Hamnet and Judith
Preserved but no longer current.
Hamnet died at the age of 11 ; Judith married Thomas Quiney, had three sons, all of whom died young acid unmarried, and died in 1662. Susanna married John Hall and died in 1649, leaving only one child, Elizabeth, the last descendant of the dramatist. She married twice, but had no children; and died as Lady Bernard, wife of Sir John Bernard, of Abmgton Manor, North- ampton, in 1670.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Hamnet and Judith” mean?
Hamnet died at the age of 11 ; Judith married Thomas Quiney, had three sons, all of whom died young acid unmarried, and died in 1662. Susanna married John Hall and died in 1649, leaving only one child, Elizabeth, the last descendant of the dramatist. She married twice, but had no children; and died as Lady Bernard, wife of Sir John Bernard, of Abmgton Manor, North- ampton, in 1670.
Is “Hamnet and Judith” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.