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Household of Jabez Shakespear (born 1835, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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.

Jabez Shakespear and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jabez Shakespear, born in 1835 in Bredon, Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. Jabez was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Shakespear, born in 1838 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Jane (born 1863 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Eve (born 1868 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Adam (born 1868 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Matilda (born 1873 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Selina (born 1873 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) and Edward (born 1879 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).


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Jabez Shakespear's household

Male

Jabez

Shakespear

Head
Female

Phoebe

Shakespear

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Shakespear

Daughter
Female

Eve

Shakespear

Daughter
Male

Adam

Shakespear

Son
Female

Matilda

Shakespear

Daughter
Female

Selina

Shakespear

Daughter
Male

Edward

Shakespear

Son
First name(s) Jabez
Last name Shakespear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bredon, Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jabez

Shakespear

Head

Married

46

1835

Bredon, Leicestershire, England

Phoebe

Shakespear

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Mary Jane

Shakespear

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Eve

Shakespear

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Adam

Shakespear

Son

Single

13

1868

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Matilda

Shakespear

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Selina

Shakespear

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Edward

Shakespear

Son

Single

2

1879

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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