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1564 Birth & Early years
Shakepeare was born in April 1564 in Statford-upon-Avon Warwickshire, about about 120km out of London. He was baptised April 23 and because it was custom to bapitsed children within days of birth his birthday is assumed to be the 23rd of April
1582 Marriage
On November 28 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway of Stratford.
1583 Children.
On May 26th Susanna was born and baptised. 2 years later Hamnet and Judith were born. They were named after Hamnet and Judith Sadler, life long friends of the Shakespeare family.