These two were named after 2 close friends of William Shakespeare. A baker; named Hamnet Sadler and his wife Judith were whom the 2 were named after. Aug 11, Hamnet Shakespeare died tragically at the young age of It is accepted that he passed on due to the Bubonic Plague, but no one truly knows for sure.
Nothing is known of young Hamnets burial as well. May 4, On this day, Shakespeare moved to a much larger and much more expensive house in Stratford. It was the second largest known at the time he bought it. Hamnet Sadler and William Shakespeare may well have been schoolfellows and they were still in close touch in The only other Stratford contemporary named Hamnet was the son of John Smith, vintner.
However, over the period to , in at least ten out of eighteen cases in which both twins are known to have survived for at least three months, the couple did have more children.
Skip to main content. Resource Partners About. Enter search terms. Elizabeth was the only grandchild that William Shakespeare knew as his other grandchildren were born after his death in Elizabeth married Thomas Nashe in They were married for just six years when in Thomas Nashe died.
Elizabeth married again. Although she inherited the family estate and was married twice Elizabeth had no children of her own. And so ends the direct line of William Shakespeare. The life of the Bard is full of mystery and so it follows that there have been persistent rumours that he was father to an illegitimate son.
Please click the following link for more details William Davenant the possible illegitimate son of William Shakespeare. Biography Index. Shakespeare Index. Shakespeare Biography. Add to Favourites. Cookie Policy. By Linda Alchin. Scholars have pointed to the constant outbreaks of bubonic plague during this period and assumed that Hamnet contracted the disease.
Shakespeare was to live only another three years, dying at the age of Hathaway died in at
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