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John and Mary Shakespeare had 8 children, 4 girls and 4 boys, but their first two daughters died as infants. William became the oldest of the following six. The children in order of their baptismal dates:

Joan - September 15, 1558 -- Only survived two months.

Margaret - December 2, 1562 -- Died one year later.

William - April 26, 1564 -- Died 1616, aged 52

Gilbert - October 13, 1566 -- Died 1612 aged 46

Joan - 1569 -- Died 1646, aged 77

Anne - September 28, 1571 -- Died 1579 aged 7

Richard - March 11, 1574 -- Died 1613 aged 39

Edmund - May 3, 1580 -- Died 1607 aged 27

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