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Household of Thomas Shakespeare (born 1831, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aston, Warwickshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shakespeare, born in 1831 in Leicestershire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Shakespeare, born in 1832 in Whittington, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and William (born 1870 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary, born 1880 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Thomas Shakespeare's household

Male

Thomas

Shakespeare

Head
Female

Mary

Shakespeare

Wife
Male

Joseph

Shakespeare

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shakespeare

Daughter
Male

William

Shakespeare

Son
Female

Mary

Steele

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shakespeare
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shakespeare

Head

Married

50

1831

Leicestershire, England

Mary

Shakespeare

Wife

Married

49

1832

Whittington, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Shakespeare

Son

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Shakespeare

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Shakespeare

Son

Single

11

1870

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Steele

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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