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Judith Quiney (baptised 2 February 1585 – 9 February 1662), née Shakespeare, was the younger daughter of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway and the fraternal twin of their only son Hamnet Shakespeare. She married Thomas Quiney, a vintner of Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Judith’s Marriage to Thomas Quiney
- Judith Quiney’S Inheritance from William Shakespeare
- Judith Quiney’S Family
- Judith’s Death
The first event of note in her adult life was her marriage to Thomas Quiney on 10 February 1616 when she was thirty one and he was twenty six. He was a vintner (someone who makes and sells wines) and the son of a wealthy local family. The two were married in the pre-Lenten season of 1616 in Holy Trinity Church. The time of year was prohibitive for ...
While this tumultuous period was ongoing, Shakespeare revisited his lawyer and changed his will. It no longer bequeath anything “vnto my sonnin L[aw].” Instead, Shakespeare had Thomas’ name replaced with Judith’s. These years of Judith’s life were tough, and although there are no records of her thoughts at the time, she very likely compared herself...
Judith gave birth to a son in November of 1616 and named him Shakespeare. Another sadness struck her life when he died at only six months old in March of 1617. She has two more sons, Richard and Thomas. The two lived until 1639 when they died within a week of one another. They were twenty-one and nineteen at the time. Their cause of death is unknow...
Due to the scandal that defines contemporary knowledge of her life, and her relatively long life, Judith Quincy has made a mark on modern and classic literature. She appeared in William Black’s Judith Shakespeare: Her Love Affairs and Other Adventures, published in Harper’s Magazine and in a graphic novel by Neil Gaiman, as well as in a Kenneth Bra...
Feb 12, 2014 · On the 10th February 1616 Shakespeare’s younger daughter Judith married a local man, Thomas Quiney. At the start of 1616 her impending marriage must have been the cause of celebration in the family. Shakespeare first saw his lawyer to draft his will in January 1616.
The following is an imagined account from the life of Judith Shakespeare (also known as Judith Quiney), William Shakespeare's younger daughter. She married Thomas Quiney in 1616, but their marriage was followed by scandal.
Judith Quiney (baptised 2 February 1585 – 9 February 1662), née Shakespeare, was the younger daughter of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway and the fraternal twin of their only son Hamnet Shakespeare. By the time of Judith Quiney's death, she had outlived her children by many years.
Judith, William and Anne Shakespeare’s younger daughter, married Thomas Quiney on February 10, 1616, according to the Holy Trinity Church parish register. Next to the entry, an “X” added by a later hand highlights its significance.
Judith was William Shakespeare’s second daughter and Hamnet’s twin sister. She was named after Judith Sadler, a friend of the Shakespeare family. At age 31, Judith married Thomas Quiney, the 26 year old son of a prominent local family. The pair were married in Lent of 1616.
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