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Household of John Shakespeare (born 1848, Leicestershire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, 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.
John Shakespeare and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shakespeare, born in 1848 in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shakespeare, born in 1857 in Reading, Berkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1877 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and John (born 1879 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ann Murphy, born in 1867 in Shenstone, Staffordshire, England.
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John Shakespeare's household
John
Shakespeare
Head
Mary
Shakespeare
Wife
Mary
Shakespeare
Daughter
John
Shakespeare
Son
Ann
Murphy
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shakespeare |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shakespeare | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England | |
Mary | Shakespeare | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Reading, Berkshire, England | |
Mary | Shakespeare | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England | |
John | Shakespeare | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England | |
Ann | Murphy | Servant | Single | 14 | 1867 | Shenstone, Staffordshire, England |
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