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Mary Arden 1537–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Aston, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 16 Sep 1746

Death Location: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Father: Robert Arden

Mother: Lady Shakespeare"

Spouse(s): JOHN Shakespeare

Children(s): William Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Edmund Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Anne Shakespeare

Mary Arden was born in 1537 in Aston, Warwickshire, England, the child of Robert Arden And Lady Mary Agnes Webb Grandmother Of William Shakespeare. Mary Arden married John Shakespeare, and had children including Anne Shakespeare, Edmund Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, William Shakespeare. Mary Arden passed away in 1746 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Mary Arden was born in 1537 in Aston, Warwickshire, England, the child of Robert Arden And Lady Mary Agnes Webb Grandmother Of William Shakespeare.
  • Mary Arden married John Shakespeare, and had children including Anne Shakespeare, Edmund Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, William Shakespeare.
  • Mary Arden passed away in 1746 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

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Mary Arden's Ancestors

Self
Mary Arden
1537–1746
Birth Place: Aston, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Robert Arden
1475–1556
Park Hall, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Mary Agnes Webb "Grandmother of William) Shakespeare"
1512–
Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Walter (De) Arden
1469–1546
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
Elenore HAMPDEN
1445–1502
Great Hampton, Bucks, England
Sir (John Alexander Webb) Jr
1482–1517
Stratford, Warwickshire, England
Alice Swayne
1469–1517
Park Hall (Warwickshire) England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Arden's Descendants

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Mary Arden (1537–16 Sep 1746) m. JOHN Shakespeare (Apr 08, 1537–1601)
  1. 1. William Shakespeare 1564–1616 m. Anne Hathaway 1556–1623
    1. 1. Susanna Shakespeare 1583–1649 m. John Hall 1584–1673
      1. 1. Richard HALL 1620–
      2. 2. John Hall 1619–
      3. 3. Sarah Hall 1622–1664
      4. 4. Samuel Hall 1626–1690
    2. 2. Hamnet Shakespeare 1585–1596
    3. 3. Harriet Shakespeare 1584–
    4. 4. Judith Shakespeare 1585–1662
  2. 2. Margaret Shakespeare 1558–1563
  3. 3. Joan Shakespeare 1569–1646
  4. 4. Richard Shakespeare 1574–1613
  5. 5. Edmund Shakespeare 1580–1603
  6. 6. Gilbert Shakespeare 1566–1612
  7. 7. Anne Shakespeare 1571–1579

Mary Arden's Timeline

3 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Mary Arden in Aston, Warwickshire, England
Aston, Warwickshire, England
1608
Sep 09, 1608
Age 71
Death of Mary Arden in Stratford, Warwickshire, England
Stratford, Warwickshire, England
1746
16 Sep 1746
Age 209
Burial of Mary Arden in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Aston, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 09, 1608
    Event Place: Stratford, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1746
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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