Wife of playwright and poet William Shakespeare. She was the daughter of Richard Hathaway, a Shottery farmer, who left her the farm 'at the day of her marriage' when he died in 1581. She married William Shakespeare in November 1582 and they had three children: Susanna in May 1583, followed by twins Hamnet and Judith two years later. Hamnet, the Shakespeare's only son, died in 1596 at eleven years of age.
Wife of playwright and poet William Shakespeare. She was the daughter of Richard Hathaway, a Shottery farmer, who left her the farm 'at the day of her marriage' when he died in 1581. She married William Shakespeare in November 1582 and they had three children: Susanna in May 1583, followed by twins Hamnet and Judith two years later. Hamnet, the Shakespeare's only son, died in 1596 at eleven years of age.
Bio by: Kelley Costigan
Inscription
HEERE LYETH INTERRED THE BODYE OF ANNE WIFE
OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WHO DEPTED THIS LIFE THE
6 TH DAY OF AUG 1623 BEING OF THE AGE OF 67 YEARES
Vbera tu mater tu lac vitamq dedisti
Vae mihi pro tanto munere saxa dabo
Quam mallem amoueat lapidem bonus Angel ore
Exeat christi corpus imago tua
Sed nil vota valent venias cito Christe resurget
Clausa licet tumulo mater et astra petet
THE GRAVE OF
ANNE
THE WIFE OF
WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE
1556 - 1623
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