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Richard Shakespeare 1574–1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 March 1574

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

Death Date: 2 February 1613

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

Father: Sir Shakespeare

Mother: Mary Arden

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The story of Richard Shakespeare began in 1574 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. Richard Shakespeare passed away in 1613 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Shakespeare began in 1574 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Richard Shakespeare passed away in 1613 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Richard Shakespeare's Ancestors

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Richard Shakespeare
1574–1613
Birth Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Shakespeare
1531–1601
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Mary Arden
1538–1608
Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (de) Arden
1506–
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Mary-Agnes) Webb
1512–1550
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Arden
1469–1546
Eustacia Drayton
1473–
John III
1484–1516
Margaret Arden
1484–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Arden
–1502
Eleanor Hampden
1440–1525
John Arden
1460–1526
Alice Bracebridge
1460–1539

Richard Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1574
9 March 1574
Birth of Richard Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1613
2 February 1613
Age 39
Death of Richard Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1574
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, 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: 2 February 1613
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    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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