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Elizabeth 'Bess' Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I, Countess of Shrewsbury 1527–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1527

Birth Location: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 26 December, 1583

Death Location: Didsbury, Lancashire

Father: Edmunds Legh

Mother: Lady Wolsey's"

Spouse(s): Sir Parliment, Lawrencii Downes

Children(s): Alexander Barlow

The story of Elizabeth 'Bess' Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I, Countess of Shrewsbury began in 1527 in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England. Elizabeth 'Bess' Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I, Countess of Shrewsbury married Lawrencii Downes, Sir Alexander Of Barlow Hall Barlow Member Of Parliment, and had children including Alexander Barlow. Elizabeth 'Bess' Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I, Countess of Shrewsbury passed away in 1583 in Didsbury, Lancashire.

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  • The story of Elizabeth 'Bess' Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I, Countess of Shrewsbury began in 1527 in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England.
  • Elizabeth 'Bess' Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I, Countess of Shrewsbury married Lawrencii Downes, Sir Alexander Of Barlow Hall Barlow Member Of Parliment, and had children including Alexander Barlow.
  • Elizabeth 'Bess' Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I, Countess of Shrewsbury passed away in 1583 in Didsbury, Lancashire.

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Elizabeth Shrewsbury's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Shrewsbury
1527–1583
Birth Place: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England
Parents
Edmunds or George Leighs or Legh
1499–1529
Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England
Lady (Joan of Yarmouth Larke "Mistress of Cardinal Thomas) Wolsey's"
1500–1529
Yarmouth,Norfolk,England
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Elizabeth Shrewsbury's Descendants

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Elizabeth ('Bess' Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I, Countess of) Shrewsbury (27 Jul 1527–26 December, 1583) m. Sir (Alexander"of Barlow Hall Barlow-member of) Parliment (1521–26 Aug 1584) m. Lawrencii Downes (1527–15 May 1564)
  1. 1. Alexander Barlow 1557–1620 m. Mary Brereton 1559–1627
    1. 1. Thomas (Barlow (Sherwood Rumble) I) * 1620–1658 m. Elizabeth Royall 1644–1709
      1. 1. Thomas (Barlow) * 1658–1729 m. Catherine (Jackson) * 1664–1759
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas Barlow) III 1690–1778

Elizabeth Shrewsbury's Timeline

3 Records

1527
27 Jul 1527
Birth of Elizabeth 'Bess' Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I, Countess of Shrewsbury in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England
Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England
1546
1546
Age 19
Elizabeth 'Bess' Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I, Countess of Shrewsbury was married in Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1583
26 December, 1583
Age 56
Death of Elizabeth 'Bess' Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I, Countess of Shrewsbury in Didsbury, Lancashire
Didsbury, Lancashire

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1527
    Event Place: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December, 1583
    Event Place: Didsbury, Lancashire

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