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Sir William Knight Lord Cavendish 1505–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1505

Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 25 Oct 1557

Death Location: Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England

Father: Thomas II

Mother: Alice Smith

Spouse(s): Lady Bostock

Children(s): Mary Cavendish

Sir William Knight Lord Cavendish was born in 1505 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, the child of Thomas Cavendish Knt Ii And Alice Smith. Sir William Knight Lord Cavendish married Lady Margaret Bostock, and had children including Mary Gernon Cavendish. Sir William Knight Lord Cavendish passed away in 1557 in Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Knight Lord Cavendish was born in 1505 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, the child of Thomas Cavendish Knt Ii And Alice Smith.
  • Sir William Knight Lord Cavendish married Lady Margaret Bostock, and had children including Mary Gernon Cavendish.
  • Sir William Knight Lord Cavendish passed away in 1557 in Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas II
1474–1524
Birth Location: Cavendish, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
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Alice Smith
1476–1515
Birth Location: Podbrooke Hall, Cavendish, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Bostock
1508–1540
Birth Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Mary Cavendish
1556–1602
Birth Location: Trimley St Martin, Suffolk, 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, (Knt) II
1474–1524
Cavendish, St Edmundsbury Borough, 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 Knight Lord) Cavendish (25 Oct 1505–25 Oct 1557) m. Lady (Margaret) Bostock (1508–16 Jun 1540)
  1. 1. Mary (Gernon) Cavendish 1556–1602 m. Sir (Thomas) Felton 1545–1579
    1. 1. Lady (Beatrix Felton) (Colby) 1574–1661 m. Thomas (Colby \ Colbie I,) Esq 1567–1625
      1. 1. Anthony Colby 1605–1661 m. Susannah Sargent 1610–1689
        1. 1. Thomas Colby 1650–1691 m. Hannah Rowell 1653–1707

Sir Cavendish's Timeline

2 Records

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

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1505
    Event Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1557
    Event Place: Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England
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