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The Parish Registers of Wroxall

1585 - 1812

Note: Register covers the period 1585-1604, with a gap between 1604-1641 (a Bishops Transcript survives for the year 1634, but has no Shakespeare entries). The period from 1641-1812 is complete.

Taken from 'Records of Wroxall', by J W Ryland

  1585-1604
bur. Fraunces Shaxper --ed was buried the xth of December 1588
m. Nicholas Shaxper & Alice Edmundes the xxix of May 1592
bapt. Peter Shaxpere sonne of Nicholas Shaxpere and of Alice his wife was bapt. the xxvth of March 1593
bapt. Susana Shaxpere daughter of Nicholas Shaxper and of Alice his wife, was bapt. the xvij of November 1594
bur. Elizabeth Shaxper wife of Willm. Shaxper was buried the xvij of September
bapt. Cornelius Shaxper sonne of Nicholas Shaxper and of Alice his wife was bapt the xth of September 1596
bapt. Annah Shaxper daughter of Nicholas Saxper & of Alice his wyfe was baptized the iij day of Februarye 1599
bapt. Annah Shaxper daughter of Nicholas Shaxper and of Alice his wyfe was baptized the xxij of March 1600
bur. Annah Shaxper daughter of Nicholas Shaxper was burryed the xth of Aprill 1600
bapt. Hester Shaxper daughter of Nicholas Shaxper and of Alice his wyfe was bapt. the xvth day of Januarie 1603
 
  1641-1812
bur. Peter Shakspeare was buryed 1641
m. William Smith & Katharine Shakspeare were marryed May ye 17th 1642
bur. Nicholas Shakespeare was buryed Sept: 25, 1645
bur. Widdow Shakespeare was burjed November 15 1654
m. Ralph Stoakes & Margaret Shakespeare were marryed May the 16th 1665
m. Robert Shakespeare & Anne Averne were married Jany 26th 1670
bur. Jane wife of Robt Shakespear the Elder was buryed Octob: ye Fourth. 1678
bapt. Robert the Son of Robert Shakespear & [    ] his wife was baptized March 29th 1681
bur. Anne the wife of Robert Shakespear bury'd May 30th 1714
bur. Robert Shakespear was bury'd May 13th 1719
 
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(Psh. Reg. Section)

Parish Books of Wroxall
  .............a small book of four parchment leaves.......having the following inscription on the interleaf:

ROXALL

REGISTER OF THE OFFICERS , THERE ANNUALLY CHOZEN

  1680 RobertShakespear ch. warden
  1683 Robert Shakespear Third Borrough
  1689 Robert Shakespear Churchwarden
See also:
Rylands History of Wroxall, based on the records

The Records of Wroxall

July 2004

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