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The Ancestors of
Dorothy Shakespeare
Wife of Ezra Pound
Dorothy was the daughter of Henry Hope Shakespear, a London Solicitor, and his wife Olivia. Henry appears in the 1881 census, with his father Alexander:
| Dwelling: Holly Lodge Census Place: Burnham, Buckingham, England Source: FHL Film 1341354 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1461 Folio 49 Page 45 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Alexander SHAKESPEAR M 59 M East Indies Rel: Head Occ: H.M. Indian Civil Service Retd Catherine Mary SHAKESPEAR M 52 F East Indies Rel: Wife Henry Hope SHAKESPEAR U 30 M East Indies Rel: Son Occ: Solicitor Sarah MILLER U 31 F Putney, Surrey, England Rel: Serv Occ: Dom Serv Rebecca WEBB U 26 F White Waltham, Berkshire, England Rel: Serv Occ: Dom Serv Louisa KENDLE U 17 F Ovenhope, York, England Rel: Serv Occ: Dom Serv |
It seems that Henry and Olivia's marriage was loveless - Olivia is known to have had an affair with W B Yeats during 1896 - 7. Olivia, moving in literary circles, was an author herself - having a number of books published.
Henry and Olivia's only child, Dorothy, married Ezra Pound in 1914. Her date of birth is, as yet unknown.
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