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Lady Mary Margaret "Mother of William Shakespeare" Ardene, (Mother of William Shakespeare 1538–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1538

Birth Location: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 September 1608

Death Location: Wilmote Aston Courthouse, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir ^*

Mother: Lady ^*

Spouse(s): Sir 1534

Children(s): Sir Shakespeare)

Lady Mary Margaret "Mother of William Shakespeare" Ardene, (Mother of William Shakespeare was born in 1538 in Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Robert Arden Grandfather Of Shakespeare And Lady Mary Agnes Webb Grandmother Of William Shakespeare. Lady Mary Margaret "Mother of William Shakespeare" Ardene, (Mother of William Shakespeare married Sir Alexander Webb 1534, and had children including Sir Thomas Alexander Webb First Cousin Of Wm Shakespeare. Lady Mary Margaret "Mother of William Shakespeare" Ardene, (Mother of William Shakespeare passed away in 1608 in Wilmote Aston Courthouse, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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  • Lady Mary Margaret "Mother of William Shakespeare" Ardene, (Mother of William Shakespeare was born in 1538 in Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Robert Arden Grandfather Of Shakespeare And Lady Mary Agnes Webb Grandmother Of William Shakespeare.
  • Lady Mary Margaret "Mother of William Shakespeare" Ardene, (Mother of William Shakespeare married Sir Alexander Webb 1534, and had children including Sir Thomas Alexander Webb First Cousin Of Wm Shakespeare.
  • Lady Mary Margaret "Mother of William Shakespeare" Ardene, (Mother of William Shakespeare passed away in 1608 in Wilmote Aston Courthouse, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Lady Shakespeare's Ancestors

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Lady Shakespeare
1538–1608
Birth Place: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Robert Arden "Grandfather of Shakespeare" ^*
1506–1556
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Mary Agnes Webb "Grandmother of William Shakespeare") ^*
1512–1550
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
Grandparents
Thomas (Arden) 14g
1469–1546
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Maud (Mary de) Andrews
1480–1540
Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
John (Alexander (Sir)) Webb
1484–1516
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Dame-Swayne
1469–1517
Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Shakespeare's Descendants

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Lady (Mary Margaret "Mother of William Shakespeare" Ardene, (Mother of William) Shakespeare (9 Sep 1538–9 September 1608) m. Sir (Alexander Webb) 1534 (24 Dec 1534–17 April 1573)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Alexander Webb (First cousin of Wm) Shakespeare) 1559–1629 m. Mary Webb 1560–1629
    1. 1. Elizabeth Webb 1600–1639 m. John Broadribb 1600–1654
      1. 1. Lydia Broadribb 1635–1679 m. Lt (Christopher Smith, Headmaster of the Indian School, College of William and) Mary 1631–1716
        1. 1. Captain (Christopher Smith III, Headmaster of the Indian School, William and Mary College) Iii 1670–1739 m. Catherine Snelson 1680–1742

Lady Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1538
9 Sep 1538
Birth of Lady Mary Margaret "Mother of William Shakespeare" Ardene, (Mother of William Shakespeare in Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1608
9 September 1608
Age 70
Death of Lady Mary Margaret "Mother of William Shakespeare" Ardene, (Mother of William Shakespeare in Wilmote Aston Courthouse, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Wilmote Aston Courthouse, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1538
    Event Place: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1608
    Event Place: Wilmote Aston Courthouse, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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