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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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William Shakespeare's household

Male

William

Shakespeare

Head
Female

Louise

Shakespeare

Wife
Female

Mary

Shakespeare

Daughter
Male

Wallace

Shakespeare

Son
Female

Lina

Messer

Servant
Female

Harriet

Cumberbeer

Servant
Female

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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