Richard Shakespeare (bef. 1574 - bef. 1613)

Born before 11 Mar 1574 in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England

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Died before 4 Feb 1613 at about age 38 in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England

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Biography

Richard Shakespeare was born in Warwickshire, England.

Richard Shakespeare was the seventh child of John Shakespeare, glover, of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, and his wife Mary Arden.^[1][2]

He was baptised on 11 March 1573/4 at Holy Trinity, Stratford, and entered in the parish register as "Richard sonne to Mr John Shakspeer."^[3][4]

Not much is known about him, except that he was summoned before an ecclesiastical court in Stratford on 1 July 1608 and fined one shilling. The nature of the charge against him is not recorded.^[1]

He was buried at Holy Trinity, Stratford on 4 February 1612/3—a year and a day after the burial of his brother Gilbert.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} S. Schoenbaum, William Shakespeare A Compact Documentary Life, Oxford University Press, 1977, page 28. Internet Archive (accessed 21 Apr 2020)
2. ↑ J. O. Halliwell, The Life of William Shakespeare, London: J. R. Smith, 1848, page 30. Google Books (accessed 21 Apr 2020)
3. ↑ Richard Savage, The registers of Stratford-on-Avon, in the County of Warwick, Baptisms, 1558-1652 , London: privately printed, 1897, page 20. Internet Archive (accessed 21 Apr 2020)
4. ↑ 'Parish register entry recording Richard Shakespeare's baptism', 11 Mar 1574, Shakespeare Documented, Folger Shakespeare Library (accessed 21 Apr 2020)
5. ↑ Richard Savage, The registers of Stratford-on-Avon, in the County of Warwick, Burials, 1558-1622-3 , London: privately printed, 1905, page 83 Internet Archive (accessed 21 Apr 2020)
6. ↑ 'Parish register entry recording Richard Shakespeare's burial', 4 Feb 1513, Shakespeare Documented, Folger Shakespeare Library (accessed 2pr 2020)