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John SHAKESPEARE 1531–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1601

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

Father: Richard SHAKESPEARE

Mother: Abigail (Shakespeare)

Spouse(s): Mary (Shakespeare)

Children(s): Joan (Hart), William SHAKESPEARE, Edmond Shakespeare, Margaret SHAKESPEARE, Anne Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Joan SHAKESPEARE, Gilbert SHAKESPEARE

The story of John SHAKESPEARE began in 1531 in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England. John SHAKESPEARE married Mary Arden Shakespeare, and had children including Anne Shakespeare, Edmond Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare Hart, Margaret Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, William Shakespeare. John SHAKESPEARE passed away in 1601 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John SHAKESPEARE began in 1531 in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England.
  • John SHAKESPEARE married Mary Arden Shakespeare, and had children including Anne Shakespeare, Edmond Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare Hart, Margaret Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, William Shakespeare.
  • John SHAKESPEARE passed away in 1601 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John SHAKESPEARE's Ancestors

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John SHAKESPEARE
1531–1601
Birth Place: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Richard SHAKESPEARE
1512–1561
Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Abigail (WEBB) (Shakespeare)
1515–1595
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John Shakespeare
1485–1550
Huntingdon, Gloucs, England
Joan (Beaufort) (Shakespeare)
1485–1560
Warwickshire, England
John (Alexander WEBB Knight of) Warwickshire
1484–1516
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Margaret (ARDEN) (Webb)
1484–1548
Aston, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shakespeare
1460–1525
Alice Shakespeare
1472–1530
Humphrey Beaufort
1462–1510
Joanna (Beaufort)
1454–1485
John WEBB
1450–1500
Alice (Webb)
1450–1490
John Ardene
1460–1526
Alicia (Arden)
1469–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard SHAKESPEARE
1430–1496
Margery Shakespeare
1440–
William London
1425–1523
Joan (Webb)
1425–1473
Thomas Sir
1420–1505
Lydia BRERETON)
1427–1498
Walter (Dearden)
1441–1502
Eleanor Hampden
1445–1525
Richard BRACEBRIGGE
1443–1501
Mary (Bracebrigge)
1425–1474

John SHAKESPEARE's Descendants

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John SHAKESPEARE (1531–1601) m. Mary (ARDEN) (Shakespeare) (1540–1608)
  1. 1. Joan (SHAKESPEARE) (Hart) 1569–1646 m. William HART 1565–1616
    1. 1. William (HART (SON of Joan Shakespere and William) HART) 1600–1639
      1. 1. Charles HART 1630–1683
    2. 2. Mary HART 1603–1607
    3. 3. Thomas HART 1605–1661
    4. 4. Michael HART 1608–1618
  2. 2. William SHAKESPEARE 1564–1616 m. Anne (HATHAWAY) (Shakespeare) 1556–1623
    1. 1. Susannah (SHAKESPEARE) (Hall) 1583–1649 m. John HALL 1575–1635
      1. 1. Elizabeth (HALL (Nash)) (Barnard) 1608–1670 m. Thomas NASH 1593–1647 m. John (BERNARD) Barnard 1604–1674
    2. 2. Hamnet (SHAKESPEARE (twin to) Judith) 1585–1596
    3. 3. Judith (SHAKESPEARE (Quiney) (twin to) Hamnet) 1585–1661 m. Thomas QUINNEY 1589–1662
  3. 3. Edmond Shakespeare 1580–1607
  4. 4. Margaret SHAKESPEARE 1562–1563
  5. 5. Anne Shakespeare 1571–1579
  6. 6. Richard Shakespeare 1574–1613
  7. 7. Joan SHAKESPEARE 1558–
  8. 8. Gilbert SHAKESPEARE 1566–1612

John SHAKESPEARE's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of John SHAKESPEARE in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
1601
1601
Age 70
Death of John SHAKESPEARE
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1601
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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

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