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Henry Cavendish 1550 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 December 1550

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 12 Oct 1616

Death Location: Doveridge, Derbyshire, England

Father: Sir Cavendish

Mother: Lady Hardwick,

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Henry Cavendish was born in 1550 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Sir William Cavendish and Lady Elizabeth 'Bess' of Hardwick,. Henry Cavendish passed away in 1616 in Doveridge, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Cavendish was born in 1550 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Sir William Cavendish and Lady Elizabeth 'Bess' of Hardwick,.
  • Henry Cavendish passed away in 1616 in Doveridge, Derbyshire, England.

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Henry Cavendish's Ancestors

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Henry Cavendish
1550 – 1616
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Sir William Cavendish
1505 – 1557
Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth 'Bess' of) Hardwick,
1527 – 1608
Ault Hucknull, Hardwick, Derby, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Cavendish
1472 – 1524
Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Alice Smith
1476 – 1515
Podbrooke Hall, Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Cavendish's Timeline

2 Records

1550
17 December 1550
Birth of Henry Cavendish in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1616
12 Oct 1616
Age 66
Death of Henry Cavendish in Doveridge, Derbyshire, England
Doveridge, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 December 1550
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1616
    Event Place: Doveridge, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edensor, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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