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William had 4 sisters, but the older two died in infancy before his birth. One younger sister, Anne died at age 7 (1571-1579). Only his sister Joan, with the same name as an earlier child, lived to adulthood, and only she outlived William, dying at age 77 in 1646.

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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) had three younger brothers and two younger sisters (two sisters born before him died as infants).

His brothers were Gilbert (1566-1612), Richard (1574-1613), and Edmund (1580-1607).

His sisters were Joan (1569-1646) and Anne (1571-1579). Sisters Margaret and another named Joan were already deceased.

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William Shakespeare had two daughters and one son. His eldest daughter was named Susanna and his twin children were called Juidth and Hamnet.

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