I had another cat... show more My cat has a sore behind his ear. It is obviously itchy and bothersome because he is constantly scratching the heck out of it.So much so that it bleeds. had another cat... show more My cat has a sore behind his ear. It is obviously itchy and bothersome because he is constantly scratching the heck out of it. So much so that it bleeds.
You are here: Home / William Shakespeare Resources / Shakespeareâs Family / Shakespeareâs Parents. William Shakespeareâs parents were John and Mary Shakespeare â respectable, middle class parents who lived in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. Shakespeareâs parents had eight children, five of whom survived to adulthood. William was the third child and their first son.
206 Favorites on Read Print. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small country town. Stratford was famous for its malting. The black plague killed in 1564 one out of seven of the town's 1,500 inhabitants. Shakespeare was the eldest son of Mary Arden, the daughter of a local landowner, and her husband, John Shakespeare (c. 1530-1601), a glover and wood dealer.