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Margaret Harley 1715–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1715

Birth Location: Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 17 Jul 1785

Death Location: Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Edward Oxford)

Mother: Henrietta Mortimer)

Spouse(s): William Portland)

Children(s): Sir Portland)

The story of Margaret Harley began in 1715 in Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England. Margaret Harley married William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Duke Of Portland, and had children including Sir William Henry Cavendish Bentinck 3Rd Duke Of Portland. Margaret Harley passed away in 1785 in Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Harley began in 1715 in Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • Margaret Harley married William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Duke Of Portland, and had children including Sir William Henry Cavendish Bentinck 3Rd Duke Of Portland.
  • Margaret Harley passed away in 1785 in Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Oxford)
1689–1741
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Henrietta Mortimer)
1694–1755
Birth Location: Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

William Portland)
1709–1762
Birth Location: Westminster, London
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Children(s)

Sir Portland)
1738–1809
Birth Location: Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
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Margaret Harley's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Harley
1715–1785
Birth Place: Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Edward Harley (Earl of Oxford)
1689–1741
Westminster, London, England
Henrietta (Cavendish-Holles (Countess of Oxford and Countess) Mortimer)
1694–1755
Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Harley (1st Earl of Oxford, Earl of) Mortimer)
1661–1724
Bow Street, Covent Garden, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Elisabeth Foley
1665–1691
Whitley Court, Worchestershire
John (Holles (Duke of Newcastle, Marquess of Clare, 3rd Baron) Houghton)
1662–1711
Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, England
Margaret (Lucas Cavendish (Duchess of Newcastle, Countess Dowager of) Oxford)
1661–1716
Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lady Stephens
1628–1670
Thomas Foley
1643–1701
Elizabeth Ashe
1645–1686
Gilbert Clare)
1633–1689
Lady Pierrepont)
1633–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Houghton)
1595–1666
Elizabeth Vere
1623–1683
Sir Kingston-upon-Hull)
1607–1678
Lady Harris
1597–1656

Margaret Harley's Descendants

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Margaret Harley (11 Feb 1715–17 Jul 1785) m. William (Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (Duke of) Portland) (1 March 1709–1 May 1762)
  1. 1. Sir (William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (3rd Duke of) Portland) 1738–1809 m. Dorothy (Cavendish (Baroness, 'Duchess of) Portland) 1750–1794
    1. 1. Lord (Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck (The Honorable, 4th Duke of) Portland) 1780–1826 m. Lady (Anne Wellesley (Duchess of) Portland) 1788–1875
      1. 1. Charles (William Frederick) Cavendish-Bentinck 1817–1865 m. Caroline (Louisa) Burnaby 1832–1918
        1. 1. Cecilia (Nina Cavendish-Bentinck (Lady) Glamis) 1862–1938 m. Claude (George Bowes-Lyon (Lord Glamis Earl of) Strathmore) 1855–1944
        2. 2. Anne (Violet) Cavendish-Bentinck 1864–1932
        3. 3. Hyacinth Cavendish-Bentinck 1864–1916
    2. 2. Frederik (Guy) Cavendish-Bentinck 1781–1828
    3. 3. William (Henry) Cavendish-Bentinck 1768–1854
    4. 4. Charlotte Cavendish-Bentinck 1775–1862

Margaret Harley's Timeline

2 Records

1715
11 Feb 1715
Birth of Margaret Harley in Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England
Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England
1785
17 Jul 1785
Age 70
Death of Margaret Harley in Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, England
Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1715
    Event Place: Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1785
    Event Place: Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, England
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