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In the last few weeks of Shakespeare's life, the man who was to marry his younger daughter Judith — a tavern-keeper named Thomas Quiney — was charged in the local church court with "[[fornication]]." A woman named Margaret Wheeler had given birth to a child and claimed it was Quiney's; she and the child both died soon after. Quiney was thereafter disgraced, and Shakespeare revised his will to ensure that Judith's interest in his estate was protected from possible malfeasance on Quiney's part.
Shakespeare died on [[April 23]], [[1616]], on what is reputed to have been his 51st birthday. He remained married to Anne until his death and was survived by his two daughters, Susannah Hall, and Judith. Susannah married [[John Hall (physician)
Shakespeare is buried in the chancel of [[Holy Trinity Church]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]. He was granted the honour of burial in the chancel not on account of his fame as a playwright, but for purchasing a share of the [[tithe]] of the church for £440 (a considerable sum of money at the time). A bust of him placed by his family on the wall nearest his grave shows him posed as writing. Each year on his claimed birthday, a new quill pen is placed in the writing hand of the bust.
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