Mary Shakespeare

Mary Arden
A 1900s postcard depicting Mary Shakespeare
Born
Mary Arden

c. 1536–1538
Wilmcote, England
DiedSeptember 1608 (1609) (aged c. 70)
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Burial placeChurch of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon
SpouseJohn Shakespeare (m. 1557–1601; his death)
Children8, including William, Gilbert, Joan and Edmund
FatherRobert Arden

Mary Shakespeare (née Arden; c. 1537 – September 1608) was the mother of William Shakespeare.


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