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Lady Elizabeth Duchess of Somerset Percy Cavendish 1666–1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1666

Birth Location: Petworth, Chichester District, West Sussex, England

Death Date: 23 November 1722

Death Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: Joceline Percy

Mother: Elisabeth Howard

Spouse(s): Thomas Longleat, Henry Cavendish, Charles Seymour

Children(s): Catherine Wyndham, Algernon Seymour, Charles Seymour, Frances Seymour, Percy Seymour, Charles Seymour, Charlotte Seymour

The story of Lady Elizabeth Duchess of Somerset Percy Cavendish began in 1666 in Petworth, Chichester District, West Sussex, England. Lady Elizabeth Duchess of Somerset Percy Cavendish married Charles Seymour, Henry Cavendish, Thomas Thynne Of Longleat, and had children including Algernon Seymour, Catherine Wyndham, Charles Seymour, Charlotte Seymour, Frances Seymour, Percy Seymour. Lady Elizabeth Duchess of Somerset Percy Cavendish passed away in 1722 in Salisbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Elizabeth Duchess of Somerset Percy Cavendish began in 1666 in Petworth, Chichester District, West Sussex, England.
  • Lady Elizabeth Duchess of Somerset Percy Cavendish married Charles Seymour, Henry Cavendish, Thomas Thynne Of Longleat, and had children including Algernon Seymour, Catherine Wyndham, Charles Seymour, Charlotte Seymour, Frances Seymour, Percy Seymour.
  • Lady Elizabeth Duchess of Somerset Percy Cavendish passed away in 1722 in Salisbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Cavendish's Ancestors

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Lady Cavendish
1666–1722
Birth Place: Petworth, Chichester District, West Sussex, England
Parents
Joceline Percy
1644–1670
England
Elisabeth Howard
1642–1690
Walton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Theophilus Howard
1584–1640
Saffron Waldon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Howard
1599–1633
Walton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Walden
1561–1626
Catharina Knyvett
1564–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Howard
1536–1572
Margaret Howard
1544–1564

Lady Cavendish's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth Duchess of Somerset Percy) Cavendish (26 Jan 1666–23 November 1722) m. Thomas (Thynne of) Longleat (1647–12 February 1682) m. Henry Cavendish (19 July 1659–1 November 1680) m. Charles Seymour (13 August 1662–2 December 1748)
  1. 1. Catherine Wyndham 1693–1731
  2. 2. Algernon Seymour 1684–1750
  3. 3. Charles Seymour 1683–1683
  4. 4. Frances Seymour 1697–1720
  5. 5. Percy Seymour 1696–1721
  6. 6. Charles Seymour 1688–1711
  7. 7. Charlotte Seymour 1730–1805 m. Heneage Finch 1715–1777
    1. 1. Charlotte Howard 1754–1808
    2. 2. Henry (Allington) Finch 1760–1780
    3. 3. Seymour Finch 1758–1794
    4. 4. Heneage Finch 1751–1812 m. Louisa Thynne 1760–1832
      1. 1. Mary Finch 1787–
      2. 2. Charlotte Palmer 1785–1869
      3. 3. Heneage Finch 1786–1859
    5. 5. Charles Finch 1752–1819 m. Jane Wynne –1811
      1. 1. George (Heneage) Finch –1867
      2. 2. Heneage Finch –1865
      3. 3. Jane Finch –1858
      4. 4. Louisa Finch –1822
      5. 5. Charles (Wynne) Griffith-Wynne 1780–1865
    6. 6. Daniel Finch 1757–1840
    7. 7. William (Clement) Finch 1753–1794
    8. 8. Frances Legge 1761–1838

Lady Cavendish's Timeline

4 Records

1666
26 Jan 1666
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Duchess of Somerset Percy Cavendish in Petworth, Chichester District, West Sussex, England
Petworth, Chichester District, West Sussex, England
1666
29 Jan 1666
Lady Elizabeth Duchess of Somerset Percy Cavendish was baptized in Petworth,Sussex,England
Petworth,Sussex,England
1682
30 May 1682
Age 16
Lady Elizabeth Duchess of Somerset Percy Cavendish was married in Montagu House, Preshute
Montagu House, Preshute
1722
23 November 1722
Age 56
Death of Lady Elizabeth Duchess of Somerset Percy Cavendish in Northumberland House, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Northumberland House, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1666
    Event Place: Petworth, Chichester District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1666
    Event Place: Petworth,Sussex,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 May 1682
    Event Place: Montagu House, Preshute
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 November 1722
    Event Place: Northumberland House, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

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