William Shakespeare's family

Anne Hathaway

Wife of William Shakespeare

• Exact birth date is not known
• Married in William Shakespeare in late 1582
• She is believed to have been 26 when she married Shakespeare.
• She was three months pregnant on their wedding day!
• She had three children, Susanna (1583) and twins, Judith and Hamnet (1585)
• She was married to William until his death in 1616.
• In his will, ​William left he 'second best bed' to Anne, which would have been the marriage bed.
• The best bed was reserved for guests.
• Not much is known about Anne and William's relationship
• Anne died in 1623.

Judith (Shakespeare) Quiney

Younger daughter of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway

• Exact date of birth unknown, baptized on February 2, 1585
• Twin sister of Hamnet
• Named after a family friend, Judith Sadler
• Married Thomas Quiney in 1616 at age 31.
• There was scandal regarding her marriage when her husband's lover, Margaret Wheeler, gave birth to a son one month after his marriage to Judith. Neither Margaret or the baby survived.
• In his will, William Shakespeare left Judith £150 and a silver gilt bowl. If she and her children survived another three years, they would receive more money.
• She received less than Susanna
• She had three sons between 1616 and 1620, all died before reaching adulthood.

Susanna (Shakespeare) Hall

Eldest daughter of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway

• Born six months after her parents' marriage
• Baptised May 26, 1583.
• Married a physician named John Hall at Holy Trinity Church on June 5, 1607
• Had one child, Elizabeth, on February 21, 1608.
• Likely was educated and literate
• John and Susanna were the executors of his will and were left the bulk of his estate, including his home, New Place.
• Likely was involved in the compilation of the First Folio!
• In 1643 she received two notable visitors.
• James Cooke - published Hall's Select Observations on English Bodies in 1657 - this was based on her husband's medical casebooks
• Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I, who stayed for three days.
• Died on July 11, 1649 at age 66. She is buried beside her husband at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Hamnet Shakespeare

Only son of Shakespeare

• Exact date of birth is unknown
• Baptised February 7, 1585
• Twin of Judith
• Named after a family friend, Hamnet Sadler
• Died at age 11. Buried at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon on August 11, 1596.
• Cause of death is unknown.
• It is unknown whether his father attended his funeral.