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Henry Shakespeare 1541–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 August 1541

Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 29 December 1596

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

Father: Richard Shakespeare

Mother: Abigail Webb

Spouse(s): Margaret None

Children(s): Lettice Shakespeare

In 1541, Henry Shakespeare entered the world in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, born to Richard Shakespeare And Abigail Webb. Henry Shakespeare married Margaret, and had children including Lettice Shakespeare. Henry Shakespeare passed away in 1596 in Snitterfield, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1541, Henry Shakespeare entered the world in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, born to Richard Shakespeare And Abigail Webb.
  • Henry Shakespeare married Margaret, and had children including Lettice Shakespeare.
  • Henry Shakespeare passed away in 1596 in Snitterfield, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Shakespeare
1512–1561
Birth Location: Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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Abigail Webb
1515–1595
Birth Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret None
1545–1597
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Lettice Shakespeare
1583–1623
Birth Location: Hampton Lucy, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
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Henry Shakespeare's Ancestors

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Henry Shakespeare
1541–1596
Birth Place: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Richard Shakespeare
1512–1561
Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Abigail Webb
1515–1595
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Shakespeare
1470–1525
Basale, Warwickshire, , England
Alice (Swayne) Arden
1465–1517
Wilmcote, Warwickshire, England
John (Alexander Webb) II
1484–1516
Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
Margaret (de Arden) (Arderne)
1484–1548
Park, Hall, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Arden
1441–1502
Eleanor Hampden
1445–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Shakespeare's Descendants

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Henry Shakespeare (5 August 1541–29 December 1596) m. Margaret (1545–9 February 1597)
  1. 1. Lettice Shakespeare 1583–1623 m. John Drake 1585–1659
    1. 1. Job (Drake) Sgt. 1623–1689 m. Mary Wolcott 1622–1689
      1. 1. Job (Drake) Lt. 1652–1711 m. Elizabeth Clark 1651–1729
        1. 1. Sarah Drake 1686–1748 m. Roger (Wolcott) Maj-Gen.\Gov. 1679–1767
        2. 2. Job Drake 1678–1712
        3. 3. Benjamin Drake 1677–1759

Henry Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1541
5 August 1541
Birth of Henry Shakespeare in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
1596
29 December 1596
Age 55
Death of Henry Shakespeare in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, Wales, England
Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, Wales, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 August 1541
    Event Place: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1596
    Event Place: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, Wales, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Snitterfield, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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