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Household of William Shakespeare (born 1845, Surrey)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shakespeare, born in 1845 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Matilda M A Shakespeare, born in 1847 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Maude W (born 1879 in Beckenham, Kent, England) and Violet (born 1881 in Beckenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Hephzibah (born 1851 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Sarah (born 1848 in Enfield, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1844 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England) and William's Servant, Clara M (born 1866 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).
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William Shakespeare's household
William
Shakespeare
Head
Matilda M A
Shakespeare
Wife
William
Shakespeare
Son
Maude W
Shakespeare
Daughter
Violet
Shakespeare
Daughter
Hephzibah
?
Servant
Sarah
Holmes
Servant
Mary
Farrell
Servant
Clara M
Cutts
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shakespeare |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Lambeth, Surrey, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shakespeare | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Lambeth, Surrey, England | |
Matilda M A | Shakespeare | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Lambeth, Surrey, England | |
William | Shakespeare | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Beckenham, Kent, England | |
Maude W | Shakespeare | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Beckenham, Kent, England | |
Violet | Shakespeare | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Beckenham, Kent, England | |
Hephzibah | ? | Servant | Single | 30 | 1851 | Paddington, Middlesex, England | |
Sarah | Holmes | Servant | Widow | 33 | 1848 | Enfield, Middlesex, England | |
Mary | Farrell | Servant | Widow | 37 | 1844 | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | |
Clara M | Cutts | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Marylebone, Middlesex, England |
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