Meet the Family
Shakespeare's family consisted of his two parents, his older sisters, his younger brothers and himself. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. His father was a leather merchant and his mother was a local landed heiress. William was the third of six children in his family. William had two older sisters, Joan and Judith, and three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard and Edmund.
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582, in Worcester, in Canterbury Province. They had three children, a daughter they named Susanna, born on May 26, 1583. They also had twins, named Hamnet and Judith, born on February 2, 1585. However Hamnet died of unknown causes when he was 11.
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582, in Worcester, in Canterbury Province. They had three children, a daughter they named Susanna, born on May 26, 1583. They also had twins, named Hamnet and Judith, born on February 2, 1585. However Hamnet died of unknown causes when he was 11.