I had another cat... show more My cat has a sore behind his ear. It is obviously itchy and bothersome because he is constantly scratching the heck out of it.So much so that it bleeds. had another cat... show more My cat has a sore behind his ear. It is obviously itchy and bothersome because he is constantly scratching the heck out of it. So much so that it bleeds.
You are here: Home / William Shakespeare Resources / Shakespeareâs Family / Shakespeareâs Parents. William Shakespeareâs parents were John and Mary Shakespeare â respectable, middle class parents who lived in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. Shakespeareâs parents had eight children, five of whom survived to adulthood. William was the third child and their first son.
Birth and childhood. William Shakespeare was probably born on about April 23, 1564, the date that is traditionally given for his birth. He was John and Mary Shakespeare's oldest surviving child; their first two children, both girls, did not live beyond infancy. Growing up as the big brother of the family, William had three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund, and two younger sisters: Anne, who died at seven, and Joan.