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Sir William Cavendish 1505–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 15 Oct 1557

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Cavendish

Mother: Alice Smith

Spouse(s): Lady Shrewsbury

Children(s): Elisabeth Cavendish, Sir Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish, Henry Cavendish, Mary Shrewsbury, Dan Cavendish, Lord Hartwick

The story of Sir William Cavendish began in 1505 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England. Sir William Cavendish married Lady Elizabeth Bess Of Hardwick Countess Of Shrewsbury, and had children including Dan Cavendish, Elisabeth Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Henry Cavendish, Lord William Cavendish Van Hartwick, Mary Cavendish Countess Of Shrewsbury, Sir Charles Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish. Sir William Cavendish passed away in 1557 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Cavendish began in 1505 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England.
  • Sir William Cavendish married Lady Elizabeth Bess Of Hardwick Countess Of Shrewsbury, and had children including Dan Cavendish, Elisabeth Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Henry Cavendish, Lord William Cavendish Van Hartwick, Mary Cavendish Countess Of Shrewsbury, Sir Charles Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish.
  • Sir William Cavendish passed away in 1557 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Sir Cavendish's Ancestors

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Sir Cavendish
1505–1557
Birth Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Cavendish
1472–1524
Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Alice Smith
1476–1515
Podbrooke Hall, Cavendish, Suffolk, England
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Sir Cavendish's Descendants

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Sir (William) Cavendish (1505–15 Oct 1557) m. Lady (Elizabeth 'Bess' of Hardwick, Countess of) Shrewsbury (27 Jul 1527–13 Feb 1608)
  1. 1. Elisabeth Cavendish 1555–1582 m. Charles (Lennox Stuart, 5th Earl Of) Lennox 1555–1576
    1. 1. Lady (Arabella Stuart,) marquess 1575–1615 m. Sir (William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of) Somerset 1587–1660
      1. 1. Mary (Barrett (some chance born Seymour), ( Dyer) Puritan turned Quaker one of 4 martyrs) executed 1610–1660 m. Captain (William Dyer Dyre Dier, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney) General 1609–1672
        1. 1. Major (William) Dyer 1640–1688 m. Mary Dyer 1640–1688
        2. 2. Charles (Dyre) Sr 1650–1709 m. Martha Dyer 1643–1744
        3. 3. Samuel (Dyer, possibly born on the Atlantic Ocean while his parents were immigrating from England to) Boston 1635–1678 m. Ann (Hutchinson) (Vernon) 1643–1716
        4. 4. Henry ('Levi') Dyer 1647–1690 m. Elizabeth Dyer 1655–1718
      2. 2. Frances Seymour 1610–1673
      3. 3. Robert Seymour 1622–1642
  2. 2. Sir (Charles) Cavendish 1553–1617
  3. 3. Frances Cavendish 1548–1632
  4. 4. Temperance Cavendish 1549–1549
  5. 5. Henry Cavendish 1550–1616
  6. 6. Mary (Cavendish, Countess of) Shrewsbury 1556–1632
  7. 7. Dan Cavendish 1555–1582
  8. 8. Lord (William Cavendish van) Hartwick 1550–1626

Sir Cavendish's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Sir William Cavendish in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England
Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England
1557
15 Oct 1557
Age 52
Death of Sir William Cavendish in Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England
Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1557
    Event Place: Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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