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Robert Shakespeare 1537–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1537

Birth Location: Snitterfield (Warwickshire) England

Death Date: 8 September 1602

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

Father: Richard Shakespeare)

Mother: Joan\ Countess

Spouse(s): Lady Webb, Margaret Shakespeare, Lady Ardene

Children(s): Isabell Shakespear, Robert Webb, Robert Webb, Joan Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Alice Shakespeare, Alice Shakespeare, Alexander Webb, Wylliam Webb, Margaret Shakespeare, Sir Actor), Nicholas SHAKESPEARE, Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare", Anne Shakespeare, Katherina Webb, Richard Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Edmond Shakespeare, Lettice Shakespeare, James Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare

The story of Robert Shakespeare began in 1537 in Snitterfield (Warwickshire) England. Robert Shakespeare married Alys Lambert, Hisper, Joan Whitrefe, Lady Charlotte Agnes Elizabeth Stewart Shakespeare Webb, Lady Margaret Webb Ardene, Margaret Arden Shakespeare, and had children including Alexander Webb, Alice Shakespeare, Anne Shakespeare, Edmond Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Henry Stratford, Isabell Shakespear, James Shakespeare, Joan June De Shakespeare De Hart Sister Of William Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, Katherina Webb, Lettice Shakespeare First Cousin To William Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Nicholas Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Robert Webb, Sir Knight William The Bard Shakespeare Famed Playwrite Poet Actor, Thomas Born Edward Shakespeare, Wylliam Webb. Robert Shakespeare passed away in 1602 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Shakespeare began in 1537 in Snitterfield (Warwickshire) England.
  • Robert Shakespeare married Alys Lambert, Hisper, Joan Whitrefe, Lady Charlotte Agnes Elizabeth Stewart Shakespeare Webb, Lady Margaret Webb Ardene, Margaret Arden Shakespeare, and had children including Alexander Webb, Alice Shakespeare, Anne Shakespeare, Edmond Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Henry Stratford, Isabell Shakespear, James Shakespeare, Joan June De Shakespeare De Hart Sister Of William Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, Katherina Webb, Lettice Shakespeare First Cousin To William Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Nicholas Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, Robert Webb, Sir Knight William The Bard Shakespeare Famed Playwrite Poet Actor, Thomas Born Edward Shakespeare, Wylliam Webb.
  • Robert Shakespeare passed away in 1602 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Robert Shakespeare's Ancestors

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Robert Shakespeare
1537–1602
Birth Place: Snitterfield (Warwickshire) England
Parents
Richard William Shakespeare (Grandfather of William Shakespeare)
1512–1583
Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Joan\ (Grand Mother of William Shakespeare\ de Beaufort) Countess
1485–1560
Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Shakespeare's Descendants

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Robert Shakespeare (10 Mar 1537–8 September 1602) m. Lady (Charlotte Agnes Elizabeth Stewart Shakespeare) Webb (1536–1595) m. Margaret (Arden) Shakespeare (16 Oct 1545–9 February 1597) m. Lady (Margaret Webb) Ardene (9 Sep 1538–9 February 1597)
  1. 1. Isabell Shakespear 1561–1648 m. Johenis (John) Turner 1588–1647 m. Thoms Turner 1575–1617
    1. 1. Thomas (Turner, nephew of William) Shakespeare 1601–1698 m. Mary (Alice Floyd) Turner 1605–1668
      1. 1. William (Arthur) Turner 1620–1669 m. Margaret Crofts 1630–1663
        1. 1. Jane (Lawrence) Turner 1653–1747 m. Jane (Lawrence) Turner 1653–1747
    2. 2. Sara Turner 1592–1653
    3. 3. Sharon Turner 1583–1608
    4. 4. Tarly Turner 1585–1620
    5. 5. Tully Turner 1585–1602
    6. 6. Sophie Turner 1589–1658
    7. 7. Serenity Turner 1591–1656
    8. 8. Anna (Turner Tvilling) ? 1592–1658
    9. 9. Michaell Turner 1592–1682
    10. 10. Thomas Turner 1594–1631
    11. 11. Tully Turner 1595–1602
    12. 12. Howard (Arthur) Turner 1600–1669
  2. 2. Robert Webb 1556–1597
  3. 3. Robert Webb 1556–1597
  4. 4. Joan Shakespeare 1558–1563
  5. 5. Margaret Shakespeare 1558–1563
  6. 6. Alice Shakespeare 1559–1586
  7. 7. Alice Shakespeare 1559–
  8. 8. Alexander Webb 1559–1629
  9. 9. Wylliam Webb 1560–1653
  10. 10. Margaret Shakespeare 1562–1563
  11. 11. Sir (Knight William "The Bard" SHAKESPEARE (Famed Playwrite, Poet &) Actor) 1564–1616 m. Anne Hathaway 1556–
    1. 1. Susanna Shakespeare 1583–
    2. 2. Judith Shakespeare 1585–1661
  12. 12. Nicholas SHAKESPEARE 1565–1645
  13. 13. Gilbert Shakespeare 1566–1612
  14. 14. Joan (June de Shakespeare de Hart "Sister of William) Shakespeare" 1569–1646
  15. 15. Anne Shakespeare 1561–1636
  16. 16. Katherina Webb 1572–
  17. 17. Richard Shakespeare 1574–1613
  18. 18. Richard Shakespeare 1574–1613
  19. 19. Edmond Shakespeare 1580–1607
  20. 20. Lettice (Shakespeare First Cousin to William) Shakespeare 1583–1623
  21. 21. James Shakespeare 1585–1589
  22. 22. Thomas ((born Edward)) Shakespeare 1560–1635

Robert Shakespeare's Timeline

6 Records

1537
10 Mar 1537
Birth of Robert Shakespeare in Snitterfield (Warwickshire) England
Snitterfield (Warwickshire) England
1575
1575
Age 38
Robert Shakespeare was married
None
1580
1580
Age 43
Robert Shakespeare was married in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
1593
1593
Age 56
Robert Shakespeare was married
None
1602
8 September 1602
Age 65
Death of Robert Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1750
30 Oct 1750
Age 213
Robert Shakespeare was married in St Mary, Warwick, England
St Mary, Warwick, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1537
    Event Place: Snitterfield (Warwickshire) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1575

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1593

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1750
    Event Place: St Mary, Warwick, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Bishops Tachbrook, Wilmcote, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1602
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

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