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Mary Shakespeare (née Arden; c. 1537 — September 1608) was the mother of William Shakespeare. Biography. Mary was born about 1536 in Wilmcote, the daughter of Robert Arden, a gentleman farmer and junior descendant of the Arden family, who were prominent in Warwickshire.
- Mary Arden, c. 1536–1538, Wilmcote, England
- John Shakespeare (m. 1557–1601; his death)
- September 1608 (aged c. 70), Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Mary Arden married John Shakespeare in 1557, when she was 20 years old and John was 26. She may have been thought to have married ‘beneath’ herself – a daughter of the landed class marrying the son of a tenant farmer – but we do not know anything about her family’s attitude to her marriage.
Mary Arden was the mother of William Shakespeare. Mary’s date of birth is unknown; she was likely to have been born between the years 1536-8. She was the youngest of eight daughters and lived in a farmhouse that was built in 1514. Mary’s father, Robert Arden, was a member of the Guild of the Holy Cross, an important communal Stratford ...
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William Shakespeare’s parents were John and Mary Shakespeare – respectable, middle-class parents who lived in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. Shakespeare’s parents had eight children, five of whom survived to adulthood. William was the third child and their first son.
Apr 26, 2022 · Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Immediate Family: Daughter of Robert Arden, of Wilmcote and Mary Arden. Wife of John Shakespeare. Mother of Joan Shakespeare; Margaret Shakespeare; William Shakespeare, Bard of Avon; Gilbert Shakespeare; Anne Shakespeare and 6 others.
- Aston Conlowe, England
- Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
- circa 1535
The following is an imagined account from the life of Mary Shakespeare (also known as Mary Arden ), William Shakespeare 's mother. Transcript: It’s very comfortable here in New Place, where I’ve been living since John died in 1601, and my daughter-in-law Anne is a wonderful housekeeper. That’s just as well since dear William has to spend ...
Mar 22, 2020 · 22 March 2020. 3 minute read. Shakespeare and his father, John, both made advantageous marriages to wealthier women with whose families they’d been connected from childhood. Mother’s Day provides a perfect opportunity to take a closer look at the woman who shaped Shakespeare’s life, his mother Mary Shakespeare née Arden.
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