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Robert Shakespeare 1535–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1601

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

Father: Richard Shakespeare

Mother: Abigail Shakespeare

Spouse(s): Lady Webb, Mary Shakespeare

Children(s): Elizabeth Shakespeare), Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Hart, Margaret Shakespeare, Edmond Shakespeare, Anne Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, William Shakespeare

The story of Robert Shakespeare began in 1535 in Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. Robert Shakespeare married Lady Charlotte Agnes Elizabeth Stewart Shakespeare Webb, Mary Shakespeare, and had children including Anne Shakespeare, Edmond Shakespeare, Elizabeth Isabel Shakespeare First Cousin To Wm Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Hart, Margaret Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, William Shakespeare. Robert Shakespeare passed away in 1601 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Shakespeare began in 1535 in Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Robert Shakespeare married Lady Charlotte Agnes Elizabeth Stewart Shakespeare Webb, Mary Shakespeare, and had children including Anne Shakespeare, Edmond Shakespeare, Elizabeth Isabel Shakespeare First Cousin To Wm Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Hart, Margaret Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, William Shakespeare.
  • Robert Shakespeare passed away in 1601 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Robert Shakespeare's Ancestors

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Robert Shakespeare
1535–1601
Birth Place: Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Shakespeare
1490–1561
Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Abigail Shakespeare
1515–1595
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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Robert Shakespeare's Descendants

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Robert Shakespeare (1535–1601) m. Lady (Charlotte Agnes Elizabeth Stewart Shakespeare) Webb (1536–1595) m. Mary Shakespeare (1540–September 1608)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Isabel Shakespeare (first cousin to Wm.) Shakespeare) 1561–1648 m. Thomas Turner 1550–
    1. 1. Thomas (Turner, nephew of William) Shakespeare 1601–1698
      1. 1. William Turner 1620–1670 m. Margaret Crofts 1630–1663
        1. 1. Jane Waln 1653–1747 m. Nicholas Waln 1650–1721
    2. 2. George Turner 1601–
    3. 3. Johannes Turner 1593–
    4. 4. Thomas Turner 1596–1639
    5. 5. Margery Turnar 1589–
    6. 6. Johannes Turner 1594–
  2. 2. Gilbert Shakespeare 1566–1612
  3. 3. Joan Hart 1569–1646
  4. 4. Margaret Shakespeare 1562–1563
  5. 5. Edmond Shakespeare 1580–1607
  6. 6. Anne Shakespeare 1571–1579
  7. 7. Richard Shakespeare 1574–1613
  8. 8. William Shakespeare 1564–1616 m. Anne Hathaway 1556–1623
    1. 1. Hamnet Shakespeare 1585–1596
    2. 2. Susanna Shakespeare 1583–1649
    3. 3. Judith Shakespeare 1585–1662

Robert Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Robert Shakespeare in Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1601
1601
Age 66
Death of Robert 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: 1535
    Event Place: Bishops Tachbrook, 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: 1601
    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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