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Henry Cavendish 1550–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 December 1550

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 12 October 1616

Death Location: Edensor, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England

Father: William Cavendish

Mother: Elizabeth (Bassett)

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In 1550, Henry Cavendish entered the world in England, born to William Cavendish And Elizabeth Hardwick Bassett. Henry Cavendish passed away in 1616 in Edensor, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1550, Henry Cavendish entered the world in England, born to William Cavendish And Elizabeth Hardwick Bassett.
  • Henry Cavendish passed away in 1616 in Edensor, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England.

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Henry Cavendish's Ancestors

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Henry Cavendish
1550–1616
Birth Place: England
Parents
William Cavendish
1510–1557
Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Elizabeth (Hardwick) (Bassett)
1527–1608
Ault Hucknull, Hardwick, Derby, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cavendish
1474–1524
Cavendish, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Alice Cavendish
1476–1515
Cavendish, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Sir (John Goodwin Hardwick) III
1494–1528
Hardwick, Derbyshire
Elizabeth (Leeke or) Leake
1498–1570
Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hardwick
1470–1506
Thomas Leake
1458–1523
Margaretha Foxe
1446–1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hardwick
1451–1511
Elizabeth Bakewell
1455–1500

Henry Cavendish's Timeline

2 Records

1550
17 December 1550
Birth of Henry Cavendish in England
England
1616
12 October 1616
Age 66
Death of Henry Cavendish in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 December 1550
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 1616
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edensor, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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