William Percival Shakespeare
1889–1965 (Age 75)
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life of William Percival
When William Percival Shakespeare was born on 4 August 1889, in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas James Shakespeare, was 30 and his mother, Victoria Grainger, was 24. He died on 11 June 1965, at the age of 75.
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Family Time Line
Thomas James Shakespeare
1859–1924
Victoria Grainger
1865–1949
Frederick James Shakespeare
1884–1963
Horace John Shakespeare
1887–1963
William Percival Shakespeare
1889–1965
Sydney C. Shakespeare
1892–
Gertrude Annie Shakespeare
1896–1980
Bernard Shakespeare
1898–1898
Beatrice Alexander Shakespeare
1902–1977
Marie Corelli Shakespeare
1910–1979
Parents & Siblings
- Thomas James Shakespeare
1859–1924Male
1865–1949Female
siblings
(8)
- Frederick James Shakespeare
1884–1963Male
1887–1963Male
1889–1965Male
- Sydney C. Shakespeare
1892–Male
1896–1980Female
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World Events (8)
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 15
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
1908
Age 19
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1914
Age 25
Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English schak(k)en ‘to brandish’ + speer ‘spear’, nickname for a belligerent person or perhaps a bawdy nickname for an exhibitionist or womanizer.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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