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Elizabeth Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury 1518–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 Feb 1608

Death Location: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England

Father: Sir Cavendish

Mother: Margaret Bostock

Spouse(s): Richard Wingfield, Sir Cavendish

Children(s): Mary Cavendish, William Cavendish, John Wingfield, Sir Cavendish, Henry Cavendish, Frances Pierrepont, Thomas Wingfield

The story of Elizabeth Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury began in 1518 in Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Elizabeth Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury married Richard Wingfield, Sir William Cavendish, and had children including Frances Pierrepont, Henry Cavendish, John Wingfield, Mary Gernon Cavendish, Sir Karel Cavendish, Thomas Wingfield, William Cavendish. Elizabeth Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury passed away in 1608 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

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  • The story of Elizabeth Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury began in 1518 in Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Elizabeth Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury married Richard Wingfield, Sir William Cavendish, and had children including Frances Pierrepont, Henry Cavendish, John Wingfield, Mary Gernon Cavendish, Sir Karel Cavendish, Thomas Wingfield, William Cavendish.
  • Elizabeth Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury passed away in 1608 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

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Elizabeth Shrewsbury's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Shrewsbury
1518–1608
Birth Place: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Cavendish
1505–1557
Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Bostock
1509–1540
Whatcross, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Thomas ('Sir') Cavendish
1472–1524
Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Alice Smith
1476–1515
Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Edmund Bostock
1483–1509
Whatcross, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Shaw
1490–
Whatcross, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Shrewsbury's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Hardwick Countess of) Shrewsbury (1518–13 Feb 1608) m. Richard Wingfield (1525–14 August 1591) m. Sir (William) Cavendish (1505–15 October 1557)
  1. 1. Mary (Gernon) Cavendish 1556–1602 m. Thomas Felton 1545–1578
    1. 1. Anne Jackson 1571–1661 m. Thomas ((the older)) Colby 1567–1625
      1. 1. Anthony Colby 1605–1660 m. Susanna Heydon 1610–1689 m. Susannah Sargent 1610–1689
        1. 1. Isaac Colby 1640–1684
        2. 2. Thomas Colby 1650–1691
        3. 3. John Colby 1633–1673
        4. 4. Samuel Colby 1638–1716 m. Elizabeth Sargent 1648–1736
        5. 5. Rebecca Colby 1643–1698
        6. 6. Mary Colby 1648–1716
        7. 7. Sarah Colby 1635–1663 m. Orlando Bagly 1624–1663
      2. 2. Robert Colby 1614–1636
      3. 3. Abraham Colby 1600–1625
      4. 4. Matthew Colby 1607–1608
      5. 5. William Colby 1598–1638 m. Anna Sewell 1598–
      6. 6. Margaret Colby 1597–1597
      7. 7. Richard (Anthony) Colby 1602–1655
  2. 2. William Cavendish 1552–1626
  3. 3. John Wingfield 1549–1596
  4. 4. Sir (Karel) Cavendish 1553–1617 m. Margaret Kitson 1563–1582 m. Catharina Ogle 1570–1629
    1. 1. Willem (Lord Cavendish van) Bolsover 1593–1676
    2. 2. Charles Cavendish 1594–1654
    3. 3. William (Cavendish, 1st Duke of) Newcastle-Upon-Ty 1592–1676
    4. 4. Charles Cavendish 1590–1590
    5. 5. Charles Cavendish 1594–1594
  5. 5. Henry Cavendish 1550–1616
  6. 6. Frances Pierrepont 1548–1632
  7. 7. Thomas Wingfield 1741–1830 m. Anna (Jane) Davis 1754–1834
    1. 1. Anne (M) Wingfield 1788–1868 m. John (Ragland Chick) Sr. 1778–1850
      1. 1. Milton (Littleton Wingfield) CHICK 1805–1850 m. Ann (Davis) Wingfield 1807–1900
        1. 1. Elizabeth (A) Chick 1835–1904 m. David (A) Tyree 1835–1892

Elizabeth Shrewsbury's Timeline

3 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Elizabeth Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury in Hardwick Hall, Derby, Derbyshire, England, Great Britain
Hardwick Hall, Derby, Derbyshire, England, Great Britain
1518
1518
Birth of Elizabeth Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury in Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1608
13 Feb 1608
Age 90
Death of Elizabeth Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury in Hardwick Hall, Derby, Derbyshire, England, Great Britain
Hardwick Hall, Derby, Derbyshire, England, Great Britain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Hardwick Hall, Derby, Derbyshire, England, Great Britain
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1608
    Event Place: Hardwick Hall, Derby, Derbyshire, England, Great Britain
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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