Robert Arden

  General Notes:

The Ardens were part of the noble Catholic family of the Ardens of Park Hall whose family forebears had been given land by William the Conqueror. Robert Arden was married twice. There are no details of his first wife's name but his second wife was called Agnes Hill, who already had four daughters by her previous marriage. Robert had eight daughters and Mary Arden, the youngest, married John Shakespeare and became the mother of William Shakespear. Mary was sixteen when her father died and she was named as one of the Executers of her father's will in which he left her some money and some land in Wilmecote. One of Shakespeare's definite ancestors.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Address: Wilmcote, Warwickshire.

• Address: Snitterfield, Warwickshire.

Robert married Mary Webb.