Mary Arden - William Shakespeare's mother

Mary Arden - the heiress, was a wealthy young lady who inherited some money and some lands from her father when she married to John Shakespeare - the Yeoman. That gave the Shakespeare's a good start to married life and their role as parents to raise up William Shakespeare and William's siblings.

References :
The Parents of William Shakespeare
Mary Shakespeare
Mary Arden - The Mother of William Shakespeare
Shakespeare of Stratford
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