John Shakespeare
(c. 1520s–1601)
BIRTH
1520s (approximate)
PLACE
Unknown
DEATH
before September 8, 1601 (burial date)
PLACE
Unknown
FAMILY
FATHER
William Shakespeare
(1564-1616)
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RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
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John Shakespeare was a Stratford-upon-Avon glover, leather worker, wool dealer, and civic official. He married Mary Arden around 1557; among their eight children was the playwright William Shakespeare.
EARLY LIFE
John was probably born in the 1520s, the son of Richard Shakespeare, a farmer at Snitterfield. He had moved to Stratford-upon-Avon by 1552 and acquired property there during the 1550s.
Alongside glove making and leather working, John traded wool. He held several Stratford offices, becoming an alderman in 1564 and high bailiff in 1568.
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DEATH
John Shakespeare, a Stratford glover and former town bailiff, was buried at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon on September 8, 1601, according to the parish register. The burial entry does not establish the exact date or cause of death. His Henley Street property passed to his son William.
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