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Household of Joseph Shakespeare (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.

Joseph Shakespeare and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shakespeare, born in 1839 in Dudley, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Shakespeare, born in 1838 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; Joseph (born 1862 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1864 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), James (born 1866 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1868 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Emma J (born 1870 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Alice M (born 1873 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), George A (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Ruth (born 1881 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Shakespeare's household

Male

Joseph

Shakespeare

Head
Female

Mary

Shakespeare

Wife
Male

Joseph

Shakespeare

Son
Male

William

Shakespeare

Son
Male

James

Shakespeare

Son
Female

Mary

Shakespeare

Daughter
Female

Emma J

Shakespeare

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Shakespeare

Daughter
Male

George A

Shakespeare

Son
Female

Ruth

Shakespeare

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shakespeare
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shakespeare

Head

Married

42

1839

Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Shakespeare

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Shakespeare

Son

Single

19

1862

Dudley, Staffordshire, England

William

Shakespeare

Son

Single

17

1864

Bromley, Middlesex, England

James

Shakespeare

Son

Single

15

1866

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Mary

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Emma J

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bromley, Middlesex, England

George A

Shakespeare

Son

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Ruth

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bromley, Middlesex, England

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