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Mary Arden 1538–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 September 1538

Birth Location: Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 September 1608

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

Father: Robert Arden

Mother: Lady Webb

Spouse(s): Sir Shakespeare

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

In 1538, Mary Arden entered the world in Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Robert De Arden And Lady Mary Agnes Webb. Mary Arden married Sir John Shakespeare, and had children including Anne Shakespeare, Edmund Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, William Shakespeare. Mary Arden passed away in 1608 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Mary Arden entered the world in Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Robert De Arden And Lady Mary Agnes Webb.
  • Mary Arden married Sir John Shakespeare, and had children including Anne Shakespeare, Edmund Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, William Shakespeare.
  • Mary Arden passed away in 1608 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Arden's Ancestors

Self
Mary Arden
1538–1608
Birth Place: Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert de Arden
1506–
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Mary-Agnes) Webb
1512–1550
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
Grandparents
Thomas (De) Arden
1469–1546
Wilmcote, Warwickshire, England
Eustacia Drayton
1473–
Aston, Warwickshire, , England
John (Alexander Webb) III
1484–1516
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Arden
1484–1548
Park Hall, Aston, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Arden
–1502
Eleanor Hampden
1440–1525
John Arden
1460–1526
Alice Bracebridge
1460–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Arden
1469–1546
Eustacia Drayton
1473–
Walter Arden
–1502
Eleanor Hampden
1440–1525

Mary Arden's Descendants

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Mary Arden (9 September 1538–9 September 1608) m. Sir (John) Shakespeare (10 March 1531–7 September 1601)
  1. 1. Anne Shakespeare 1571–1579
  2. 2. Edmund Shakespeare 1580–1607
  3. 3. Gilbert Shakespeare 1566–1612
  4. 4. Joan Shakespeare 1569–1646
  5. 5. Joan Shakespeare 1558–1558
  6. 6. Margaret Shakespeare 1562–1563
  7. 7. Richard Shakespeare 1574–1613
  8. 8. Thomas Shakespeare 1564–1616
  9. 9. William Shakespeare 1564–1616 m. Anne Hathaway 1556–1623
    1. 1. Susannah Hall 1583–1649
    2. 2. Hamnet Shakespeare 1585–1596
    3. 3. Judith Quiney 1585–1662

Mary Arden's Timeline

2 Records

1538
9 September 1538
Birth of Mary Arden in Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1608
9 September 1608
Age 70
Death of Mary Arden in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 September 1538
    Event Place: Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1608
    Event Place: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] 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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