Shakespeare’s family

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Shakespeare’s family comprises the relatives and household of the playwright William Shakespeare, including his wife Anne Hathaway and their children, who lived in Stratford-upon-Avon and were closely tied to his personal and social life.

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Shakespeare family 6
Shakespeare’s family canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Early Modern English family
family
associatedWith Henley Street house, Stratford-upon-Avon
Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
basedIn Stratford-upon-Avon
linked to: Stratford-on-Avon
burialSiteOfMembers Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
country England
culturalSignificance provides biographical context for William Shakespeare’s life and works
documentedIn Stratford parish records
legal documents and wills of the period
economicActivity glove-making through John Shakespeare
wool dealing through John Shakespeare
governedByCustom English common law of the Tudor period
hasLineageConnection Arden family of Warwickshire
Hathaway family of Shottery
hasMember Anne Hathaway
Anne Shakespeare
linked to: Joan Shakespeare

Edmund Shakespeare
Gilbert Shakespeare
Hamnet Shakespeare
Joan Shakespeare
John Shakespeare
Judith Quiney
Mary Arden
Richard Shakespeare
Susanna Hall
William Shakespeare
headOfFamily William Shakespeare
language Early Modern English
maritalConnection Shakespeare–Hathaway marriage
matriarch Mary Arden
notableEvent birth of Susanna Shakespeare in 1583
birth of twins Hamnet and Judith in 1585
death of Hamnet Shakespeare in 1596
marriage of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway in 1582
purchase of New Place by William Shakespeare in 1597
patriarch John Shakespeare
propertyOwnership Henley Street house, Stratford-upon-Avon
New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
region Warwickshire
religiousBackground likely Catholic origins
socialStatus middle class
studiedInField Early modern English social history
Shakespearean biography
timePeriod 16th century
17th century

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Nash’s House and New Place associatedWith Shakespeare’s family
Judith Quiney notableFamily Shakespeare family
linked to: Shakespeare’s family
John Shakespeare partOf Shakespeare family
linked to: Shakespeare’s family
Hamnet Shakespeare notableFamily Shakespeare family
subject linked to: Hamnet
linked to: Shakespeare’s family
Thomas Quiney marriedIntoFamily Shakespeare family
linked to: Shakespeare’s family
Shakespeare Quiney notableFamily Shakespeare family
linked to: Shakespeare’s family
The Canberra Times originalPublisher Shakespeare family
linked to: Shakespeare’s family