Was Shakespeare the oldest sibling

Answer 1

No he wasn't the only child. He had a sister called Joan, who unfortunately died from Bubonic Plague, at two months. Then Margaret, William, and Gilbert. Another baby was born, and she was called Joan, she died at a reasonable age of 77. Then Anne, Richard and Edmund. Anne died at the age of seven, because of bubonic plague.

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Answer 2

No, he was the oldest of 4 brothers. His parents had a total of 8 children, but the two dughters born before William died in infancy. A younger sister, Anne, died at age 7.

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Answer 3

no he had siblings, they just aren't famous

Answer 4

William Shakespeare was the eldest child of six surviving children.

Answer 5

yes he was, and the only survivng child of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden Shakespeare

Answer 6

Not when he was a child, anyway. His father died in 1601 when Shakespeare was 37. His mother died when he was 44. I suppose you could say he was an orphan at that point.