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Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury Hardwick 1527–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1527

Birth Location: Ault Hucknull, Hardwick, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 February 1608

Death Location: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England

Father: John Hardwick

Mother: Elizabeth Leake

Spouse(s): Sir Cavendish, George Talbot

Children(s): Henry Cavendish, Elisabeth Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Sir Cavendish, Maria Cavendish, Lord Hartwick, Lucrece Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish

In 1527, Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury Hardwick entered the world in Ault Hucknull, Hardwick, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Hardwick And Elizabeth Leake. Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury Hardwick married George Talbot, Sir William Cavendish, and had children including Elisabeth Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Henry William Baron Of Hardwick Cavendish, Lord Willem Cavendish Van Hartwick, Lucrece Cavendish, Maria Cavendish, Sir Charles Karel Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish. Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury Hardwick passed away in 1608 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1527, Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury Hardwick entered the world in Ault Hucknull, Hardwick, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Hardwick And Elizabeth Leake.
  • Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury Hardwick married George Talbot, Sir William Cavendish, and had children including Elisabeth Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Henry William Baron Of Hardwick Cavendish, Lord Willem Cavendish Van Hartwick, Lucrece Cavendish, Maria Cavendish, Sir Charles Karel Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish.
  • Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury Hardwick passed away in 1608 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

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Lady Hardwick's Ancestors

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Lady Hardwick
1527–1608
Birth Place: Ault Hucknull, Hardwick, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Hardwick
1495–1526
Hardwick, Derbyshire
Elizabeth Leake
1498–1570
Hasland, Derbyshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Hardwick's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury) Hardwick (27 Jul 1527–13 February 1608) m. Sir (William) Cavendish (25 October 1505–25 OCT 1557) m. George Talbot (1528–18 November 1590)
  1. 1. Henry ("William" Baron of Hardwick) Cavendish 1550–1616 m. Anne (de) Keighley 1566–1639
    1. 1. William (2nd Earl of Devonshire) Cavendish 1590–1628 m. Lady (Christiann Christine) Bruce 1595–1675
      1. 1. Lord (William The Right Honourable CAVENDISH of Hardwick, 3rd Earl of) Devonshire 1617–1684 m. Elizabeth Cecil 1619–1689
        1. 1. Lady (Anne Countess Of Exeter Cavendish) Cecil 1649–1704 m. Lord (Charles) Rich 1643–1664
        2. 2. William (1st Duke of Devonshire) Cavendish 1640–1707 m. Lady (Mary Duchess Cavendish) Butler 1646–1710
      2. 2. Anne (Countess Of Warwick) Cavendish 1611–1638 m. Robert (3rd Earl of Warwick) Rich 1611–1659
        1. 1. Robert Rich 1634–1658
      3. 3. Charles Cavendish 1620–1643
    2. 2. Bride Keighlie –1640
  2. 2. Elisabeth Cavendish 1555–1582
  3. 3. Frances Cavendish 1548–1632
  4. 4. Sir (Charles Karel) Cavendish 1553–1617
  5. 5. Maria Cavendish 1550–1632
  6. 6. Lord (Willem Cavendish van) Hartwick 1552–1625
  7. 7. Lucrece Cavendish 1556–1556
  8. 8. Temperance Cavendish 1549–1550

Lady Hardwick's Timeline

4 Records

1527
27 Jul 1527
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury Hardwick in Ault Hucknull, Hardwick, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Ault Hucknull, Hardwick, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1542
1542
Age 15
Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury Hardwick was married in Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1608
13 February 1608
Age 81
Death of Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury Hardwick in Hardwick Hall, Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
Hardwick Hall, Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
1836
10 Apr 1836
Age 309
Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury Hardwick was christened in Llanbister,Radnor,Wales
Llanbister,Radnor,Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1527
    Event Place: Ault Hucknull, Hardwick, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] UK, Portraits and Photographs
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1836
    Event Place: Llanbister,Radnor,Wales
    Record Source: Wales, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: UK, Portraits and Photographs

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1608
    Event Place: Hardwick Hall, Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] UK, Portraits and Photographs
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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