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Lady Alice Arden "Aunt of William Shakespeare" 1536–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Podington, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 2 May 1581

Death Location: Podington, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Sir Shakespeare"

Mother: Lady Shakespeare"

Spouse(s): William Stratton

Children(s): John Stratton

Lady Alice Arden "Aunt of William Shakespeare" was born in 1536 in Podington, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Sir Robert Arden Grandfather Of William Shakespeare And Lady Mary Agnes Webb Grandmother Of William Shakespeare. Lady Alice Arden "Aunt of William Shakespeare" married William Stratton, and had children including John Stratton. Lady Alice Arden "Aunt of William Shakespeare" passed away in 1581 in Podington, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Alice Arden "Aunt of William Shakespeare" was born in 1536 in Podington, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Sir Robert Arden Grandfather Of William Shakespeare And Lady Mary Agnes Webb Grandmother Of William Shakespeare.
  • Lady Alice Arden "Aunt of William Shakespeare" married William Stratton, and had children including John Stratton.
  • Lady Alice Arden "Aunt of William Shakespeare" passed away in 1581 in Podington, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Shakespeare"
1506–1556
Birth Location: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
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Lady Shakespeare"
1511–1550
Birth Location: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
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Spouses(s)

William Stratton
1525–1604
Birth Location: Shrivenham, Berkshire, England
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Children(s)

John Stratton
1564–1627
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Lady Shakespeare"'s Ancestors

Self
Lady Shakespeare"
1536–1581
Birth Place: Podington, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Arden, "Grandfather of William Shakespeare"
1506–1556
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
Lady (Mary Agnes Webb, "Grandmother of William) Shakespeare"
1511–1550
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
Grandparents
THOMAS (John DeArden * Sir Knight, Baronet of Aston) Cantlow
1471–1546
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
Maud (Mary de) Andrews
1473–1514
Stratford, Warwickshire, England
John (Alexander (Sir)) Webb
1484–1516
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Alice DAME-SWAYNE
1469–1517
Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Webb
1450–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Webb
1425–1495

Lady Shakespeare"'s Descendants

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Lady (Alice Arden "Aunt of William) Shakespeare" (1536–2 May 1581) m. William Stratton (1525–1604)
  1. 1. John Stratton 1564–1627 m. Alicia (Pigott) Gibson 1557–1626
    1. 1. William (Iii) Stratton 1585–1647 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Hunt 1585–1635
      1. 1. John Stratton 1614–1686 m. Sarah Bancroft 1619–1685
        1. 1. Hannah Stratton 1649–1670 m. Stephen Hedges 1635–1734
        2. 2. John Stratton 1645–1735 m. Mary James 1653–1718

Lady Shakespeare"'s Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Lady Alice Arden "Aunt of William Shakespeare" in Podington, Bedfordshire, England
Podington, Bedfordshire, England
1581
2 May 1581
Age 45
Death of Lady Alice Arden "Aunt of William Shakespeare" in Podington, Bedfordshire, England
Podington, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Podington, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1581
    Event Place: Podington, Bedfordshire, England
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