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Eldest child of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway (1583–1649)

Susanna Hall (née Shakespeare; baptised 26 May 1583 – 11 July 1649) was the oldest child of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway and the older sister of twins Judith and Hamnet Shakespeare.

Susanna married John Hall, a local physician, in 1607. They had one daughter, Elizabeth, in 1608.

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Elizabeth married Thomas Nash, son of Anthony Nash on 22 April 1626 at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Birth and early life

Susanna was baptised in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon on Trinity Sunday (a church feast day), 26 May 1583.^{[1](pp 93)[2](pp 93–94)}

Shakespeare's wife Anne was already pregnant with Susanna when the couple were married.

The name "Susanna" derives from the apocryphal story of Susanna and the elders in the Book of Daniel and suggests "purity and spotlessness",^{[2](pp 93–94)} and had associations that appea Susanna (Shakespeare) Hall (bef. 1583 - 1649) - WikiTree ZYC