Edward Shakespeare 1786-1856, of Bean Hall Row, Feckenham

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Edward Shakespeare

1786-1856

of Bean Hall Row, Feckenham

Agricultural Labourer

From the Feckenham Parish Registers:

Edward appears in the 1851 Census, which gives his place of birth as Preston - presumably Preston Bagot:

Head: SHAKESPEARE, Edward

Name Relationship Mar Age Sex Occupation Birthplace

Edward SHAKESPEARE Head M 65 M Almshouse Farmers Lab Preston-WAR

Susanah SHAKESPEARE Wife M 59 F Gloveriss Bradley Green-WOR

Edward SHAKESPEARE Son U 15 M Needlemaker Feckenham-WOR

Address: ---, Alcester

Census Place: Feckenham Alcester, Warwickshire

PRO Reference: HO/107/2075 Folio: 455 Page: 17 FHL Film: 0087344

From the 1881 Census:

Household:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Disability
Jason SHAKSPEAR	Head	M	Male	49	Bradley Green, Worcester, England	Labourer
Adelaide SHAKSPEAR	Wife	M	Female	47	Hunt End Feckenham, Worcester, England
Ellen SHAKSPEAR	Daur	U	Female	18	Hunt End Feckenham, Worcester, England	Needle Paperer
Thomas SHAKSPEAR	Son	U	Male	16	Hunt End Feckenham, Worcester, England	Wagoner Carter
George SHAKSPEAR	Son		Male	13	Hunt End Feckenham, Worcester, England	Scholar
Frederick SHAKSPEAR	Son		Male	12	Hunt End Feckenham, Worcester, England	Scholar
Annie SHAKSPEAR	Daur		Female	9	Hunt End Feckenham, Worcester, England	Scholar
Emily SHAKSPEAR	Daur		Female	7	Hunt End Feckenham, Worcester, England	Scholar

Source Information:

	Dwelling	Bridge St
	Census Place	Feckenham, Worcester, England
	Family History Library Film	1341741
	Public Records Office Reference	RG11
	Piece / Folio	3108 / 17
	Page Number	25

Household:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Disability
John SHAKESPEARE	Head	W	Male	58	Bradley Green, Worcester, England	Needle Maker
Eli SHAKESPEARE	Son	U	Male	22	Beoley, Worcester, England	Bricklayer
Emma SHAKESPEARE	Daur	U	Female	20	Headless Cross, Worcester, England	Machinest

Source Information:

	Dwelling	Arrow Road
	Census Place	Redditch, Worcester, England
	Family History Library Film	1341705
	Public Records Office Reference	RG11
	Piece / Folio	2943 / 78
	Page Number	38

Household:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Disability
Edward SHAKSPEAR	Head	M	Male	45	Feckenham, Worcester, England	Butcher
Elizabeth SHAKSPEAR	Wife	M	Female	52	Feckenham, Worcester, England	Needle Maker
Elizabeth J. BRYAN	Step Daur	U	Female	31	Feckenham, Worcester, England	Laundress

Source Information:

	Dwelling	Bridge St
	Census Place	Feckenham, Worcester, England
	Family History Library Film	1341741
	Public Records Office Reference	RG11
	Piece / Folio	3108 / 16
	Page Number	24

Household:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Disability
Mary Ann CHATTERLEY	Head	W	Female	50	Sambourn, Warwick, England	Needle Straightener
John W. CHATTERLEY	Son	U	Male	22	Astwood Bank, Worcester, England	Needle Straightener
Albert James CHATTERLEY	Son	U	Male	17	Astwood Bank, Worcester, England	Sail Needle Maker

Source Information:

	Dwelling	Dark Lane
	Census Place	Feckenham, Worcester, England
	Family History Library Film	1341740
	Public Records Office Reference	RG11
	Piece / Folio	3107 / 80
	Page Number	52

Dates of birth, and a few deaths, are recorded in Jason Shakespeare's Family Bible.

Notes

George Shakespeare, a descendant of this family, was living in Redditch at the time of the 1881 census