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William Shakespeare 1721–1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 30 Jan 1722

Death Location: Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England

Father: Edward Shakespeare

Mother: Elizabeth (Perry)

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In 1721, William Shakespeare entered the world in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, born to Edward Clark Shakespeare And Elizabeth Perrey Perry. William Shakespeare passed away in 1722 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1721, William Shakespeare entered the world in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, born to Edward Clark Shakespeare And Elizabeth Perrey Perry.
  • William Shakespeare passed away in 1722 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England.

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William Shakespeare's Ancestors

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William Shakespeare
1721–1722
Birth Place: Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Edward Clark Shakespeare
1691–1734
Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth (Perrey) (Perry)
1690–1727
Clent, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Edward (Thomas) Shakespeare
1658–1726
Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Elizabeth (M:Hancox) Emmerton Emerton (8x) GGM)
1655–1728
Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Shakespeare
1637–1668
Sibilla Burrows
1638–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1721
1721
Birth of William Shakespeare in Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Dudley, Staffordshire, England
1722
30 Jan 1722
Age 1
Death of William Shakespeare in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England
Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Dudley, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1722
    Event Place: Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England

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