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Richard Shakespeare 1512–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 10 Feb 1583

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

Father: John Shakespeare

Mother: Lady Shakespeare

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sir (Yeoman)

The story of Richard Shakespeare began in 1512 in Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England. Richard Shakespeare married Mary, and had children including Sir John Father Of William Shakespeare Shakespeare Yeoman. Richard Shakespeare passed away in 1583 in Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Shakespeare began in 1512 in Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.
  • Richard Shakespeare married Mary, and had children including Sir John Father Of William Shakespeare Shakespeare Yeoman.
  • Richard Shakespeare passed away in 1583 in Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shakespeare
1485–1550
Birth Location: –
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Lady Shakespeare
1501–1560
Birth Location: Hereford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir (Yeoman)
1531–1601
Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
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Richard Shakespeare's Ancestors

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Richard Shakespeare
1512–1583
Birth Place: Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Parents
John Crispin Shakespeare
1485–1550
Lady (Joan Ann de Beaufort) Shakespeare
1501–1560
Hereford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Shakespeare's Descendants

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Richard Shakespeare (1512–10 Feb 1583)
  1. 1. Sir (John (Father of William Shakespeare) Shakespeare) (Yeoman) 1531–1601 m. Mary (Margaret Arden) Lady 1538–1608
    1. 1. Joan Shakespeare 1569–1646 m. William (Henry) Hart 1565–1616
      1. 1. Thomas (Shakespeare) Hart 1605–1661 m. Mary Page 1609–1635
        1. 1. Georgius Hart 1636–1702
        2. 2. Maria Hart 1641–
        3. 3. Michael Hart 1633–1660
        4. 4. Thomas Hart 1631–1690
        5. 5. William Hart 1635–1689
      2. 2. William Hart 1600–1639 m. Janet Selkrig 1602–
        1. 1. Bridget Hart 1630–1682 m. Robert Duffield 1634–1692
        2. 2. Charles Hart 1625–1683
        3. 3. Jean Hart 1633–1664
      3. 3. Mary Hart 1603–1606
      4. 4. Michael Hart 1608–1618
    2. 2. William Shakespeare 1564–1616
    3. 3. Joan Shakespeare 1558–1558
    4. 4. Gilbert Shakespeare 1566–
    5. 5. Edmund Shakespeare 1580–
    6. 6. Margaret Shakespeare 1560–1561

Richard Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Richard Shakespeare in Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
1583
10 Feb 1583
Age 71
Death of Richard Shakespeare in Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1583
    Event Place: Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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