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Mary (Lady) Arden - Shakespeare - Webb "Mother of William Shakespeare" 1540–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1540

Birth Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 9 Sep 1608

Death Location: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, , England

Father: Sir Shakespeare

Mother: Mary children

Spouse(s): John Shakespere

Children(s): william Shakespere, Sir Shakespeare, Sir Shakespeare, Lady Shakespeare, Lady Shakespeare, Sir Shakespeare, Lady Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Joan Hart), Nicholas SHAKESPEARE, Sir Shakespeare, Sir Shakespeare, Lady Shakespeare, Lady Shakespeare, Sir Shakespeare, Lady Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Joan Hart), Nicholas SHAKESPEARE, Sir Shakespeare, Sir Shakespeare, Lady Shakespeare, Lady Shakespeare, Sir Shakespeare, Lady Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Joan Hart), Nicholas SHAKESPEARE, Edmund Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Anne Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, John child), Elizabeth [Turner], Roger Shakespeare, Anne Shakespeare, Nicholas Shakespeare, Edward I, Lettice Shakespeare, Isabel Shakespeare, Josiah Shakespear, Joan Shakespeare), Elizabeth Turner, Thomas Shakespeare, Lettice Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, John Shakspere, Emily Shakespeare, Anne Shakspeare, Richard Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Josiah Shakespear, Joan Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Judith Shakespeare, Alexander Webb, Ursula Shakespeare, Phillipus Shakespeare, Elizabeth Shakespeare, Robert Cousin

The story of Mary (Lady) Arden - Shakespeare - Webb "Mother of William Shakespeare" began in 1540 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Mary (Lady) Arden - Shakespeare - Webb "Mother of William Shakespeare" married John Shakespere, and had children including Alexander Webb, Anne Died At Age 7 From Plaque Shakespeare, Anne Maria Shakspeare, Anne Shakespeare, Edmund Yates Shakespeare, Edward Shakespeare I, Elizabeth Isabel Shakespeare Turner, Elizabeth Turner, Elizabeth W Shakespeare, Emily Margaret Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Isabel Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare Sister Of William Shakespeare M Hart, Joan Shakespeare Hart Sister Of William Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, John Samuel Shakespeare Died As A Child, John Shakspere, Josiah Shakespear, Judith Shakespeare, Lady Anne Ann Shakespeare, Lady Joane Joan Jone Mother Maryarden Shakespeare, Lady Margaret Shakespeare, Lettice Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Nicholas Shakespeare, Phillipus Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Robert Webb Shakespeare S 1St Cousin, Roger Shakespeare, Sir Edmond Shakespeare, Sir Gilbert J Shakespeare, Sir Richard Shakespeare, Thomas Born Edward Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, Ursula Shakespeare, William Shakespere. Mary (Lady) Arden - Shakespeare - Webb "Mother of William Shakespeare" passed away in 1608 in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary (Lady) Arden - Shakespeare - Webb "Mother of William Shakespeare" began in 1540 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
  • Mary (Lady) Arden - Shakespeare - Webb "Mother of William Shakespeare" married John Shakespere, and had children including Alexander Webb, Anne Died At Age 7 From Plaque Shakespeare, Anne Maria Shakspeare, Anne Shakespeare, Edmund Yates Shakespeare, Edward Shakespeare I, Elizabeth Isabel Shakespeare Turner, Elizabeth Turner, Elizabeth W Shakespeare, Emily Margaret Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Isabel Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare Sister Of William Shakespeare M Hart, Joan Shakespeare Hart Sister Of William Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, John Samuel Shakespeare Died As A Child, John Shakspere, Josiah Shakespear, Judith Shakespeare, Lady Anne Ann Shakespeare, Lady Joane Joan Jone Mother Maryarden Shakespeare, Lady Margaret Shakespeare, Lettice Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Nicholas Shakespeare, Phillipus Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Robert Webb Shakespeare S 1St Cousin, Roger Shakespeare, Sir Edmond Shakespeare, Sir Gilbert J Shakespeare, Sir Richard Shakespeare, Thomas Born Edward Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, Ursula Shakespeare, William Shakespere.
  • Mary (Lady) Arden - Shakespeare - Webb "Mother of William Shakespeare" passed away in 1608 in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, , England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Shakespeare"'s Ancestors

Self
Mary Shakespeare"
1540–1608
Birth Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William Shakespeare
1497–1556
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
Mary (Agnes * (Lady) Webb "Grandmother of William Shakespeare", 14) children
1511–1550
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, or Stratford on Avon Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John (Alexander (Sir)) Webb
1484–1516
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Arden
1500–1548
Park Hall, Aston, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Arden
1467–1526
Lady Shakespeare"
1469–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Shakespeare"'s Descendants

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Mary ((Lady) Arden - Shakespeare - Webb "Mother of William) Shakespeare" (6 Jun 1540–9 Sep 1608) m. John Shakespere (10 Mar 1531–7 Sep 1601)
  1. 1. william Shakespere 1564–1616 m. Anne Hathaway 1556–1623
    1. 1. Susanna Shakespeare 1583–1649
    2. 2. Hamnet (Shakespeare twn to) Judeth 1585–1596
    3. 3. Judith Shakespeare 1585–1661
    4. 4. Harriet Shakespeare 1584–1596
    5. 5. Humphrey Shakespeare 1590–1678
  2. 2. Sir (Edmond) Shakespeare 1580–1607
  3. 3. Sir (Gilbert J.) Shakespeare 1566–1612
  4. 4. Lady (Margaret) Shakespeare 1562–1563
  5. 5. Lady (Anne\Ann) Shakespeare 1571–1579
  6. 6. Sir (Richard) Shakespeare 1574–1613
  7. 7. Lady (Joane\Joan\Jone (Mother: MaryArden)) Shakespeare 1558–1558
  8. 8. Richard Shakespeare 1566–1613
  9. 9. Thomas ((born Edward)) Shakespeare 1560–1635
  10. 10. Margaret Shakespeare 1558–1563
  11. 11. Joan (Shakespeare , (sister of William Shakespeare) (m.) Hart) 1569–1646
  12. 12. Nicholas SHAKESPEARE 1565–1645
  13. 13. Sir (Edmond) Shakespeare 1580–1607
  14. 14. Sir (Gilbert J.) Shakespeare 1566–1612
  15. 15. Lady (Margaret) Shakespeare 1562–1563
  16. 16. Lady (Anne\Ann) Shakespeare 1571–1579
  17. 17. Sir (Richard) Shakespeare 1574–1613
  18. 18. Lady (Joane\Joan\Jone (Mother: MaryArden)) Shakespeare 1558–1558
  19. 19. Richard Shakespeare 1566–1613
  20. 20. Thomas ((born Edward)) Shakespeare 1560–1635
  21. 21. Margaret Shakespeare 1558–1563
  22. 22. Joan (Shakespeare , (sister of William Shakespeare) (m.) Hart) 1569–1646
  23. 23. Nicholas SHAKESPEARE 1565–1645
  24. 24. Sir (Edmond) Shakespeare 1580–1607
  25. 25. Sir (Gilbert J.) Shakespeare 1566–1612
  26. 26. Lady (Margaret) Shakespeare 1562–1563
  27. 27. Lady (Anne\Ann) Shakespeare 1571–1579
  28. 28. Sir (Richard) Shakespeare 1574–1613
  29. 29. Lady (Joane\Joan\Jone (Mother: MaryArden)) Shakespeare 1558–1558
  30. 30. Richard Shakespeare 1566–1613
  31. 31. Thomas ((born Edward)) Shakespeare 1560–1635
  32. 32. Margaret Shakespeare 1558–1563
  33. 33. Joan (Shakespeare , (sister of William Shakespeare) (m.) Hart) 1569–1646
  34. 34. Nicholas SHAKESPEARE 1565–1645
  35. 35. Edmund (Yates) Shakespeare 1580–1607
  36. 36. Gilbert Shakespeare 1566–1612
  37. 37. Margaret Shakespeare 1562–1563
  38. 38. Anne ((Died at age 7 from plaque)) Shakespeare 1571–1578
  39. 39. Richard Shakespeare 1574–1613
  40. 40. John (Samuel SHAKESPEARE (Died as a) child) 1574–1576
  41. 41. Elizabeth (Isabel Shakespeare) [Turner] 1561–1648
  42. 42. Roger Shakespeare 1557–1616
  43. 43. Anne Shakespeare 1561–1636
  44. 44. Nicholas Shakespeare 1560–1645
  45. 45. Edward (Shakespeare) I 1579–1635
  46. 46. Lettice Shakespeare 1583–1623
  47. 47. Isabel Shakespeare 1561–1648
  48. 48. Josiah Shakespear –1809
  49. 49. Joan ((Shakespeare) Hart, (sister of William) Shakespeare) 1569–1646
  50. 50. Elizabeth Turner 1561–1601
  51. 51. Thomas Shakespeare 1550–1628
  52. 52. Lettice Shakespeare 1583–1623
  53. 53. Thomas ((born Edward)) Shakespeare 1579–1635
  54. 54. John Shakspere 1564–1616
  55. 55. Emily (Margaret) Shakespeare 1558–1563
  56. 56. Anne (Maria) Shakspeare 1578–1579
  57. 57. Richard Shakespeare 1543–1559
  58. 58. Margaret Shakespeare 1562–1563
  59. 59. Josiah Shakespear 1581–1809
  60. 60. Joan Shakespeare 1558–1558
  61. 61. Richard Shakespeare 1573–1612
  62. 62. Judith Shakespeare –1768
  63. 63. Alexander Webb 1599–1629
  64. 64. Ursula Shakespeare 1588–
  65. 65. Phillipus Shakespeare 1591–
  66. 66. Elizabeth (W) Shakespeare 1530–1580
  67. 67. Robert (Webb Shakespeare's 1st) Cousin 1556–1597

Mary Shakespeare"'s Timeline

2 Records

1540
6 Jun 1540
Birth of Mary (Lady) Arden - Shakespeare - Webb "Mother of William Shakespeare" in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
1608
9 Sep 1608
Age 68
Death of Mary (Lady) Arden - Shakespeare - Webb "Mother of William Shakespeare" in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, , England
Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1540
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1608
    Event Place: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, , England

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