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Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury 1527–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1527

Birth Location: Old Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 13 February 1608

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

Father: John Shrewsbury

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lord Cavendish, William Loe, Sir Shrewsbury, Robert Barlow, Richard Wingfield

Children(s): Sir Cavendish, William Earl, Joan Cavendish, Lady Cavendish, Lucretia Cavendish, Susan Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish, Charles Cavendish, Mary Shrewsbury

In 1527, Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury entered the world in Old Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England, born to John Iii Goodwin Hardwick Sir Earl Of Shrewsbury And Elizabeth. Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury married Lord Cavendish, Richard Wingfield, Robert Barlow, Robert Pierrepont, Sir George Talbot Earl Of Shrewsbury, William Sir Captain Of The Guard St Loe, and had children including Charles Chauendishe Cavendish, Joan Cavendish, Lady Elisabeth Cavendish, Lucretia Cavendish, Mary Cavendish Talbot Countess Shrewsbury, Sir Henry Baron Of Hardwick Cavendish, Susan Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish, William Cavendish Earl. Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury passed away in 1608 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1527, Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury entered the world in Old Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England, born to John Iii Goodwin Hardwick Sir Earl Of Shrewsbury And Elizabeth.
  • Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury married Lord Cavendish, Richard Wingfield, Robert Barlow, Robert Pierrepont, Sir George Talbot Earl Of Shrewsbury, William Sir Captain Of The Guard St Loe, and had children including Charles Chauendishe Cavendish, Joan Cavendish, Lady Elisabeth Cavendish, Lucretia Cavendish, Mary Cavendish Talbot Countess Shrewsbury, Sir Henry Baron Of Hardwick Cavendish, Susan Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish, William Cavendish Earl.
  • Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury passed away in 1608 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shrewsbury
1494–1527
Birth Location: Hardwick Hall, Ault Hucknall, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lord Cavendish
1505–1557
Birth Location: Chatsworth House, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Loe
1518–1565
Birth Location: Tormarton, Gloucestershire, England
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Sir Shrewsbury
1528–1590
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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Robert Barlow
1521–1537
Birth Location: Barlow Woodseats Hall, Barley, Derbyshire, England
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Richard Wingfield
1525–1591
Birth Location: of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Cavendish
1550–1616
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
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William Earl
1552–1626
Birth Location: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Cavendish
1544–1546
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Cavendish
1555–1582
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lucretia Cavendish
1556–1556
Birth Location: Chatsworth Manor House, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Susan Cavendish
1543–1546
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Temperance Cavendish
1549–1550
Birth Location: London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Charles Cavendish
1553–1617
Birth Location: Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Shrewsbury
1555–1632
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Shrewsbury's Ancestors

Self
Lady Shrewsbury
1527–1608
Birth Place: Old Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
Parents
John III Goodwin Hardwick Sir, Earl of Shrewsbury
1494–1527
Hardwick Hall, Ault Hucknall, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Shrewsbury's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of) Shrewsbury (27 Jul 1527–13 February 1608) m. Lord Cavendish (1505–15 October 1557) m. William ((Sir) (Captain of the Guard) St.) Loe (1518–1565) m. Sir (George Talbot, Earl of) Shrewsbury (1528–18 Nov 1590) m. Robert Barlow (Abt. 1521–Abt. 1537) m. Richard Wingfield (1525–14 August 1591)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry (Baron of Hardwick)) Cavendish 1550–1616 m. Anne Baggworth 1575–1604 m. Anne Keighley 1552–1609 m. Elizabeth Boughton 1568–1642 m. Grace Talbot 1554–1625 m. Margaret Kytson 1563–1582 m. Catherine Ogle 1570–1629 m. Lady (Grace Talbot, Baroness) Hardwick 1560–1624
    1. 1. Anne (1595) Cavendish 1594–1661 m. Sir (Vincent Lowe, Esq. of Denby,) Derbyshire, 1592–1639
      1. 1. Jane Lowe 1644–1694 m. Colonel (Henry Sewell, Secretary of the Province of Maryland) Sewell 1628–1665 m. Gov (Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore, Governor of Maryland, 2nd Lord Proprietor of) Maryland 1637–1715
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Sewall) Wharton 1654–1710 m. Colonel (William) Digges 1652–1697
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Sewall) Wharton 1654–1710 m. Colonel (William) Digges 1652–1697 m. Dr. (Jesse) Wharton 1630–1676
        3. 3. Jane Sewell 1661–
      2. 2. Anne Lowe 1618–
      3. 3. Col (Nicholas) Lowe 1639–1692
      4. 4. Col (Vincent) Lowe 1632–1692
      5. 5. Dorothy Lowe 1629–1701
      6. 6. Elizabeth Lowe 1626–1637
      7. 7. Ellen Lowe 1638–
      8. 8. Grace Lowe 1614–
      9. 9. Henry Lowe 1619–1710
      10. 10. Isabell Lowe 1625–1635
      11. 11. Jasper Lowe 1634–1637
      12. 12. John Lowe 1616–1659
      13. 13. Katherine Lowe 1627–1628
      14. 14. Mary Lowe 1633–
      15. 15. Patrick Lowe 1644–
      16. 16. William Lowe 1632–1683
    2. 2. Elizabeth Cavendish 1592–
    3. 3. Gilbert Cavendish 1594–1600
    4. 4. Henry Cavendish 1598–1624
    5. 5. James Cavendish 1596–1596
    6. 6. Mary Cavendish 1587–
    7. 7. Sir (John) Cavendish 1611–
    8. 8. William Cavendish 1590–1676
  2. 2. William (Cavendish,) Earl 1552–1626
  3. 3. Joan Cavendish 1544–1546
  4. 4. Lady (Elisabeth) Cavendish 1555–1582
  5. 5. Lucretia Cavendish 1556–1556
  6. 6. Susan Cavendish 1543–1546
  7. 7. Temperance Cavendish 1549–1550
  8. 8. Charles (Chauendishe) Cavendish 1553–1617
  9. 9. Mary (Cavendish Talbot Countess) Shrewsbury 1555–1632 m. Henry Pierrepont 1545–1615

Lady Shrewsbury's Timeline

10 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury in Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire
Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire
1523
23 Sep 1523
Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury was married
None
1527
27 Jul 1527
Birth of Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury in Old Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
Old Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
1542
1542
Age 15
Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury was married in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1547
20 Aug 1547
Age 20
Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury was married in Bradgate Manor, Leicestershire,England
Bradgate Manor, Leicestershire,England
1568
1568
Age 41
Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury was married
None
1608
13 February 1608
Age 81
Death of Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury in Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
1608
13 February 1608
Age 81
Death of Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury in Hardwick Hall, Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
Hardwick Hall, Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
1829
1 Nov 1829
Age 302
Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury was baptized in Norton, Derbyshire, England
Norton, Derbyshire, England
1836
10 Apr 1836
Age 309
Lady Elizabeth "Bess"# Talbot Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury was christened in Llanbister,Radnor,Wales
Llanbister,Radnor,Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1527
    Event Place: Old Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1829
    Event Place: Norton, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1836
    Event Place: Llanbister,Radnor,Wales
    Record Source: Wales, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1523

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1547
    Event Place: Bradgate Manor, Leicestershire,England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1568

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1608
    Event Place: Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1608
    Event Place: Hardwick Hall, Hardwick, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    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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