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John Shakespeare 1537–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1537

Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 September 1601

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

Father: Richard Shakesp

Mother: Abigail Webb

Spouse(s): Mary Arden

Children(s): William Shakespeare

John Shakespeare was born in 1537 in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Shakespeare Spouse Of Abigail Shakespeare Formerly Webb Paternal Grandmother Of William Shakesp And Abigail Webb. John Shakespeare married Mary Jane Arden, and had children including 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 Spouse Of Abigail Shakespeare Formerly Webb Paternal Grandmother Of William Shakesp And Abigail Webb.
  • John Shakespeare married Mary Jane Arden, and had children including 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 Spouse of Abigail Shakespeare Formerly Webb (Paternal Grandmother of William Shakesp
1512–1583
Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Abigail Webb
1515–1595
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John (Alexander Webb Father of Abigail Shakespeare Formerly Webb (Paternal Grandmother of William) Shakesp
1484–1516
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Margaret Arden
1488–1548
Wilmcote, Aston-Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Webb
1450–1490
Alice Brereton
1450–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brereton
1415–
Lydia Ward
1427–1498

John Shakespeare's Descendants

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John Shakespeare (10 March 1537–8 September 1601) m. Mary (Jane) Arden (9 September 1538–9 September 1608)
  1. 1. William Shakespeare 1564–1616 m. Anne Hathaway 1556–1623
    1. 1. Susanna Shakespeare 1583–1649
    2. 2. Hamnet Shakespeare 1585–1596
    3. 3. Judith Quiney 1585–1662

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
8 September 1601
Age 64
Death of John Shakespeare in Stratford On Avon, (Father of William Shakespeare), Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stratford On Avon, (Father of William Shakespeare), 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] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1601
    Event Place: Stratford On Avon, (Father of William Shakespeare), Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees 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, 1300s-Current

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