John Shakespear b. 6 May 1749 d. 10 Jan 1825: Henry S. Salt Genealogy

Author and Humanitarian Reformer

1749 - 1825 (75 years)

Personal Information

Name	John Shakespear
Birth	6 May 1749 [1]
Gender	Male
Burial	Jan 1825	St. Cyriac's Church, Lacock, Wiltshire, England [1]
Death	10 Jan 1825 [1]
Person ID	I1088	Henry Salt Family
Last Modified	15 Oct 2026

Father	John Shakespear, b. Abt 1718 d. 18 May 1775 (Age 57 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Currie, b. Abt 1726 d. 15 Feb 1807 (Age 81 years)
Marriage	23 Apr 1747	St. Anne and St. Agnes's Church, Aldergate, London, England [2]
Family ID	F345	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Mary Davenport, b. 1757 d. 1793 (Age 36 years)

Marriage 9 May 1782

Children

	1. John Talbot Shakespear, b. 1783 d. 12 Apr 1825, At Sea, onboard the H. C. ship "Rose" (Age 42 years)
	2. Henry Davenport Shakespear, b. 1786 d. 20 Mar 1838, Fort William, Calcutta, India (Age 52 years)
	3. William Oliver Shakespear
	4. Arthur Shakespear

Family ID F342 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

Family 2 Charlotte Fletcher d. 16 Jan 1825

Children

	1. Owen Shakespear
	2. Georgiana Shakespear
	3. Henrietta Matilda Shakespear

Family ID F352 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

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