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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: Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England

Father: Thomas Cavendish

Mother: Alice Smith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hardwick

Children(s): Henry Cavendish, Charles CAVENDISH, Dan CAVENDISH, Frances CAVENDISH, William CAVENDISH, Temperance Cavendish, Mary Cavendish, Lucretia Cavendish

The story of Sir William Cavendish began in 1505 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England. Sir William Cavendish married Elizabeth Hardwick, and had children including Charles Cavendish, Dan Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Henry Cavendish, Lucretia Cavendish, Mary Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish, William Cavendish. Sir William Cavendish passed away in 1557 in Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Cavendish began in 1505 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England.
  • Sir William Cavendish married Elizabeth Hardwick, and had children including Charles Cavendish, Dan Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Henry Cavendish, Lucretia Cavendish, Mary Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish, William Cavendish.
  • Sir William Cavendish passed away in 1557 in Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cavendish
1472–1524
Birth Location: Cavendish, Suffolk, , England
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Alice Smith
1476–1515
Birth Location: Cavendish, Suffolk, , England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hardwick
1527–1608
Birth Location: Old Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
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Children(s)

Henry Cavendish
1550–1616
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
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Charles CAVENDISH
1553–1617
Birth Location: Of Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, , England
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Dan CAVENDISH
1555–
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, , England
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Frances CAVENDISH
1548–1632
Birth Location: London, London, , England
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William CAVENDISH
1550–1626
Birth Location: Hardwicke, Derbyshire, , England
WC
Temperance Cavendish
1549–1549
Birth Location: London, London, , England
TC
Mary Cavendish
1556–1632
Birth Location: London, London, , England
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Lucretia Cavendish
1557–1560
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, , England
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Sir Cavendish's Ancestors

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Sir Cavendish
1505–1557
Birth Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Thomas Cavendish
1472–1524
Cavendish, Suffolk, , England
Alice Smith
1476–1515
Cavendish, Suffolk, , England
Grandparents
Thomas Cavendish
1430–1477
, Suffolk, , England
Catherine Scudamore
1434–1489
Kentchurch, Herefordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cavendish's Descendants

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Sir (William) Cavendish (1505–15 Oct 1557) m. Elizabeth Hardwick (27 Jul 1527–13 Feb 1608)
  1. 1. Henry Cavendish 1550–1616 m. Grace Talbot 1579–
    1. 1. Anne Cavendish 1774–1863 m. Vincent Lowe 1594–1634
      1. 1. Col (Vincent) Lowe 1632–1692 m. Elizabeth Foster 1658–1726
        1. 1. William Lowe 1665–1719 m. Rebecca Garrettson 1665–1709
  2. 2. Charles CAVENDISH 1553–1617
  3. 3. Dan CAVENDISH 1555–
  4. 4. Frances CAVENDISH 1548–1632
  5. 5. William CAVENDISH 1550–1626
  6. 6. Temperance Cavendish 1549–1549
  7. 7. Mary Cavendish 1556–1632
  8. 8. Lucretia Cavendish 1557–1560

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1557
    Event Place: Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England
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