For the English Court of Appeal judge, see Mary Arden (judge)

Mary Arden (c. 1540-1608) was the mother of William Shakespeare. She most likely married John Shakespeare in 1557. The Ardens were a prominent Warwickshire family. She was the youngest of eight daughters of Robert Arden, and she inherited her father's farm and land when he died. Mary gave birth to eight children: Joan, Margaret, William, Gilbert, June, Anne, Richard, and Edmund.

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• A few views of Mary Arden's Cottage in Wilmcote in Old Postcards

William Shakespeare | Tudor people | Natives of Warwickshire | 1540 births | 1608 deaths

Mary Arden | Mary Arden