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Household of Thomas Shakespeare (born 1843, Worcestershire)

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

Thomas Shakespeare and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shakespeare, born in 1843 in Dudley, Worcestershire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, single. He had 1 child; Mary E, born 1876 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1845 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England) and Thomas's Daughter-In-Law, Hannah (born 1865 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England).


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Thomas Shakespeare's household

Male

Thomas

Shakespeare

Head
Male

James

Bussey

Brother-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Bussey

Wife
Female

Mary E

Bussey

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Hingley

Daughter-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shakespeare
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Shakespeare

Head

Single

38

1843

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

James

Bussey

Brother-In-Law

Married

36

1845

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Bussey

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Mary E

Bussey

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Hannah

Hingley

Daughter-In-Law

Single

16

1865

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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