FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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John Shakespeare
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James Shakespeare
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Peter Shakespeare
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Albert Shakespeare
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Detailed explanation-1: -John Shakespeare was the father of William Shakespeare. John was probably born in the 1520s, the son of successful farmer Richard Shakespeare from Snitterfield (a village around two miles from Stratford-upon-Avon).
Detailed explanation-2: -John Shakespeare was buried on 8 September 1601 at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.
Detailed explanation-3: -John Shakespeare was a glove-maker and leather worker. In addition to this trade, he was a businessman who bought, sold, and leased agricultural lands.
Detailed explanation-4: -His father, John Shakespeare, was a burgess of the borough, who in 1565 was chosen an alderman and in 1568 bailiff (the position corresponding to mayor, before the grant of a further charter to Stratford in 1664). He was engaged in various kinds of trade and appears…