Curated category
People from Stratford-upon-Avon
- Mary ShakespeareMary Arden entered the world around 1536 in Wilmcote, Warwickshire. Her father Robert Arden was a gentleman farmer and part of a junior line within the…
- Susanna HallSusanna Shakespeare entered the world of Stratford-upon-Avon on Trinity Sunday, the 26th of May 1583. Her baptism took place in the Church of the Holy…
- John Ward (vicar)Charles Severn identified John Ward as a man born in 1629 within the village of Spratton, Northamptonshire. His family had actively supported the Royalists…
- Anne Hathaway (wife of Shakespeare)Anne Hathaway grew up in Shottery, a village just to the west of Stratford-upon-Avon. Her father Richard Hathaway was a yeoman farmer who died in September…
- Hamnet ShakespeareHamnet Shakespeare entered the world in Stratford-upon-Avon, where his baptism record marks the 2nd of February 1585. He stood as the only son of William…
- John ShakespeareJohn Shakespeare arrived in Stratford-upon-Avon during 1551. He left his father Richard behind in the village of Snitterfield.