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Elizabeth Barnard. Elizabeth, Lady Bernard ( née Hall, formerly Nash) ( baptised 21 February 1608 – 17 February 1670) was the granddaughter of the English poet, playwright and actor William Shakespeare. Despite two marriages, she had no children, and was his last surviving descendant.
- 17 February 1670 (aged 61), Abington, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Barnard. Elizabeth Hall was the daughter of Susanna and John Hall and the granddaughter of William Shakespeare . She was baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 21 February 1608. Elizabeth was raised in financial stability, even after the death of her grandfather when she was eight years old. In Shakespeare's will, he stipulated that his ...
This ensured that the family estates (now limited to New Place, and four and a half yardlands in Old Stratford, Bishopton and Welcombe, described as “heretofore The inheritance of William Shakespeare, gentleman, grandfather of the said Elizabeth wife of the said John Barnard,” should be held by trustees, Henry Smith and William Fetherston ...
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Elizabeth Barnard. The following is an imagined account from the life of Elizabeth Barnard, daughter of Susanna and John Hall, and the granddaughter of William Shakespeare. After her first husband's death in 1647, Elizabeth inherited New Place and re-married Sir John Barnard in 1649. Transcript:
Copy of the will of Elizabeth Barnard, 29 Jan 1670 (TR46/1/11) In our last blog post, we left Thomas and Elizabeth Nash at home in New Place, Stratford after Elizabeth’s father’s death in 1635. Nash’s house, juxtaposed with New Place, was owned by Thomas, but not lived in by the couple. Susanna Hall lived with them, along with their servants.
Shakespeare Documented features all primary sources that document the life and career of William Shakespeare. It has images, descriptions, and transcriptions of 500 manuscripts and printed works. Will of Elizabeth Barnard, Shakespeare's granddaughter and his last surviving descendant: original copy | Shakespeare Documented
Nov 5, 2015 · What lifts this mundane business transaction above the ordinary is the fact that the woman was Shakespeare's granddaughter Elizabeth Barnard, née Hall. As quoted in Halliwell's 1848 The Life of William Shakespeare , she refers to properties and land ‘which were sometimes the inheritance of William Shakespeare, gent., my grandfather ...
