William Hart (bef. 1600 - bef. 1639)

Born before 28 Aug 1600 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Ancestors

Died before 29 Mar 1639 at about age 38 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Kelli Furman [send private message]

Biography

William Hart was born in Warwickshire, England.

William Hart was the son of William Hart, hatter, of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, and his wife Joan Shakespeare.^[1] He was baptised on 28 August 1600 at Holy Trinity, Stratford,^[2]

He died unmarried.^[3] He was buried at Stratford on 29 March 1639.^[4]

Research Notes

It was once commonly believed that he was the William Hart who became a minor actor in the King's Men and probably was the father of actor Charles Hart.^[5] There is no evidence that Charles Hart was related to the Harts of Stratford.^[3][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} G. R. French, Shakespeareana Genealogica, Cambridge, 1869, pages 397-8. Internet Archive (accessed 23 Apr 2020)
2. ↑ Richard Savage, The registers of Stratford-on-Avon, in the County of Warwick, Baptisms, 1558-1652 , London: privately printed, 1897, page 64. Internet Archive (accessed 20 Apr 2020)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} D. Kathman, 'Hart, Charles (bap. 1625, d. 1683), actor'. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2008 (accessed 21 Apr 2020)
4. ↑ Richard Savage, The registers of Stratford-on-Avon, in the County of Warwick, Burials, 1558-1622-3 , London: privately printed, 1905, page 134. Internet Archive (accessed 20 Apr 2020)
5. ↑ The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, London, 1854, page xx. Google Books (accessed 21 Apr 2020)