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Sir William Cavendish 1505–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 October 1557

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

Father: Thomas Cavendish

Mother: Alice Smith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Shrewsbury, Mrs Cavendish, Elizabeth Talbot, Margaret Bostock, Elisabeth Shrewsbury

Children(s): Mary Cavendish, Ann Quayle, Elizabeth Shrewsbury, William Cavendish, Sir Cavendish, Maria Cavendish, Henry Cavendish, Frances Pierrepont, Temperance Cavendish, Lucretia Cavendish, Elisabeth Cavendish, Lucretia Cavendish, John Cavendish, Dan Cavendish, Katherine Cavendish, Jane Cavendish

The story of Sir William Cavendish began in 1505 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Sir William Cavendish married Elisabeth Hardwick Gravin Van Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Hardwick Countess Of Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, Margaret Bostock, Mrs Lord Cavendish, and had children including Ann Quayle, Dan Cavendish, Elisabeth Cavendish, Elizabeth Hardwick Countess Of Shrewsbury, Frances Pierrepont, Henry Cavendish, Jane Cavendish, John Cavendish, Katherine Cavendish, Lucretia Cavendish, Maria Cavendish, Mary Gernon Cavendish, Sir Karel Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish, William 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, United Kingdom.
  • Sir William Cavendish married Elisabeth Hardwick Gravin Van Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Hardwick Countess Of Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, Margaret Bostock, Mrs Lord Cavendish, and had children including Ann Quayle, Dan Cavendish, Elisabeth Cavendish, Elizabeth Hardwick Countess Of Shrewsbury, Frances Pierrepont, Henry Cavendish, Jane Cavendish, John Cavendish, Katherine Cavendish, Lucretia Cavendish, Maria Cavendish, Mary Gernon Cavendish, Sir Karel Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish, William Cavendish.
  • Sir William Cavendish passed away in 1557 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Elizabeth Shrewsbury
1518–1608
Birth Location: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mrs Cavendish
–1607
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Talbot
1527–1608
Birth Location: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
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Margaret Bostock
1509–1540
Birth Location: Whatcross, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
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Elisabeth Shrewsbury
1518–1608
Birth Location: Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire
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Children(s)

Mary Cavendish
1556–1602
Birth Location: Playfort, Sullfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Ann Quayle
1534–1569
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Shrewsbury
1518–1608
Birth Location: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Cavendish
1552–1626
Birth Location: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Cavendish
1553–1617
Birth Location: Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Maria Cavendish
1550–1632
Birth Location: Londen
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Henry Cavendish
1550–1616
Birth Location: England
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Frances Pierrepont
1548–1632
Birth Location: Londen
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Temperance Cavendish
1549–1581
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Lucretia Cavendish
1557–1560
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elisabeth Cavendish
1555–1582
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lucretia Cavendish
1557–1560
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Cavendish
1526–
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Dan Cavendish
1555–
Birth Location: –
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Katherine Cavendish
1535–1552
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Jane Cavendish
1558–1608
Birth Location: –
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Sir Cavendish's Ancestors

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Sir Cavendish
1505–1557
Birth Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas 'Sir' Cavendish
1472–1524
Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Alice Smith
1476–1515
Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cavendish's Descendants

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Sir (William) Cavendish (1505–15 October 1557) m. Elizabeth (Hardwick Countess of) Shrewsbury (1518–13 Feb 1608) m. Mrs (Lord) Cavendish (–1607) m. Elizabeth Talbot (1527–13 February 1608) m. Margaret Bostock (1509–16 June 1540) m. Elisabeth (Hardwick Gravin van) Shrewsbury (1518–13 February 1608)
  1. 1. Mary (Gernon) Cavendish 1556–1602 m. Thomas Felton 1545–1578
    1. 1. Anne Jackson 1571–1661 m. Thomas ((the older)) Colby 1567–1625
      1. 1. Anthony Colby 1605–1660 m. Susanna Heydon 1610–1689 m. Susannah Sargent 1610–1689
        1. 1. Isaac Colby 1640–1684
        2. 2. Thomas Colby 1650–1691
        3. 3. John Colby 1633–1673
        4. 4. Samuel Colby 1638–1716 m. Elizabeth Sargent 1648–1736
        5. 5. Rebecca Colby 1643–1698
        6. 6. Mary Colby 1648–1716
        7. 7. Sarah Colby 1635–1663 m. Orlando Bagly 1624–1663
      2. 2. Robert Colby 1614–1636
      3. 3. Abraham Colby 1600–1625
      4. 4. Matthew Colby 1607–1608
      5. 5. William Colby 1598–1638 m. Anna Sewell 1598–
      6. 6. Margaret Colby 1597–1597
      7. 7. Richard (Anthony) Colby 1602–1655
  2. 2. Ann Quayle 1534–1569
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Hardwick Countess of) Shrewsbury 1518–1608 m. Richard Wingfield 1525–1591 m. Sir (William) Cavendish 1505–1557
    1. 1. John Wingfield 1549–1596
    2. 2. Thomas Wingfield 1741–1830 m. Anna (Jane) Davis 1754–1834
      1. 1. Anne (M) Wingfield 1788–1868 m. John (Ragland Chick) Sr. 1778–1850
        1. 1. Milton (Littleton Wingfield) CHICK 1805–1850 m. Ann (Davis) Wingfield 1807–1900
  4. 4. William Cavendish 1552–1626
  5. 5. Sir (Karel) Cavendish 1553–1617 m. Margaret Kitson 1563–1582 m. Catharina Ogle 1570–1629
    1. 1. Willem (Lord Cavendish van) Bolsover 1593–1676
    2. 2. Charles Cavendish 1594–1654
    3. 3. William (Cavendish, 1st Duke of) Newcastle-Upon-Ty 1592–1676
    4. 4. Charles Cavendish 1590–1590
    5. 5. Charles Cavendish 1594–1594
  6. 6. Maria Cavendish 1550–1632 m. Gilbert (Talbot 7th Earl of) Shrewsbury 1552–1616
    1. 1. Lady (Alethea) Talbot 1586–1654 m. Thomas Howard 1585–1646
      1. 1. Lord (Henry Frederick HOWARD, 22nd Earl of) Arundel 1608–1652 m. Lady (Elizabeth Stuart Howard of) Darnley 1610–1674
        1. 1. Mary Howard 1518–1557 m. Henry (Duke of Richmond and Somerset) Fitzroy 1519–1536 m. Thomas Arundel 1520–1552
        2. 2. Francis (Edward) Howard 1630–1722
        3. 3. Catherine Howard 1634–1655
        4. 4. Edward Howard 1646–1692
        5. 5. Edward (F) Howard 1636–1722
        6. 6. Elizabeth Howard 1637–1695
        7. 7. Elizabeth Howard 1651–1706
        8. 8. Esme Howard 1645–1728
        9. 9. John Howard 1652–1711
        10. 10. Talbot Howard 1637–1734
        11. 11. Thomas Howard 1627–1667
        12. 12. William (Thomas) Howard 1646–1675
        13. 13. Philip Howard 1629–1694
        14. 14. Karel (Lord) Howard 1630–1713
        15. 15. Charles Howard 1630–1713
        16. 16. Bernhard (Lord) Howard 1641–1717
        17. 17. Talbot (Edward) Howard 1648–1734
        18. 18. Henry Howard 1628–1684
        19. 19. Anne Howard 1632–1632
        20. 20. Francis (Edward) Howard 1640–1722
      2. 2. William Howard 1614–1680 m. Mary Stafford 1619–1694
        1. 1. Francis (Stafford) Howard 1651–1692
        2. 2. Helena Howard 1657–
        3. 3. Isabella Howard 1641–1691
        4. 4. Ursula (Stafford) Howard 1653–1720
        5. 5. John Howard 1660–1714
        6. 6. Delphina (Stafford) Howard 1661–
        7. 7. Henry Stafford-Howard 1647–1719
        8. 8. Mary Howard 1654–
        9. 9. Anastasia Howard 1655–
        10. 10. Alethea Howard 1650–
      3. 3. Anne Howard 1616–1658 m. Robert Lockwood –1658 m. Jeffrey Ferris 1610–
        1. 1. Daniel Lockwood 1640–1691
        2. 2. Deborah Lockwood 1636–
        3. 3. Jonathan Lockwood 1634–1688
        4. 4. Joseph Lockwood 1638–1717
        5. 5. Gershom Lockwood 1643–1719
        6. 6. Ephraim Lockwood 1641–
      4. 4. James Howard 1606–1624
    2. 2. Mary Talbot 1580–1649
    3. 3. James Talbot 1607–1616
    4. 4. Elizabeth Talbot 1582–1651 m. Thomas Howard 1585–1646
    5. 5. George Talbot 1574–1577
    6. 6. John Talbot 1583–
  7. 7. Henry Cavendish 1550–1616
  8. 8. Frances Pierrepont 1548–1632
  9. 9. Temperance Cavendish 1549–1581
  10. 10. Lucretia Cavendish 1557–1560
  11. 11. Elisabeth Cavendish 1555–1582 m. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576 m. Charles (Earl of Lennox) Stuart 1555–1576
    1. 1. Arabella Stuart 1575–1615 m. Willem (Seymour Hertog van) Somerset 1587–1660
      1. 1. Mary Barrett 1610–1660
  12. 12. Lucretia Cavendish 1557–1560
  13. 13. John Cavendish 1526–
  14. 14. Dan Cavendish 1555–
  15. 15. Katherine Cavendish 1535–1552
  16. 16. Jane Cavendish 1558–1608

Sir Cavendish's Timeline

7 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Sir William Cavendish in Chatsworth, Dales District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Chatsworth, Dales District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1505
1505
Birth of Sir William Cavendish in Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
1505
1505
Birth of Sir William Cavendish in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1557
25 October 1557
Age 52
Death of Sir William Cavendish in Chatsworth, Dales District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Chatsworth, Dales District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1557
1557
Age 52
Death of Sir William Cavendish in Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
1557
25 October 1557
Age 52
Death of Sir William Cavendish in Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1557
15 October 1557
Age 52
Death of Sir William Cavendish in Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Chatsworth, Dales District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [4] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1557
    Event Place: Chatsworth, Dales District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1557
    Event Place: Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1557
    Event Place: Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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