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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.
Shakespeare’s mother was born Mary Arden in 1537, the youngest of eight daughters of Robert Arden. Mary’s family had a distinguished history and could trace itself back to the Norman Conquest. Thomas Arden had fought in the 13th Century civil war; Robert Arden, the War of the Roses and John Arden was one of Henry VII’s courtiers.
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Four years later he married Mary Arden (1537-1608). It is thought Shakespeare’s parents may have known each other from childhood, as John’s father was a tenant farmer on land owned by Mary’s father. Mary’s family had a distinguished history and could trace itself back to the Norman Conquest. Thomas Arden had fought in the 13th Century ...
John Shakespeare was a glove-maker, who married Mary Arden, the daughter of a farmer from the nearby village of Wilmcote. When William was born, John and Mary were living on Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, in the house now known as Shakespeare’s Birthplace. They had eight children in total.
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.
William Shakespeare was probably born on about April 23, 1564, the date that is traditionally given for his birth. He was John and Mary Shakespeare’s oldest surviving child; their first two children, both girls, did not live beyond infancy.
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 ...
