A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameRichard William Shakespeare 13
Birth1490, Wroxall, Warwickshire, England145,13,445,11
Deathbef 10 Feb 1561, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England145,13,445,11 Age: 71
BurialHoly Trinity Churchyard, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Stratford-On-Avon District, Warwickshire, England11
OccupationTenant farmer
FatherJohn Shakespeare (~1492-)
MotherLady Joan Ann De Beaufort (~1485-1560)
Spouses
Birth6 Jun 1515, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England145,13
Death1592, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England145,13 Age: 76
BurialCottenham, Cambridgeshire, England13
FatherSir John Alexander Webb (1472-1516)
MotherDame Margaret Arden (1484-1548)
ChildrenJohn (1531-1601)
Notes for Richard William Shakespeare
Born 1490 in Stratford, Warwickshire, England
Son of John Shakespeare III (1485-1550) and Joan (Unknown) Shakespeare

Grandfather to William Shakespeare 1564 - 1616 who was widely regarded as the greatest writer of all of the English language.

Husband of Abigail Webb — married about 1532 [location unknown]
Father of Henry Shakespeare, Anna Shakespeare, John Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare and Matthew Shakespeare
He was a tenant farmer of Robert Arden of Wilmecote . He was in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1551 to set up business trading in animals, wool, malt and corn. He produced the goods and John sold them.

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Spouse:
Abigail WEBB Shakespeare
Born: 16 June 1515 in Stratford, Warwickshire, England
Death:1595 in Stratford, Warwickshire, England
( married about 1532 Stratford, Warwickshire, England )
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Children:

(1) Robert Shakespeare
1535–1601

(2) Anna Shakespeare 1536- ?

(3) John Shakespeare 1531-1601 and Father of William Shakespeare who was widely regarded as the greatest writer of all of the English language )

(4) Thomas Shakespeare 1539-1583

(5) Henry Shakespeare 1541-1596

(6) Matthew Shakespeare 1543-?
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