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Henry Cavendish 1550 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 DEC 1550

Birth Location: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 OCT 1616

Death Location: Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Cavendish

Mother: Elizabeth Hardwick

Spouse(s): Grace Talbot

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Henry Cavendish was born in 1550 in Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Cavendish and Elizabeth Hardwick. Henry Cavendish married Grace Talbot. Henry Cavendish passed away in 1616 in Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Henry Cavendish was born in 1550 in Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Cavendish and Elizabeth Hardwick.
  • Henry Cavendish married Grace Talbot.
  • Henry Cavendish passed away in 1616 in Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Henry Cavendish's Ancestors

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Henry Cavendish
1550 – 1616
Birth Place: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Cavendish
1505 – 1557
Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hardwick
1527 – 1608
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Cavendish
1472 – 1524
Podbrooke Hall, Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Alice Smith
1476 – 1515
Podbrooke Hall, Cavendish, Suffolk, England
John Hardwick
1495 – 1528
Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Elizabeth Leake
1494 – 1530
Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cavendish
1430 – 1477
Catherine Scudamore
1434 – 1489
John Smith
1450 – 1476
Alice Brecknock
1457 –
John Hardwick
1470 – 1507
Elizabeth Pinchbeck
1470 – 1500
Thomas Leake
1458 – 1523
Margaret Fox
1445 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cavendish
1402 – 1432
Joan Staventon
1406 – 1445
John Scudamore
1400 – 1461
Joan Parry
1400 –
Richard Smythe
1440 – 1472
John Hardwick
1451 – 1507
Elizabeth Bakewell
1455 – 1500
Thomas Pinchbeck
1448 – 1492
Anne Greene
1450 – 1488
William Leake
1418 – 1475
Catherine Chaworth
1412 – 1472

Henry Cavendish's Timeline

2 Records

1550
17 DEC 1550
Birth of Henry Cavendish in Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1616
12 OCT 1616
Age 66
Death of Henry Cavendish in Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 DEC 1550
    Event Place: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 OCT 1616
    Event Place: Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edensor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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