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William Shakespeare 1605–1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 September 1605

Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 June 1682

Death Location: Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edward Shakespeare

Mother: Anne Gibbons

Spouse(s): Joyce Prise

Children(s): Edward Shakespeare, Henry Shakespear, Joyse Shacksspur, Roger Shackspeare, John Shackspare, Alice Shakespear, Mary Shackspur, Willyam Shakespeare

In 1605, William Shakespeare entered the world in Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward Thomas Shakespeare And Anne Joyce Gibbins Gibbons. William Shakespeare married Joyce Prise, and had children including Alice Ales M Price Shakespeare Shakspear Shakespear, Edward Shakespeare, Henry M Price Shakespeare Shakspear Shakespear, John M Price Shakespeare Shackspare, Joyse Shacksspur, Mary Shackspur, Roger M Price Shakespeare Shackspeare, Willyam William M Price Shackspere Shakespeare. William Shakespeare passed away in 1682 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1605, William Shakespeare entered the world in Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward Thomas Shakespeare And Anne Joyce Gibbins Gibbons.
  • William Shakespeare married Joyce Prise, and had children including Alice Ales M Price Shakespeare Shakspear Shakespear, Edward Shakespeare, Henry M Price Shakespeare Shakspear Shakespear, John M Price Shakespeare Shackspare, Joyse Shacksspur, Mary Shackspur, Roger M Price Shakespeare Shackspeare, Willyam William M Price Shackspere Shakespeare.
  • William Shakespeare passed away in 1682 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Shakespeare's Ancestors

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William Shakespeare
1605–1682
Birth Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Thomas Shakespeare
1579–1634
Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Joyce Gibbins) Gibbons
1580–1636
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Shakespeare
1537–1601
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Margaret Arden) (Arderne)
1535–1608
Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
*Richard Shakespeare)
1512–1583
*Joan\ Countess
1485–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shakespeare)
1485–1550
Joan Beaufort
1485–1560

William Shakespeare's Descendants

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William Shakespeare (3 September 1605–20 June 1682) m. Joyce Prise (11 August 1605–8 April 1681)
  1. 1. Edward Shakespeare 1637–1668 m. Sibilla (Isabella) Burrows 1638–1664
    1. 1. Edward Shakespeare 1658–1726 m. Mary Emerton 1655–1728
      1. 1. edward shakespeare 1683–1753 m. ann grammer 1685–1747 m. Elizabeth (Perrey) (Perry) 1690–1727
        1. 1. William Shakespeare 1711–1785 m. Mary Perkins 1712–
        2. 2. sarah shakespeare 1710–1721
        3. 3. susannah shakespeare 1713–
        4. 4. joseph shakespeare 1716–
        5. 5. mary shakespeare 1718–1721
        6. 6. Hannah Shakespeare 1722–1731
        7. 7. Phebe Shakespeare 1722–1740
        8. 8. Joseph Shakespeare 1725–1770
        9. 9. Josiah Shakespeare 1724–1768
        10. 10. Moses Shakespeare 1719–1784
        11. 11. Elizabeth Shakespeare 1722–1731
        12. 12. Benjamin Shakespeare 1718–1742
        13. 13. Nehemiah Shakespeare 1717–1770
        14. 14. John ((M: Perry)) Shakespeare 1722–1798
      2. 2. Elizabeth Shakespeare 1681–1759
      3. 3. John Shakespeare 1687–1734
      4. 4. Liddya Shakespeare 1686–1689
      5. 5. Edward Shakespear 1683–1689
      6. 6. Elizabeth Shakespear 1684–1759
      7. 7. Mary Shakespeare 1688–1689
      8. 8. Joseph Shakespeare 1693–1734
      9. 9. William Shakespear 1685–1686
    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

William Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1605
3 September 1605
Birth of William Shakespeare in Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1682
20 June 1682
Age 77
Death of William Shakespeare in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1605
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1682
    Event Place: Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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