1. The Personal Life of a British Poet William Shakespeare

2. Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564 Since children were usually baptized two days after they were born he was born on April 24, 1564 He was born In Warwickshire, England Birth

3. Shakespeare’s father was John Shakespeare John was the alderman and ballif John’s real job was a glove maker Shakespeare’s mother was Mary This might be a picture of his father Parents

4. William was one of four brothers and four sisters His sisters were Joan, Margaret, Joan, and Anne His brothers including him were William, Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund Siblings

5. Shakespeare stayed with a French Huguenot family called Mountjoy While he was there he was a soldier for this family Getting Older

6. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway at age 18 They didn’t have a very good marriage, but they remained married until they died Marriage

7. Shakespeare had three children, Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith Susanna was born on May 26th, 1583 Hamnet and Judith were baptized on February 2nd Hamnet died in 1596 at age 11 without his father Susanna married Quiney’s son Thomas Children

8. Shakespeare moved to London without his family, but he sent them money to keep them on their feet Moving

9. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616 of sickness or natural causes William was eventually buried in the Stratford tithes chancel of its parish church because he bought a share of the Stratford tithes Death