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Sir John Shakespeare 1537–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1537

Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 September 1601

Death Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: *Richard Shakespeare)

Mother: *Joan\ Countess

Spouse(s): Lady (Arderne)

Children(s): Edward Shakespeare, *Margaret Shakespeare, *Edmond Shakespeare, *Gilbert Shakespeare, *Anne Shakespeare, William Actor, *Joan William

In 1537, Sir John Shakespeare entered the world in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard William Shakespeare Grandfather Of William Shakespeare And Joan Grand Mother Of William Shakespeare De Beaufort Countess. Sir John Shakespeare married Lady Mary Margaret Arden Arderne, and had children including Anne Shakespeare, Edmond Shakespeare, Edward Thomas Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare Sister To William, Margaret Shakespeare, William The Bard Of Avon Shakespeare Famed Playwrite Poet Actor. Sir John Shakespeare passed away in 1601 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Sir John Shakespeare entered the world in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard William Shakespeare Grandfather Of William Shakespeare And Joan Grand Mother Of William Shakespeare De Beaufort Countess.
  • Sir John Shakespeare married Lady Mary Margaret Arden Arderne, and had children including Anne Shakespeare, Edmond Shakespeare, Edward Thomas Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare Sister To William, Margaret Shakespeare, William The Bard Of Avon Shakespeare Famed Playwrite Poet Actor.
  • Sir John Shakespeare passed away in 1601 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Shakespeare's Ancestors

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Sir Shakespeare
1537–1601
Birth Place: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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
John (Crispin Shakespeare Great Grandfather of William) Shakespeare)
1485–1550
Huntingdon, Gloucs, England
Joan (Ann de) Beaufort
1485–1560
Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shakespeare's Descendants

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Sir (John) Shakespeare (10 March 1537–7 September 1601) m. Lady (Mary Margaret Arden) (Arderne) (1535–9 September 1608)
  1. 1. Edward (Thomas) Shakespeare 1579–1634 m. Anne (Joyce Gibbins) Gibbons 1580–1636
    1. 1. William Shakespeare 1605–1682 m. Joyce Prise 1605–1681
      1. 1. Edward Shakespeare 1637–1668 m. Sibilla (Isabella) Burrows 1638–1664
        1. 1. Edward Shakespeare 1658–1726 m. Mary Emerton 1655–1728
        2. 2. thomas SHAKESPEARE 1660–1708
      2. 2. Henry ((M:Price) Shakespeare Shakspear) Shakespear 1642–1708
      3. 3. Joyse Shacksspur 1644–1647
      4. 4. Roger ((M:Price) Shakespeare) Shackspeare 1633–1688
      5. 5. John ((M:Price) Shakespeare) Shackspare 1647–1706
      6. 6. Alice (Ales (M:Price) Shakespeare Shakspear) Shakespear 1625–1706
      7. 7. Mary Shackspur 1639–1647
      8. 8. Willyam (William (M:Price) Shackspere) Shakespeare 1630–1706
  2. 2. *Margaret Shakespeare 1562–1563
  3. 3. *Edmond Shakespeare 1580–1607
  4. 4. *Gilbert Shakespeare 1566–1612
  5. 5. *Anne Shakespeare 1571–1579
  6. 6. William ("The Bard of Avon" Shakespeare Famed Playwrite, Poet &) Actor 1564–1616
  7. 7. *Joan (Shakespeare Sister to) William 1569–1646

Sir Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1537
10 March 1537
Birth of Sir John Shakespeare in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1601
7 September 1601
Age 64
Death of Sir John Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 March 1537
    Event Place: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1601
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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