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Household of George Shakespeare (born 1838, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, 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.

George Shakespeare and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shakespeare, born in 1838 in Abingdon, Berkshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Louise Shakespeare, born in 1839 in Hambledon, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 6 children; A (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England), W (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), S (born 1872 in Peckham, Surrey, England), A (born 1874 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), G (born 1877 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and L (born 1879 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).


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George Shakespeare's household

Male

George

Shakespeare

Head
Female

Louise

Shakespeare

Wife
Female

A

Shakespeare

Daughter
Male

W

Shakespeare

Son
Female

S

Shakespeare

Daughter
Female

A

Shakespeare

Daughter
Male

G

Shakespeare

Son
Female

L

Shakespeare

Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Shakespeare
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Abingdon, Berkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shakespeare

Head

Married

43

1838

Abingdon, Berkshire, England

Louise

Shakespeare

Wife

Married

42

1839

Hambledon, Buckinghamshire, England

A

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

W

Shakespeare

Son

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

S

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Peckham, Surrey, England

A

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

G

Shakespeare

Son

Single

4

1877

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

L

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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