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Richard Shakespeare 1574 - 1613

Richard Shakespeare was born on March 11, 1574 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire County, England United Kingdom to John Shakespeare and Mary (Arden) Shakespeare, and had siblings William Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Gilbert Shakespeare, Anne Shakespeare, Edmond Shakespeare, and Joan Shakespeare. Richard Shakespeare died at age 38 years old on February 4, 1613 in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire County, England, CV37, United Kingdom
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Richard Shakespeare
~═ Richard 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- ?
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(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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Information obtained from FamilySearch and Ancestry.com.

~My Eleventh Gr-Grandfather~
Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.
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