When was shakespeares son hamnet born

The wedding took place on June 5th Susanna's marriage to the noted physician must have pleased Anne and William enormously. Evidence of the esteem that Shakespeare held for Dr. John Hall and his marriage to his daughter was that Shakespeare appointed John and Susanna executors of his will.

Hall and Susanna inherited and moved into New Place after Shakespeare's death. Susanna gave birth to a baby girl eight months after her wedding to Dr. William and Dr. Hall also had mutual business interests as they were known to have travelled to London on business concerning Stratford tithes. Anne and William would have initially approved of the betrothal of Judith and Thomas as Quiney came from a good family. In view of the changes in his family's circumstances, and his own advancing years and possibly declining health, William Shakepeare prudently drafts his will on January 25th , a few days before Judith and Quiney's marriage.

Judith married Thomas Quiney, a vintner and tavern owner from Stratford, on February 10th Judith was 31 and Thomas Quiney was 27 years of age. The initial approval of the marriage quickly changed with the scandalous news that Thomas Quiney had made another girl pregnant. Anne must have been desperately worried about Judith. The scandal would have spread through Stratford.

It then appeared that Quiney did not receive the special licence necessary for a wedding during lent before his marriage. The situation was really serious and on March 12th Judith and Thomas were excommunicated. William must have been mortified with the turn of events. He summoned his lawyer and promptly modifies and signs his will on March 25th On March 26th Thomas Quiney was prosecuted for 'carnal copulation' with a woman called Margaret Wheeler.

She had died in childbirth along with her baby by Quiney Thomas Quiney admitted his guilt and was sentenced to perform public penance. Quiney was left out of the Will and Shakespeare left the bulk of his fortune to Susanna!

Shakespeare Quiney died in infancy, aged 6 months old, in May Richard Quiney was born in October He died in January aged 21 years old possibly of the plague Thomas Quiney was born in January Cookies Policy AdChoices.

The Children of William Shakespeare. It is also unclear whether Shakespeare attended the funeral. Judith no longer had her twin to celebrate their joint birthday. As a twin myself, I find that poignant. Scholars have pointed to the constant outbreaks of bubonic plague during this period and assumed that Hamnet contracted the disease.