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Richard Shakespeare (1490–d. before 10 February 1561) was a resident of Snitterfield, Warwickshire, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of Stratford-upon-Avon, believed to have been the father of John Shakespeare and thus the grandfather of William Shakespeare.^[1] Between roughly 1530 and 1560, Richard Shakespeare was a tenant farmer in Snitterfield on land owned by Robert Arden, the father of Mary Arden who married John Shakespeare, the poet's father.^[2]

Richard Shakespeare is mentioned in the court and manorial records as a prosperous farmer with livestock. Thomas Atwood alias Taylor, a prosperous vintner and clothier who was a member of the Stratford Guild, bequeathed him a team of four oxen he was keeping. He was fined two pence for not attending the manor court in 1529, and he was charged with overburdening the commons with his cattle and fined for letting them run loose in the meadows and neglecting to ring or yoke his swine. ^[3] By the time of his death, Richard rented the land between his house abutting High Street in Snitterfield and the stream that flowed through the village into the Avon. His estate was valued at £38 17s.

Virtually nothing else is known about him except that he was given land for his services to King Henry VII of England.^{[citation needed]} He farmed from around 1530 until his death in 1561 and has been recorded in the Stratford town records for his fines.

References

^ Schoenbaum, Samuel (1987), William Shakespeare: A Compact Documentary Life (Revised ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195051610, p. 14, 16.
^ Schoenbaum, 15.
^ Schoenbaum, 15.

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[1] Schoenbaum, Samuel (1987), William Shakespeare: A Compact Documentary Life (Revised ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195051610, p. 14, 16.

[2] Schoenbaum, 15.

[3] Schoenbaum, 15.

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-'''Richard Shakespeare''' (1490–1561) was a resident of [[Snitterfield]], [[Warwickshire]], believed to have been the father of  [[John Shakespeare]] and thus the grandfather of [[William Shakespeare]]. Between roughly 1530 and 1560, Richard Shakespeare was a [[tenant farmer]] in Snitterfield, four miles north-east of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], on land owned by Robert Arden, the father of [[Mary Shakespeare|Mary Arden]] who married John Shakespeare, the poet's father. By the time of his death, Richard owned the land between his house and the stream that flowed through Snitterfield, and his estate was valued at £38 17s.<ref>[[Anthony Holden|Holden, Anthony]]. ''William Shakespeare: The Man Behind the Genius'', New York: Little, Brown and Co. (1999) pp. 11-12.</ref>
+'''Richard Shakespeare''' (1490–d. before 10 February 1561) was a resident of [[Snitterfield]], [[Warwickshire]], {{convert|3.5|mi}} north-east of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], believed to have been the father of  [[John Shakespeare]] and thus the grandfather of [[William Shakespeare]].<ref>Schoenbaum, Samuel (1987), William Shakespeare: A Compact Documentary Life (Revised ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195051610, p. 14, 16.</ref> Between roughly 1530 and 1560, Richard Shakespeare was a [[tenant farmer]] in Snitterfield on land owned by Robert Arden, the father of [[Mary Shakespeare|Mary Arden]] who married John Shakespeare, the poet's father.<ref>Schoenbaum, 15.</ref>
+Richard Shakespeare is mentioned in the court and manorial records as a prosperous farmer with livestock. Thomas Atwood ''alias'' Taylor, a prosperous vintner and clothier who was a member of the [[Stratford-upon-Avon|Stratford]] [[Guild]], bequeathed him a team of four oxen he was keeping. He was fined two pence for not attending the [[manor court]] in 1529, and he was charged with overburdening the [[The commons|commons]] with his cattle and fined for letting them run loose in the meadows and neglecting to ring or [[yoke]] his swine. <ref>Schoenbaum, 15.</ref>
+By the time of his death, Richard rented the land between his house abutting High Street in Snitterfield and the stream that flowed through the village into the [[River Avon (Warwickshire)|Avon]]. His estate was valued at £38 17s.
 Virtually nothing else is known about him except that he was given land for his services to [[Henry VII of England|King Henry VII of England]].{{Fact|date=July 2007}}  He farmed from around 1530 until his death in 1561 and has been recorded in the Stratford town records for his fines.