1881 Census

1881 Census

The Shakespeare Family History Site

1881 British Census

Dwelling: 6 Prospect Road
Census Place: Redditch, Worcester, England
Source: FHL Film 1341705 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2943 Folio 73 Page 28
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
George SHAKESPEARE M 26 M Bedley, Worcester, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Needle Stamper
Harriet SHAKESPEARE M 23 F Alcester, Warwick, England
Rel: Wife
George SHAKESPEARE 7 M Redditch, Worcester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Ada SHAKESPEARE 4 F Redditch, Worcester, England
Rel: Daur
Jesse SHAKESPEARE 3 M Redditch, Worcester, England
Rel: Son
John Thomas SHAKESPEARE 2 M Redditch, Worcester, England
Rel: Son
Fanny WOODIN U 26 F Bromsgrove, Worcester, England
Rel: Lodger
Occ: Machinist

Notes

'Bedley' actually refers to Beoley

From the IGI:

bapt 27 May 1855, Beoley, Worcs., George son of John & Eliza Shakespeare
married 3 May 1874, Beoley, Worcs., George Shakespeare & Harriet Cooper
married 25 Dec 1845, Tardebigg, Worcs., John Shakespeare, aged 24, and Eliza Clarke, aged 22

Baptism of John:

bapt 27 Jan 1822, Feckenham, Worcs., John son of Edward & Susannah Shakespeare - this means that this family are descendants of Edward Shakespeare, of Feckenham

Other children of John & Eliza:

Edwin, bapt 15 June 1856, Beoley, died 23 Sept 1857
Eli, bapt 21 March 1858, Beoley
Hiram, bapt 28 March 1852, Feckenham, Worcs.
Harriet, bapt 25 Dec 1849, Feckenham, Worcs.

John Shakespeare, now a widower, appears in the 1881 census