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Abigail Shakespeare 1515–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 June 1515

Birth Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 7 May 1595

Death Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Webb

Mother: Margaret (Webb)

Spouse(s): Richard Shakespeare, John Shakespeare

Children(s): Robert Shakespeare, Anna Shakespeare, Edmund Shakespeare, Henry Shakespeare, John Shakespeare, Matthew Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, John Shakespear

In 1515, Abigail Shakespeare entered the world in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, born to Sir John Alexander Webb And Margaret Arden 1 Webb. Abigail Shakespeare married John Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, and had children including Anna Shakespeare, Edmund Shakespeare, Henry Shakespeare, John Shakespear, John Shakespeare, Matthew Shakespeare, Robert Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, William Shakespeare. Abigail Shakespeare passed away in 1595 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Abigail Shakespeare entered the world in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, born to Sir John Alexander Webb And Margaret Arden 1 Webb.
  • Abigail Shakespeare married John Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, and had children including Anna Shakespeare, Edmund Shakespeare, Henry Shakespeare, John Shakespear, John Shakespeare, Matthew Shakespeare, Robert Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, William Shakespeare.
  • Abigail Shakespeare passed away in 1595 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Abigail Shakespeare's Ancestors

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Abigail Shakespeare
1515–1595
Birth Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir John Alexander Webb
1482–1517
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Arden 1) (Webb)
1488–1548
Parkhall Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Abigail Shakespeare's Descendants

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Abigail Shakespeare (16 June 1515–7 May 1595) m. Richard Shakespeare (1490–10 February 1561) m. John Shakespeare (1531–7 September 1601)
  1. 1. Robert Shakespeare 1541–1601 m. Agnes Stewart 1536–1595 m. Margaret Shakespeare 1545–1597
    1. 1. Isabel Shakespeare 1561–1601 m. Thomas Turner 1575–1617
      1. 1. Thomas (Turner, nephew of William) Shakespeare 1601–1698
        1. 1. William Turner 1620–1670 m. Margaret Crofts 1624–1663
    2. 2. Lettice Drake 1583–1623
  2. 2. Anna Shakespeare 1536–1601
  3. 3. Edmund Shakespeare 1580–1607
  4. 4. Henry Shakespeare 1541–1596
  5. 5. John Shakespeare 1531–1601
  6. 6. Matthew Shakespeare 1540–1601
  7. 7. Thomas Shakespeare 1539–1583
  8. 8. William Shakespeare 1564–1616
  9. 9. John Shakespear 1530–1601

Abigail Shakespeare's Timeline

3 Records

1515
16 June 1515
Birth of Abigail Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
1535
1535
Age 20
Abigail Shakespeare was married in Stratford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stratford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1595
7 May 1595
Age 80
Death of Abigail Shakespeare in Snitterfield, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Snitterfield, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 June 1515
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Stratford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1595
    Event Place: Snitterfield, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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