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William Shakespeare 1564–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 April 1564

Birth Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 23 Apr 1616

Death Location: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England

Father: John Shakespeare

Mother: Mary Shakespeare"

Spouse(s): Anne Hathaway

Children(s): Judith Shakespeare, Susanna Shakespeare, Hamnet Shakespeare

The story of William Shakespeare began in 1564 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England. William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, and had children including Hamnet Shakespeare, Judith Shakespeare, Susanna Shakespeare. William Shakespeare passed away in 1616 in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Shakespeare began in 1564 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.
  • William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, and had children including Hamnet Shakespeare, Judith Shakespeare, Susanna Shakespeare.
  • William Shakespeare passed away in 1616 in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shakespeare's Ancestors

Self
William Shakespeare
1564–1616
Birth Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Crispin Shakespeare
1531–1601
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Mary (Arden "Mother of William) Shakespeare"
1540–1608
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
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
Sir (Robert I Arden, Grandfather to William) Shakespeare
1506–1556
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England
Mary (Agnes* (Lady) Webb "Grandmother of William) Shakespeare"
1512–1550
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Arden
1470–1546
Mary Andrew
1481–1548
Sir Jnr.
1482–1517
Alice DAME-SWAYNE
1469–1517
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shakespeare's Descendants

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William Shakespeare (23 April 1564–23 Apr 1616) m. Anne Hathaway (16 August 1556–6 August 1623)
  1. 1. Judith Shakespeare 1585–1662
  2. 2. Susanna Shakespeare 1583–1649
  3. 3. Hamnet Shakespeare 1585–1596

William Shakespeare's Timeline

3 Records

1564
23 April 1564
Birth of William Shakespeare in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
1616
23 Apr 1616
Age 52
Death of William Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
1687
15 Sep 1687
Age 123
William Shakespeare was baptized in Rowington, Warwickshire, England
Rowington, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 April 1564
    Event Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1687
    Event Place: Rowington, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21272; Document Reference: N51

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COLCHDFR02/0794-0-801

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 1; Class: PROB 1; Piece: 4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1616
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 1; Class: PROB 1; Piece: 4
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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