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Sir Robert Oliver Arden I, Grandfather to William Shakespeare 1506–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1506

Birth Location: Wilcote, Aston, Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 16 Dec 1566

Death Location: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Arden

Mother: Mary Andrews

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Sir Robert Oliver Arden I, Grandfather to William Shakespeare was born in 1506 in Wilcote, Aston, Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas De Arden And Mary Andrews. Sir Robert Oliver Arden I, Grandfather to William Shakespeare passed away in 1566 in Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England.

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  • Sir Robert Oliver Arden I, Grandfather to William Shakespeare was born in 1506 in Wilcote, Aston, Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas De Arden And Mary Andrews.
  • Sir Robert Oliver Arden I, Grandfather to William Shakespeare passed away in 1566 in Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England.

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Sir Shakespeare's Ancestors

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Sir Shakespeare
1506–1566
Birth Place: Wilcote, Aston, Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas de Arden
1469–1546
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
Mary Andrews
1481–1548
Grandparents
Sir (Walter de Arden, of Park) Hall
1435–1502
park hall, Warwickshire, England
Thomas Andrews
1468–1530
Emma Knightly
1454–1490
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1506
Apr 1506
Birth of Sir Robert Oliver Arden I, Grandfather to William Shakespeare in Wilcote, Aston, Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
Wilcote, Aston, Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
1566
16 Dec 1566
Age 60
Death of Sir Robert Oliver Arden I, Grandfather to William Shakespeare in Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1506
    Event Place: Wilcote, Aston, Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1566
    Event Place: Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe, Warwickshire, England

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