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William Shakespeare 1564–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 April 1564

Birth Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 April 1616

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

Father: John Shakespeare

Mother: Margaret Arden

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The story of William Shakespeare began in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. William Shakespeare passed away in 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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  • The story of William Shakespeare began in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Shakespeare passed away in 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Shakespeare's Ancestors

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William Shakespeare
1564–1616
Birth Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Shakespeare
1537–1601
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Arden
1540–1607
England
Grandparents
Richard Shakespeare
1512–1560
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Abigail Webb
1515–1595
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert Arden
1506–1556
Wilnecote and Castle Liberty, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Arden
1512–1550
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wilmcote
1469–1546
Mary Andrews
–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shakespeare's Timeline

3 Records

1564
23 April 1564
Birth of William Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1616
23 April 1616
Age 52
Death of William Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1815
18 Jul 1815
Age 251
William Shakespeare was baptized in Henley in Arden, Warwickshire, England
Henley in Arden, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 April 1564
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1815
    Event Place: Henley in Arden, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 April 1616
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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