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Household of John Shakespeare (born 1835, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shakespeare, born in 1835 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Shakespeare, born in 1839 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 9 children; Caroline Twin (born 1863 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Louisa Twin (born 1863 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), John Joseph (born 1866 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Charles Edward (born 1868 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1870 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1874 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Henry (born 1878 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Lily (born 1881 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).


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John Shakespeare's household

Male

John

Shakespeare

Head
Female

Caroline

Shakespeare

Wife
Female

Caroline Twin

Shakespeare

Daughter
Female

Louisa Twin

Shakespeare

Daughter
Male

John Joseph

Shakespeare

Son
Male

Charles Edward

Shakespeare

Son
Male

James

Shakespeare

Son
Male

Thomas

Shakespeare

Son
Male

William

Shakespeare

Son
Male

Henry

Shakespeare

Son
Female

Lily

Shakespeare

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shakespeare
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shakespeare

Head

Married

46

1835

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Caroline

Shakespeare

Wife

Married

42

1839

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Caroline Twin

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

18

1863

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Louisa Twin

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

18

1863

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

John Joseph

Shakespeare

Son

Single

15

1866

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Charles Edward

Shakespeare

Son

Single

13

1868

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

James

Shakespeare

Son

Single

11

1870

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Shakespeare

Son

Single

9

1872

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

William

Shakespeare

Son

Single

7

1874

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Shakespeare

Son

Single

3

1878

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Lily

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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