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The Hathaways

Little is known of the Hathaway family. Anne's grandparents may have been John and Joan Hathaway, who owned a house in Shottery, near Stratford. Her father may have been a Richard Hathaway who mentioned, along with six other children, an "Agnes" in his will. Agnes and Anne were often interchanged as names in the period.