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Sir Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William Shakespeare 1506–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1506

Birth Location: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 16 December 1556

Death Location: Wilnecote and Castle Liberty, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Arden

Mother: Mary Andrew

Spouse(s): Mary Shakespeare"

Children(s): Elizabeth Webb, Thomas Arden, Lady Shakespeare", Mary Shakespeare", Katherine Ardene, Joyce Ardene, Joan Whitrefe, Margarita Arden, Robert Storey, Edetha Webb, Jane Ardene, Margarett Arden, Joan Arden, Agnes Arden, Grace Arden, Robert Arden, Katherine Arden

The story of Sir Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William Shakespeare began in 1506 in Wilmcote, Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England. Sir Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William Shakespeare married Mary Agnes Lady Webb Grandmother Of William Shakespeare, and had children including Agnes Arden, Edetha Editha Maria Calne Grene Webb, Elizabeth Webbe Nicolaus Webb, Grace Arden, Jane Margaret Ardene, Joan Arden, Joan Arden Whitrefe, Joyce Ardene, Katherine Ardene, Katherine De Arderne Arden, Lady Alice Arden Aunt Of William Shakespeare, Margarett Arden, Margarita Arden, Mary Arden Mother Of William Shakespeare, Robert Arden, Robert Francis Storey, Thomas Arden. Sir Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William Shakespeare passed away in 1556 in Wilnecote and Castle Liberty, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William Shakespeare began in 1506 in Wilmcote, Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England.
  • Sir Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William Shakespeare married Mary Agnes Lady Webb Grandmother Of William Shakespeare, and had children including Agnes Arden, Edetha Editha Maria Calne Grene Webb, Elizabeth Webbe Nicolaus Webb, Grace Arden, Jane Margaret Ardene, Joan Arden, Joan Arden Whitrefe, Joyce Ardene, Katherine Ardene, Katherine De Arderne Arden, Lady Alice Arden Aunt Of William Shakespeare, Margarett Arden, Margarita Arden, Mary Arden Mother Of William Shakespeare, Robert Arden, Robert Francis Storey, Thomas Arden.
  • Sir Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William Shakespeare passed away in 1556 in Wilnecote and Castle Liberty, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Arden
1470–1546
Birth Location: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
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Mary Andrew
1481–1548
Birth Location: Cherwerlton, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Shakespeare"
1512–1550
Birth Location: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Webb
1529–1609
Birth Location: Sydenham Damerel, Devon, England
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Thomas Arden
1540–1636
Birth Location: Aston, Gloucestershire, , England
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Lady Shakespeare"
1536–1580
Birth Location: Wilmcote, Warwickshire, England
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Mary Shakespeare"
1540–1608
Birth Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
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Katherine Ardene
1545–1608
Birth Location: Aston, Warwickshire, , England
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Joyce Ardene
1534–1557
Birth Location: Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
JA
Joan Whitrefe
1542–1608
Birth Location: Arden, Warwickshire, England
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Margarita Arden
1545–1607
Birth Location: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire
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Robert Storey
1520–1601
Birth Location: Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England
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Edetha Webb
1519–1609
Birth Location: Calne, Wiltshire, England
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Jane Ardene
1530–1608
Birth Location: Parkhall, Warwickshire, England
JA
Margarett Arden
1538–1607
Birth Location: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
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Joan Arden
1527–1581
Birth Location: Wilmcote, Warwickshire, England
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Agnes Arden
1526–1611
Birth Location: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
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Grace Arden
1527–1539
Birth Location: 1678640, Warwickshire, England
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Robert Arden
1532–
Birth Location: Of Stratford, Warwick, England
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Katherine Arden
1526–1608
Birth Location: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
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Sir Shakespeare's Ancestors

Self
Sir Shakespeare
1506–1556
Birth Place: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Thomas de Arderne Arden
1470–1546
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
Mary (Isabella) Andrew
1481–1548
Cherwerlton, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shakespeare's Descendants

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Sir (Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William) Shakespeare (Apr 1506–16 December 1556) m. Mary (Agnes* (Lady) Webb "Grandmother of William) Shakespeare" (5 Feb 1512–5 February 1550)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Webbe Nicolaus) Webb 1529–1609 m. Thomas Webbe 1534–1572
    1. 1. Alice Webbe 1561–1586 m. Christopher (Willm) Warren 1553–1587 m. William (Christopher) Warren 1558–1587
      1. 1. Richard (Warren, Mayflower Passenger\Signer of Mayflower) Compact 1578–1628 m. ELIZABETH (WALKER) JOUATT 1583–1673
        1. 1. Mary (Anna) Warren 1612–1683 m. Robert BARTLETT 1603–1676
        2. 2. Christopher Warren 1607–1626
        3. 3. Anna Warren 1612–1676
        4. 4. Joseph Warren 1626–1689 m. Priscilla Faunce 1634–1707
        5. 5. Abigail Warren 1618–1692
        6. 6. Sarah Warren 1614–1686
        7. 7. Elizabeth Warren 1617–1669
        8. 8. Nathaniel Warren 1624–1667
        9. 9. James Warren 1622–1702
        10. 10. Abraham (John) Warren 1606–1689
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) WARREN 1581–1669
      3. 3. John Warren 1580–1581
      4. 4. Christopher Warren 1582–1656
      5. 5. Robert Warren 1578–1668
      6. 6. William Warren 1581–1586
      7. 7. Thomas Warren 1584–1644
    2. 2. Anne Webb 1550–1575
    3. 3. Elizabeth Webb 1549–1708
    4. 4. Alexander ((Sir)) Webb 1559–1629
    5. 5. Johann Webbe 1565–1758
    6. 6. Thomas Webbe 1555–1634
    7. 7. William Webb 1555–
  2. 2. Thomas Arden 1540–1636
  3. 3. Lady (Alice Arden "Aunt of William) Shakespeare" 1536–1580
  4. 4. Mary (Arden "Mother of William) Shakespeare" 1540–1608 m. Alexander Webb 1534–1573 m. John (Crispin) Shakespeare 1531–1601
    1. 1. Alexander Webb 1559–1629
    2. 2. William Shakespeare 1564–1616 m. Anne Hathaway 1556–1623
      1. 1. Judith Shakespeare 1585–1662
      2. 2. Susanna Shakespeare 1583–1649
      3. 3. Hamnet Shakespeare 1585–1596
    3. 3. John Shakespeare 1569–1646
  5. 5. Katherine Ardene 1545–1608
  6. 6. Joyce Ardene 1534–1557
  7. 7. Joan (Arden) Whitrefe 1542–1608
  8. 8. Margarita Arden 1545–1607
  9. 9. Robert (Francis) Storey 1520–1601
  10. 10. Edetha (Editha Maria Calne Grene) Webb 1519–1609
  11. 11. Jane (Margaret) Ardene 1530–1608
  12. 12. Margarett Arden 1538–1607
  13. 13. Joan Arden 1527–1581
  14. 14. Agnes Arden 1526–1611
  15. 15. Grace Arden 1527–1539
  16. 16. Robert Arden 1532–
  17. 17. Katherine (de Arderne) Arden 1526–1608

Sir Shakespeare's Timeline

3 Records

1506
April 1506
Birth of Sir Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William Shakespeare in Wilnecote and Castle Liberty, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Wilnecote and Castle Liberty, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1506
Apr 1506
Birth of Sir Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William Shakespeare in Wilmcote, Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England
1556
16 December 1556
Age 50
Death of Sir Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William Shakespeare in Wilnecote and Castle Liberty, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Wilnecote and Castle Liberty, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1506
    Event Place: Wilnecote and Castle Liberty, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1506
    Event Place: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1556
    Event Place: Wilnecote and Castle Liberty, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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