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John Cavendish 1340 – 1381 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef 1340

Birth Location: Cavendish, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 15 Jun 1381

Death Location: Cavendish, Suffolk, England

Father: Robert Gernon

Mother: Mary Potkin

Spouse(s): Alice Odyngseles, Catherine Smyth

Children(s): Andrew Cavendish, John Cavendish

John Cavendish was born in 1340 in Cavendish, Suffolk, England, the child of Robert Gernon and Mary Potkin. John Cavendish married Alice de Odyngseles, Catherine Smyth, and had children including Andrew Cavendish, John Cavendish. John Cavendish passed away in 1381 in Cavendish, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • John Cavendish was born in 1340 in Cavendish, Suffolk, England, the child of Robert Gernon and Mary Potkin.
  • John Cavendish married Alice de Odyngseles, Catherine Smyth, and had children including Andrew Cavendish, John Cavendish.
  • John Cavendish passed away in 1381 in Cavendish, Suffolk, England.

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John Cavendish's Ancestors

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John Cavendish
1340 – 1381
Birth Place: Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Parents
Robert Gernon
Mary Potkin
1319 –
Cavendish, Suffolk, England
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John Cavendish's Descendants

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John Cavendish (Bef 1340 – 15 Jun 1381) m. Alice (de) Odyngseles (Abt 1330 – 1381) m. Catherine Smyth
  1. 1. Andrew Cavendish (Abt 1358 – 1396) m. Rose (Abt 1360 – 13 Jun 1419)
  2. 2. John Cavendish (1374 – 1396) m. Joan Clopton (1377 – Aft 1402) m. Joan Clopton (1370 – 1402)
    1. 1. William Cavendish (1402 – 5 Jan 1432) m. Joan Staventon (Abt 1406 – )
      1. 1. Thomas Cavendish (1430 – 1477) m. Catherine Scudamore (1434 – 15 Sep 1489)
        1. 1. Maude Cavendish (1450 – 1505)
        2. 2. Maud (Alston) Cavendish (1456 – 1509) m. John Gouldinge (1450 – 1547)
        3. 3. Alice (Maude) Cavendish (1456 – 1569)
        4. 4. Maud Cavendish (1456 – 1569)
        5. 5. Ursula Goldyng (1456 – 1569)
        6. 6. Alice Cavendish (1469 – Aft 1500)
        7. 7. Thomas Cavendish (1474 – 13 Apr 1524) m. Alice Smith (1476 – 12 Nov 1515) m. Agnes Gernon (Abt 1469 – Aft 22 Aug 1524)
      2. 2. Alston (Richard) Cavendish (1430 – 1477)
      3. 3. William Cavendish (1432 – ) m. Mack-Williams m. Eleanor Whitney (Abt 1423 – Deceased)

John Cavendish's Timeline

2 Records

1340
Bef 1340
Birth of John Cavendish in Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Cavendish, Suffolk, England
1381
15 Jun 1381
Age 41
Death of John Cavendish in Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Cavendish, Suffolk, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef 1340
    Event Place: Cavendish, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1381
    Event Place: Cavendish, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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