The Shakespeare Family History Site

John Shakespear 1736 - 1814

of Birmingham

Family tradition alleges descent from Gilbert Shakespeare, brother of the Poet, but this cannot be substantiated. The line currently begins with John Shakespeare born 1736. There are two records (both of which seem to descend from a Mordecai Shakespeare) of this date on the IGI - further research may decide which is the progenitor of the line shown below:

Gedcom file provided by Lance Shakespeare

John Shakespeare, born 1839 (m Isabel Oldacres), appears in the 1881 census:

Household:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Disability
John Shakespear	Head	M	Male	41	Boomingham Heath, Warwick, England	Farmer 430 Acres Emp 11 Labourers 4 Boys & Baliff
Isabel Shakespear	Wife	M	Female	34	Culie Over), Warwick, England	Wife
William Shakespear	Son		Male	11	Copston Magna, Warwick, England	Scholar
John Shakespear	Son		Male	10	Copston Magna, Warwick, England	Scholar
George Herbert Shakespear	Son		Male	9	Copston Magna, Warwick, England	Scholar
Gilbert Arden Shakespear	Son		Male	7	Copston Magna, Warwick, England	Scholar
Samuel Henry Shakespear	Son		Male	5	Copston Magna, Warwick, England	Scholar
James Oldacres Shakespear	Son		Male	1	Copston Magna, Warwick, England
John Kerr Hyslop	Bailiff	U	Male	28	Scotland	Bailiff (Od)
Frances Saville	Governess	U	Female	31	Lozells, Warwick, England	Governess
Lucey Langford	Nurse	U	Female	22	Greenwich, Kent, England	Nursemaid
Elizabeth Cook	Serv	U	Female	15	Shilton, Warwick, England	House Maid

Source Information:

	Census Place	Shilton, Warwick, England
	Public Records Office Reference	RG11
	Piece / Folio	3065 / 15
	Page Number	2