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Thanks to RF for this look up...

19 May 1872 St Giles Rowley Regis
Thomas Shakespeare 22 bach Brick Maker Oldbury Father William Shakespeare Watchman
Elizabeth Darby 21 spin Whiteheath Father William Darby Labourer
Wit; Thomas Price Mary Jane Price

NOTE: The Witnesses married on the same day, we have their details on BCC

19 May 1872 St Giles Rowley Regis
Thomas Price 23 bach Puddler Whiteheath Father Jonathan Price Miner
Mary Jane Rose 21 spin Whiteheath Father Richard Rose Furnaceman Wit; Walter Tolley Martha Price


Here's Thomas and Elizabeth...

1881: 20 Thornton Bldgs, Churchbridge, Oldbury
Thomas Shakespere 33 Head Labourer
Elizabeth Shakespere 32 Wife
William Shakespere 9 Son
Emma Shakespere 4 Dau
(all born Oldbury)

1891: Court 7 2 Hse, Low Town, Oldbury
Thomas Shakespeare 41 Head Gen Lab
Elizth Shakespeare 40 Wife
Willm Shakespeare 19 Son S Gen Lab
Margaret Shakespeare 6 Dau
Thomas Shakespeare 4 Son
Eliza Shakespeare 1 Dau
(all born Oldbury)

1901: 3 Court 5 Inkerman Street, Oldbury
Thomas Shakespeare 51 Head Brickyard Lab
Elizabeth Shakespeare 50 Wife
Mary A Shakespeare 16 Dau Brickyard Machine Worker
Thomas Shakespeare 13 Son
Sarah Shakespeare 6 Dau
Thomas Darby 38 Brother in Law Widower Gen Lab
(all born Oldbury)

Can we find him pre-marriage with his father?

Possible.

1861. Furnace Row, Oldbury.
William Shakespear 60. Carter. Low, Warwickshire.
Jane Shakespear 58. Low, Warwickshire.
Charles Shakespear 15. Oldbury.
Thomas Shakespear 11. Oldbury.

1871. Furnace Row.
William Shakspeare 69. Formerly coalminer.
Jane Shakspeare 67.
Thomas Shakspeare 21. Brick kiln labourer.
Valentine Shakspeare 4.

1851. Oldbury.
William Shakespear 47. Coalminer.
Jane Shakespear 45.
George Shakespear 16.
Rebecca Shakespear 13.
Martha Shakespear 11.
Ruth Shakespear 9.
Charles Shakespear 4.
Thomas Shakespear 1.

1841. Sowe, Warwickshire.
Wm Shakespeare 34. Ribbon Weaver.
Jane Shakespeare 36.
Sarah Shakespeare 15.
George Shakespeare 5.
Mary Shakespeare 17.
Rebecca Shakespeare 3.
Martha Shakespeare 1.

All born in County.

Extracted.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
JANE STAFFORD.
Marriage: 05 DEC 1825, Walsgrave On Sowe, Warwick.

Thanks Jimmy, that's on the same lines that I found but I wonder when William was a 'Watchman' as stated in Thomas's Marr record

I seem to remember this being discussed not long ago

Its possible that after the 1871 census he became a Watchman.

Deaths Jun 1875.
SHAKESPEARE William. 73. W. Bromwich. 6b. 459.

West Midlands Death 1875.
SHAKESPEARE William, West Bromwich North East, Sandwell Register Office, WBNE/35/500.

Deaths Jun 1874.
SHAKESPEARE Jane. 71. W Bromwich. 6b. 469.

West Midlands Death 1874.
SHAKESPEARE Jane,West Bromwich North East, Sandwell Register Office, WBNE/34/327.

Thanks for your help Jimmy!

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