Gilbert Shakespeare
Haberdasher ‧ William Shakespeare's brother
Gilbert Shakespeare was a 16th-/17th-century English haberdasher, and a younger brother of playwright and poet William Shakespeare. His name is found in local records of Stratford-upon-Avon and London. Wikipedia
Born: October 13, 1566, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
Died: February 3, 1612 (age 45 years), Stratford, London, United Kingdom
Siblings: Edmund Shakespeare, Margaret Shakespeare, Richard Shakespeare, and more
Nephews: Hamnet Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, Michael Shakespeare, and more
Parents: John Shakespeare and Mary Shakespeare
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Gilbert Shakespeare was a 16th-/17th-century English haberdasher, and a younger brother of playwright and poet William Shakespeare.
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Brother of William, baptized 1566; he appears to have worked in London as a haberdasher, and to have been a bachelor; he was buried in Stratford-upon-Avon ...
Both Gilbert and Shakespeare become thinly disguised characters in the play. They are cast as the brothers Touchwood. With William being senior and Gilbert the ...