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Elizabeth "Bess" Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury 1527–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 27, 1527

Birth Location: Ault Hucknall, (old) Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 13 Feb 1608

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

Father: John Esquire

Mother: Elizabeth Leake

Spouse(s): Sir Chamber, George Furnivall, Sir Loe, Robert Barlow

Children(s): Jane Cavendish

The story of Elizabeth "Bess" Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury began in 1527 in Ault Hucknall, (old) Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England. Elizabeth "Bess" Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury married George Talbot 6Th Earl Of Shrewsbury 6Th Earl Of Waterford 12Th Baron Talbot 11Th Baron Furnivall, Robert Barlow, Sir William Sy Loe, Sir William Cavendish Treasurer Of Kings Chamber, and had children including Jane Cavendish. Elizabeth "Bess" Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury passed away in 1608 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

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  • The story of Elizabeth "Bess" Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury began in 1527 in Ault Hucknall, (old) Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England.
  • Elizabeth "Bess" Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury married George Talbot 6Th Earl Of Shrewsbury 6Th Earl Of Waterford 12Th Baron Talbot 11Th Baron Furnivall, Robert Barlow, Sir William Sy Loe, Sir William Cavendish Treasurer Of Kings Chamber, and had children including Jane Cavendish.
  • Elizabeth "Bess" 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
1527–1608
Birth Place: Ault Hucknall, (old) Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
Parents
John Goodwin Hardwick, Earl of Shrewsbury III Esquire
1494–1527
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Elizabeth Leake
1498–1570
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
John Hardwick
1470–1507
Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire, England
Elizabeth Pinchbeck
1480–
Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Leake
1458–1523
Hasland, Derbyshire, England
Margaret Fox
1458–1498
Halsland, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Scarsdale
1416–1474
Catherine Chaworth
1436–1458
Sir Harrowden
1430–1490
Lady Corticello
1440–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Peniston
1424–1465
Lady Harris
1428–1480

Elizabeth Shrewsbury's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Bess" Hardwick, Countess of) Shrewsbury (July 27, 1527–13 Feb 1608) m. Sir (William Cavendish, Treasurer of Kings) Chamber (1505–15 Oct 1557) m. George (Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 6th Earl of Waterford, 12th Baron Talbot, 11th Baron) Furnivall (1525–18 November 1590) m. Sir (William Sy.) Loe (1516–1565) m. Robert Barlow (Jul 1529–24 Dec 1544)
  1. 1. Jane Cavendish 1555–1608 m. Francis Thorne 1551–1601
    1. 1. John Thorne 1580–1621 m. Constance (Joan) Brown 1580–1621
      1. 1. William (Thorne) Sr. 1616–1657 m. Sarah (Susannah) Booth 1617–1675
        1. 1. John Thorne 1643–1709 m. Mary Pearsall 1649–1689
        2. 2. William Thorne 1632–1688
        3. 3. Susannah Thorne 1645–1696
        4. 4. Mary Thorne 1647–
        5. 5. Samuel Thorne 1644–1732
      2. 2. Jane Thorne 1610–1661
      3. 3. James Thorne 1608–1659
      4. 4. Cavendish Thorne 1610–1611
      5. 5. Susannah Thorne 1608–

Elizabeth Shrewsbury's Timeline

2 Records

1527
July 27, 1527
Birth of Elizabeth "Bess" Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury in Ault Hucknall, (old) Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
Ault Hucknall, (old) Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
1608
13 Feb 1608
Age 81
Death of Elizabeth "Bess" Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury in Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
Hardwick, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 27, 1527
    Event Place: Ault Hucknall, (old) Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1608
    Event Place: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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