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John Shakespeare 1537–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1537

Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 September 1601

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

Father: Richard Shakespeare

Mother: Abigail Webb

Spouse(s): Margaret Arden

Children(s): Joan Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, Anne Shakespeare, Edmund Shakespeare, Edward Shakespeare, Gilbert SHAKESPEARE, Isabel Shakespeare, James Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, Johanne Shakespeare, John Shakespeare, Lettice Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare

John Shakespeare was born in 1537 in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Shakespeare And Abigail Webb. John Shakespeare married Margaret Arden, and had children including Anne Shakespeare, Edmund Shakespeare, Edward Thomas Shakespeare, Gilbert De Shakespeare, Isabel Shakespeare, James Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, Johanne Shakespeare, John Shakespeare, Lettice Shakespeare, 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

  • John Shakespeare was born in 1537 in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Shakespeare And Abigail Webb.
  • John Shakespeare married Margaret Arden, and had children including Anne Shakespeare, Edmund Shakespeare, Edward Thomas Shakespeare, Gilbert De Shakespeare, Isabel Shakespeare, James Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, Johanne Shakespeare, John Shakespeare, Lettice Shakespeare, 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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John Shakespeare's Ancestors

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John Shakespeare
1537–1601
Birth Place: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Shakespeare
1512–1560
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Abigail Webb
1515–1595
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Shakespeare's Descendants

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John Shakespeare (10 March 1537–7 September 1601) m. Margaret Arden (1540–13 Mar 1607)
  1. 1. Joan Shakespeare 1569–1646 m. William (Henry) Hart 1569–1616
    1. 1. Thomas Hart 1608–1645 m. Mary Page 1609–1635
      1. 1. Thomas (J) Hart 1620–1690 m. Dorothy 1620–1723
        1. 1. Colonel (Thomas Buckley) Hart 1670–1755 m. Susannah Rice 1679–1735
    2. 2. Mary Hart 1603–1607
    3. 3. William Hart 1600–1639
    4. 4. Michael Hart 1608–1618
  2. 2. William Shakespeare 1564–1616
  3. 3. Anne Shakespeare 1578–1578
  4. 4. Edmund Shakespeare 1580–1607
  5. 5. Edward (Thomas) Shakespeare 1579–1635
  6. 6. Gilbert (de) SHAKESPEARE 1566–1612
  7. 7. Isabel Shakespeare 1561–1601
  8. 8. James Shakespeare 1585–1589
  9. 9. Joan Shakespeare 1558–1558
  10. 10. Johanne Shakespeare 1590–1594
  11. 11. John Shakespeare 1557–1616
  12. 12. Lettice Shakespeare 1583–1623
  13. 13. Margaret Shakespeare 1558–1563
  14. 14. Richard Shakespeare 1574–1613

John Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1537
10 March 1537
Birth of John Shakespeare in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1601
7 September 1601
Age 64
Death of John Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 March 1537
    Event Place: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Warwick, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1601
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] 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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