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Household of Thomas Shakespeare (born 1818, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, 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.

Thomas Shakespeare and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shakespeare, born in 1818 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's -, Frances (born 1831 in Essex, England), Thomas's Lodger, Emma (born 1809 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, W (born 1862 in Shropshire, England).


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Thomas Shakespeare's household

Male

Thomas

Shakespeare

Head
Female

Frances

Stokes

-
Female

Emma

Smith

Lodger
Male

W

Fincher

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shakespeare
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Shakespeare

Head

Widower

63

1818

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Frances

Stokes

-

Widow

50

1831

Essex, England

Emma

Smith

Lodger

Widow

72

1809

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

W

Fincher

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Shropshire, England

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