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The Shakespeares

of Manchester

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Thomas Craven, c 19 SEP 1862, St. John's, Blackpool, Lancashire, ENG; m2 2 SEP 1886, St. John's, Blackpool, Lancashire, ENG, Eliza Jane Shakespeare (Manchester, Lancashire, ENG). Eliza was the daughter of Joseph Shakespeare. In 1893 they lived at 18 Kay St. He was a boatman. John Atkinson and Damarius Shakespeare witnessed second marriage. Had:

(21) Annie Elizabeth Craven, 1 MAY 1887, Christ Church, Blackpool, Lancashire, ENG.

(22) Thomas Craven, bc 1889, Blackpool, Lancashire, ENG.

(23) Polly Craven, bc 1890, Blackpool, Lancashire, ENG.

(24) George Ernest Craven, c 31 DEC 1893, St. John's, Blackpool, Lancashire, ENG.

Joseph and his family appear in the 1881 census:

Dwelling: 5 Coop St
Census Place: Layton With Warbreck, Lancashire, England
Source: FHL Film 1342018 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4254 Folio 20 Page 36
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Joseph SHAKESPEARE M 44 M Manchester, Lancashire, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Gas Meter Inspector
Eliza Jane SHAKESPEARE M 41 F Stockport, Cheshire, England
Rel: Wife
Eliza Jane SHAKESPEARE U 19 F Manchester, Lancashire, England
Rel: Daur
Occ: Dressmaker
Jos. William SHAKESPEARE 11 M Manchester, Lancashire, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Ada Louisa SHAKESPEARE 8 F Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
Margaret Hannah SHAKESPEARE 5 F Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
John Frederick SHAKESPEARE 3 M Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Rel: Son
Albert Ernest SHAKESPEARE 2 M Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Rel: Son
Thos. Henry SHAKESPEARE 10 m M Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Rel: Son

Information on this family is also to be found on 'Genforum':

Descendants of Jeremiah Shakespeare

Generation No. 1

1. JEREMIAH1 SHAKESPEARE He married SARAH BEAUMONT 1807.

Children of JEREMIAH SHAKESPEARE and SARAH BEAUMONT are:
2.       i.       JAMES D2 SHAKESPEARE, b. 1817.
       ii.       EDWIN LEIGH SHAKESPEARE, b. 1809; d. 1852, Lancaster Asylum of Consumption..
3.       iii.       FREDERICK ASHTON SHAKESPEARE, b. 1812.
4.       iv.       WILLIAM HENRY CHARLES SHAKESPEARE, b. 1811.

Generation No. 2

2. JAMES D2 SHAKESPEARE (JEREMIAH1) was born 1817. He married ELIZABETH BROMILY 1846.

Children of JAMES SHAKESPEARE and ELIZABETH BROMILY are:
5.       i.       THOMAS3 SHAKESPEARE, b. 1848.
6.       ii.       EDWARD SHAKESPEARE, b. 1845.
       iii.       THOMAS SHAKESPEARE, b. 1846; d. 1846.
       iv.       JAMES SHAKESPEARE, b. 1851.
       v.       WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, b. 1853; d. 1853.

3. FREDERICK ASHTON2 SHAKESPEARE (JEREMIAH1) was born 1812. He married (1) JANE. He married (2) FRANCES MARSHALL.

Children of FREDERICK SHAKESPEARE and FRANCES MARSHALL are:
7.       i.       JOSEPH3 SHAKESPEARE, b. 1837.
       ii.       JAMES SHAKESPEARE, b. 1838, manchester; d. 1838, manchester.
       iii.       MATHEW SHAKESPEARE, b. 1839, manchester; m. MARY JANE.
8.       iv.       WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, b. 1841, manchester.
       v.       MARGARET SHAKESPEARE, b. 1845, Salford.
       vi.       JOHN SHAKESPEARE, b. 1847.

4. WILLIAM HENRY CHARLES2 SHAKESPEARE (JEREMIAH1) was born 1811. He married MARTHA.

Children of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and MARTHA are:
9.       i.       WILLIAM3 SHAKESPEARE, b. 1837.
       ii.       SARAH ANN SHAKESPEARE, b. 1839.
       iii.       JAMES HENRY SHAKESPEARE, b. 1841.
       iv.       MARTHA SHAKESPEARE, b. 1844.
       v.       JANE SHAKESPEARE, b. 1847.
       vi.       ESTHER SHAKESPEARE, b. 1850.
       vii.       ELIZABETH SHAKESPEARE, b. 1853.

Generation No. 3

5. THOMAS3 SHAKESPEARE (JAMES D2, JEREMIAH1) was born 1848. He married SARAH ANN FOSTER 1867.

Children of THOMAS SHAKESPEARE and SARAH FOSTER are:
10.       i.       EDWARD4 SHAKESPEARE, b. 1884.
       ii.       ELIZABETH SHAKESPEARE, b. 1881.
       iii.       LAURENCE SHAKESPEARE, b. 1876.
       iv.       THOMAS SHAKESPEARE, b. 1874.
       v.       MARY SHAKESPEARE, b. 1870.
11.       vi.       JOHN HENRY SHAKESPEARE, b. 1869.

6. EDWARD3 SHAKESPEARE (JAMES D2, JEREMIAH1) was born 1845. He married ANNIE.

Children of EDWARD SHAKESPEARE and ANNIE are:
       i.       JANE4 SHAKESPEARE, b. 1872.
       ii.       EDWIN SHAKESPEARE, b. 1880.

7. JOSEPH3 SHAKESPEARE (FREDERICK ASHTON2, JEREMIAH1) was born 1837. He married ELIZABETH JANE.

Children of JOSEPH SHAKESPEARE and ELIZABETH JANE are:
       i.       ELIZA JANE4 SHAKESPEARE, b. 1862, manchester.
       ii.       DAMARIS SHAKESPEARE, b. 1867.
       iii.       JOSEPH WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, b. 1870, Blackpool.
       iv.       ADA LOUISE SHAKESPEARE, b. 1873, Blackpool.
       v.       MARGARET HANNAH SHAKESPEARE, b. 1876, Blackpool.
       vi.       JOHN FREDERICK SHAKESPEARE, b. 1879, Blackpool.
       vii.       ALBERT ERNEST SHAKESPEARE, b. 1879, Blackpool.
       viii.       THOMAS HENRY SHAKESPEARE, b. 1881, Blackpool.

8. WILLIAM3 SHAKESPEARE (FREDERICK ASHTON2, JEREMIAH1) was born 1841 in manchester. He married LOUISA WILLIAMS 1874 in Salford.

Child of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and LOUISA WILLIAMS is:
       i.       WILLIAM4 SHAKESPEARE.

9. WILLIAM3 SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM HENRY CHARLES2, JEREMIAH1) was born 1837. He married REBECCA.

Children of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and REBECCA are:
12.       i.       WILLIAM HENRY4 SHAKESPEARE, b. 1860, Salford.
       ii.       MARTHA SHAKESPEARE, b. 1864, Salford.
       iii.       JAMES SHAKESPEARE, b. 1866, Salford.
       iv.       CARLA SHAKESPEARE, b. 1869, Salford.
       v.       RICHARD SHAKESPEARE, b. 1869, Salford.
       vi.       ADA SHAKESPEARE, b. 1873, Salford.
       vii.       REBECCA SHAKESPEARE, b. 1878, Salford.

Generation No. 4

10. EDWARD4 SHAKESPEARE (THOMAS3, JAMES D2, JEREMIAH1) was born 1884. He married LILY ASENATH WILKINSON, daughter of GEORGE WILKINSON and ELIZA FEARN. She was born 1886.

Children of EDWARD SHAKESPEARE and LILY WILKINSON are:
13.       i.       LAURA LILLIAN5 SHAKESPEARE, b. July 12, 1912.
14.       ii.       ELSIE SHAKESPEARE.
15.       iii.       LAURENCE SHAKESPEARE.
       iv.       CYRIL SHAKESPEARE, m. PAT.
16.       v.       IRENE SHAKESPEARE.
17.       vi.       EDWARD SHAKESPEARE.

11. JOHN HENRY4 SHAKESPEARE (THOMAS3, JAMES D2, JEREMIAH1) was born 1869.

Children of JOHN HENRY SHAKESPEARE are:
18.       i.       ANNIE5 SHAKESPEARE, b. 1893.
       ii.       ELIZABETH SHAKESPEARE, b. 1898.

12. WILLIAM HENRY4 SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM3, WILLIAM HENRY CHARLES2, JEREMIAH1) was born 1860 in Salford.

Notes

From the IGI:

bapt 10 March 1867, Saint Andrew Ancoats, Manchester, Damaris, d of Joseph & Elizabeth Jane Shakespeare

July 2004