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Household of William Shakespeare (born 1850, Surrey)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.
William Shakespeare and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shakespeare, born in 1850 in Croydon, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louise Shakespeare, born in 1852 in Germany. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England) and Wallace (born 1879 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Lina (born 1851 in Germany), William's Servant, Harriet (born 1857 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and William's Cook, Mary (born 1831 in Ashford, Kent, England).
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William Shakespeare's household
William
Shakespeare
Head
Louise
Shakespeare
Wife
Mary
Shakespeare
Daughter
Wallace
Shakespeare
Son
Lina
Messer
Servant
Harriet
Cumberbeer
Servant
Mary
Cowper
Cook
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shakespeare |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Croydon, Surrey, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shakespeare | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Louise | Shakespeare | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Germany | |
Mary | Shakespeare | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Wallace | Shakespeare | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Lina | Messer | Servant | Single | 30 | 1851 | Germany | |
Harriet | Cumberbeer | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Taunton, Somerset, England | |
Mary | Cowper | Cook | Single | 50 | 1831 | Ashford, Kent, England |
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