See also

Family of William Shakespeare and Lily Mary Pardoe

  • Husband:

  • William Shakespeare (1887-1968)

  • Wife:

  • Lily Mary Pardoe (1887-1963)

  • Children:

  • Lily Josephine Shakespeare (1907-1990?)

  •  

  • Hilda Shakespeare (1910-2000)

  •  

  • William Shakespeare (1912-1982)

  • Status:

  • Divorced

  • Marriage:

  • 11 Feb 1907

  • St. Martin's Church, Edgbaston Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England1 2

  •  

  • William a bachelor working as a hairdresser and son of Joseph Shakespeare an iron plate worker. Lily a spinster and daughter of Emmanuel Pardoe a deceased carter. Both of 2 court 3 house Meriden Street, married by banns and witnessed by John Leech and Alice Holmes

Husband: William Shakespeare

  • Name:

  • William Shakespeare3 4 1 5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • hairdresser / barber2 6 7 8

  • Birth:

  • 12 Aug 1887

  • Bristol, Gloucestershire, England3 9 10 6 7 8

  •  

  • 1921 census says born in Birmingham Warwickshire

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Nov 1887 (age 0)

  • St. Agnes Church, Thomas Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England4

  •  

  • son of Joseph Shakespeare and Sarah

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3)

  • 5 Court 6 Glover Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England9

  •  

  • son living in one room with his parents Joseph and Sarah. Born in Bristol Somerset

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 13)

  • Back 4 Court 4 House, Palmer Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England10

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a barber's assistant and living in three rooms with his parents Joseph and Sarah, and sister Elizabeth. Born in Bristol

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 24)

  • 103 Great Barr Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a hairdresser and living in four rooms with his wife, and daughters Lilly and Hilder (sic). Born in Bristol

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 33 yrs 10 mns)

  • Horse Shoes Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a hairdresser employer of 275 Watery Lane Birmingham living in three rooms with his wife Lily, son William, and daughters Lily and Hilda. Born in Birmingham Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 19 Sep 1939 (age 52)

  • 275 Watery Lane, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England8

  •  

  • a divorced master hairdresser living with his son William, widowed Laura Hawkins, Ruth Carter, and a closed record. Born on 12th August 1887

  • Death:

  • Q4 1968 (age 81)

  • Birmingham "Registration District", Warwickshire, England5

Wife: Lily Mary Pardoe

  • Name:

  • Lily Mary Pardoe11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Emmanuel Pardoe (1859-1896)

  • Mother:

  • Charlotte Jordan (1866-1934)

  • Birth:

  • 24 Jul 1887

  • Birmingham, Warwickshire, England11 12 13 6 7 14

  •  

  • 1939 register says born 24th July 1896

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3)

  • Back of Mills & Co Factory, Garrison Lane, Bordesley, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England12

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Emmanuel and Charlotte, and sister May. Born in Birmingham

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 13)

  • 5 Garrison Lane, Bordesley, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England13

  •  

  • step-daughter living in three rooms with her step-father Albert Beard, her mother Charlotte, half-brother Albert Beard, and sisters May and Nellie. Born in Birmingham Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 24)

  • 103 Great Barr Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England6

  •  

  • married wife working as a sodier? and living in four rooms with her husband, and daughters Lilly and Hilder (sic). Born in Birmingham and married for four years with two children, both still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 33 yrs 11 mns)

  • Horse Shoes Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England7

  •  

  • married wife doing household duties and living in three rooms with her husband William, son William, and daughters Lily and Hilda. Born in Birmingham Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 52)

  • 50 Skelcher Road, Shirley, Warwickshire, England14

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with daughters Muriel and Dorothy. Born on 24th July 1896

  • Death:

  • 15 Nov 1963 (age 76)

  • Solihull Hospital, Lodge Lane, Solihull, Warwickshire, England15 16

  • Probate:

  • 13 Dec 1963

  • Probate Registry, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England16

  •  

  • of 102 Peterbrook Road Shirley Solihull Warwickshire (wife of Richard Jordan) died 15th November 1963 at Solihull Hospital Warwickshire, administration of effects of £983 5s (~£19,000 in 2017) to the said Richard Jordan plastering contractor

Child 1: Lily Josephine Shakespeare

  • Name:

  • Lily Josephine Shakespeare17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • Samuel Robson Riley (1893-1956)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Neville Pardoe Joseph Weetman (1910-1988?)

  • Birth:

  • 27 Aug 1907

  • Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England17 6 7 18

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 4)

  • 103 Great Barr Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England6

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents William and Mrs Shakespeare, and sister Hilder (sic). Born in Birmingham

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 13 yrs 10 mns)

  • Horse Shoes Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England7

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in three rooms with her parents William and Lily, brother William, and sister Hilda. Born in Birmingham Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 32)

  • 132 Newbridge Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England18

  •  

  • married doing household duties and assisting in her husbands shop and living with her husband Samuel. Born on 27th August 1907 and married a Weetman at a later date

  • Administrator:

  • 7 Nov 1956 (age 49)

  •  

     

    Lily Josephine Shakespeare was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Samuel Robson Riley on Wednesday on 7 November 1956 at the Probate Registry, Birmingham, West Midlands, England

  • Death:

  • 1990 (app) (age 82-83)

  • Jersey, Channel Islands19

Child 2: Hilda Shakespeare

  • Name:

  • Hilda Shakespeare20 21

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Ronald Ernest Tittley (1909-1986)

  • Birth:

  • 12 Sep 1910

  • Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England20 21 6 7 22 23

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Oct 1910 (age 0)

  • St. Basil Church, Heath Mill Lane, Deritend, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England21

  •  

  • daughter of William Shakespeare (hairdresser) and Lily of 103 Great Barr Street, born 12th September 1910

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 6 mns)

  • 103 Great Barr Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England6

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents William and Mrs Shakespeare, and sister Lilly. Born in Birmingham

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 10 yrs 10 mns)

  • Horse Shoes Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England7

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in three rooms with her parents William and Lily, brother William, and sister Lily. Born in Birmingham Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 29)

  • 32 Harcourt Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England22

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Ronald, and a closed record. Born on 12th September 1910

  • Death:

  • 3 Aug 2000 (age 89)

  • Birmingham "Registration District", West Midlands, England23 24

  • Probate:

  • 13 Jul 2001

  • Probate Registry, Birmingham, West Midlands, England24

  •  

  • grant and will, died 3rd August 2000

Child 3: William Shakespeare

  • Name:

  • William Shakespeare25 26

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • electro-plater8

  • Birth:

  • 9 Mar 1912

  • Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England25 7 8 26

  •  

  • death index says born 10th March 1912

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 9 yrs 3 mns)

  • Horse Shoes Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in three rooms with his parents William and Lily, and sisters Lily and Hilda. Born in Birmingham Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 19 Sep 1939 (age 27)

  • 275 Watery Lane, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England8

  •  

  • an unmarried general plater aero living with his divorced father William, widowed Laura Hawkins, Ruth Carter, and a closed record. Born on 9th March 1912

  • Death:

  • Q3 1982 (age 70)

  • Birmingham "Registration District", West Midlands, England26

Note on Marriage

Divorce assumed as Lily remarried and William died after then

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2.

Ancestry Parish Marriages and Banns, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1939 St. Martin marriages 1903-1918 page:63 entry:126. Cit. Date: 13 March 2025.

3.

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6.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:18168 class:RG78 piece:1099 registration district:385 sub-district:1 enumeration district:21 schedule:309. Cit. Date: 13 March 2025.

7.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:14423 registration district:386 sub-district:1 enumeration district:8, 9 schedule:28. Cit. Date: 13 March 2023.

8.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:5541C page:15 line:18 letter code:QAYI. Cit. Date: 13 March 2025.

9.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:2403 folio:65 page:32 schedule:189. Cit. Date: 15 March 2025.

10.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:2855 folio:44 page:38 schedule:208. Cit. Date: 15 March 2025.

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12.

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13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:2863 folio:91 page:32 schedule:198. Cit. Date: 1 March 2025.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Solihull 1963 quarter:4 volume:9c page:973. Cit. Date: 15 March 2025.

16.

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17.

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18.

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21.

Ancestry Parish Baptisms, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1922 Deritend St. John and St. Basil baptisms 1910-1912 page: 5 entry:45. Cit. Date: 13 March 2025.

22.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Birmingham 2000 quarter:3 district:0611N register:N19B entry:15 date:0800. Cit. Date: 13 March 2025.

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25.

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26.

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