatrice

Shakespear

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Shakespear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shakespear

Head

Married

51

1830

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Abigail

Shakespear

Wife

Married

43

1838

Shropshire, England

Sushanah

Shakespear

Daughter

Single

16

1865

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Shakespear

Son

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

John

Shakespear

Son

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Maria

Shakespear

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

William

Shakespear

Son

Single

6

1875

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Shakespear

Son

Single

3

1878

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice

Shakespear

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

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