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Robert Shakespeare 1537–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1537

Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 08 Sep 1602

Death Location: Stratford, Warwickshire, England

Father: Richard Shakespeare

Mother: Abigail Webb

Spouse(s): Agnes Steward

Children(s): William Playwrite, Elizabeth Shakespeare

The story of Robert Shakespeare began in 1537 in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England. Robert Shakespeare married Agnes Steward, and had children including Elizabeth Shakespeare, William Actor Shakespeare Famed Playwrite. Robert Shakespeare passed away in 1602 in Stratford, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Shakespeare began in 1537 in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England.
  • Robert Shakespeare married Agnes Steward, and had children including Elizabeth Shakespeare, William Actor Shakespeare Famed Playwrite.
  • Robert Shakespeare passed away in 1602 in Stratford, 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 Shakespeare (Grandfather of William Shakespeare
1513–1583
Stratford, Warwickshire, England
Abigail Webb
1515–1595
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John (Grandfather of William Shakespeare) Crispin) Shakespeare
1485–1550
Wroxall, Warwickshire, England
Joan (Ann Beaufort Lady (Great GrandMother of William) Shakespeare)
1485–1560
Warwickshire, England
Knight (Sir John Alexander Knight of Warwickshire Served Under Catherine Parr And Henry V. Shakespeare Webb) Jr
1482–1516
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Margaret (Arden) Lady
1484–1548
1678640 Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shakespeare
1455–1511
Humphrey Sir
1454–1485
Heiress Emscote
1454–1485
Sir Webb
1450–1482
Sarah Lady
1450–1490
Walter Arderne
1441–1502
Lady Arden
1445–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Beaufort
1406–1455
John Hugford
1430–1485
Margaret Metley
1430–1474
William Kellowe*
1425–
Joan Stone
1425–1473
Thomas Sir
1420–1505
Lydia Ward
1427–1498
Robert Arden
1421–1452
Elizabeth Saltley
1426–1454
William Hampton
1420–1451
Lady Whalesborough
1422–1498

Robert Shakespeare's Descendants

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Robert Shakespeare (10 Mar 1537–08 Sep 1602) m. Agnes Steward (1538–1595)
  1. 1. William (Actor) Shakespeare (Famed) Playwrite 1564–1616 m. Anne Hathaway 1556–1623
  2. 2. Elizabeth Shakespeare 1561–1601 m. Thomas Turner 1575–1617
    1. 1. Thomas (Turner) 2nd 1601–1698 m. Alice Floyd 1605–1668
      1. 1. William Turner 1620–1670 m. Margaret Crofts 1630–1663
        1. 1. Jane Turner 1653–1747 m. Nicholas Waln 1650–1722

Robert Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1537
10 Mar 1537
Birth of Robert Shakespeare in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
1602
08 Sep 1602
Age 65
Death of Robert Shakespeare in Stratford, Warwickshire, England
Stratford, Warwickshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1537
    Event Place: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1602
    Event Place: Stratford, Warwickshire, England

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