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Elizabeth, Lady Bernard (née Hall, formerly Nash) (baptised 21 February 1608 – 17 February 1670) was the granddaughter of the English poet, playwright and actor William Shakespeare. Despite two marriages, she had no children, and was his last surviving descendant.
Beth Barnard was found dead with an A carved into her chest in 1986 on Phillip Island, Australia. It soon became common knowledge to numerous townsfolk that...
Jun 27, 2024 · Summary. In a deed poll of 1653, appointing trustees for property in and around Stratford-upon-Avon, a forty-five-year-old woman referred to her ‘grandfather’. What lifts this mundane business transaction above the ordinary is the fact that the woman was Shakespeare's granddaughter Elizabeth Barnard, née Hall.
Elizabeth Barnard was the daughter of Susanna and John Hall, and the granddaughter of William Shakespeare. She inherited New Place from her first husband, Thomas Nash, and died in 1670, ending Shakespeare's direct line of descendants.
Elizabeth Barnard, known as Beth, lay asleep at her parents’ Rhyll home. She lived alone. Beth worked as a farmhand on the Cameron family property.
Title: Will of Dame Elizabeth Barnard 29 January 1670. Proved 4 March 1670. Date: March 4, 1670 Repository: The National Archives, Kew, UK Call number and opening: PROB 1/42 View online bibliographic record
Learn about Elizabeth Barnard, the daughter of Susanna and John Hall, and the granddaughter of William Shakespeare. Hear her imagined account of her childhood, marriage, inheritance and legacy in Stratford and beyond.
