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William Cavendish 1505 – 1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 OCT 1557

Death Location: Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Cavendish

Mother: Alice Smith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hardwick

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

William Cavendish was born in 1505 in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Cavendish and Alice Smith. William Cavendish married Elizabeth Hardwick, and had children including Frances Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish, Henry Cavendish, William Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Charles Cavendish, Dan Cavendish, Dan Cavendish, Elizabeth Cavendish, Mary Cavendish, Lucretia Cavendish, Jane Cavendish. William Cavendish passed away in 1557 in Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Cavendish was born in 1505 in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Cavendish and Alice Smith.
  • William Cavendish married Elizabeth Hardwick, and had children including Frances Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish, Henry Cavendish, William Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Charles Cavendish, Dan Cavendish, Dan Cavendish, Elizabeth Cavendish, Mary Cavendish, Lucretia Cavendish, Jane Cavendish.
  • William Cavendish passed away in 1557 in Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Elizabeth Hardwick
1527 – 1608
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Frances Cavendish
1548 – 1632
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Frances Cavendish
1548 – 1632
Birth Location: London St Bartholomew by The Royal Exchange, City of London, England, United Kingdom
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Temperance Cavendish
1549 – 1549
Birth Location: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Henry Cavendish
1550 – 1616
Birth Location: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Cavendish
1552 – 1626
Birth Location: Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Frances Cavendish
1553 – 1632
Birth Location: Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Charles Cavendish
1553 – 1617
Birth Location: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Dan Cavendish
1555 – 1581
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Dan Cavendish
1555 –
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Cavendish
1555 – 1582
Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Cavendish
1556 – 1632
Birth Location: Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
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Lucretia Cavendish
1557 –
Birth Location: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Jane Cavendish
1558 – 1608
Birth Location: Gunby (near Spilsby), Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Cavendish's Ancestors

Self
William Cavendish
1505 – 1557
Birth Place: Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Cavendish
1472 – 1524
Podbrooke Hall, Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Alice Smith
1476 – 1515
Podbrooke Hall, Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cavendish
1430 – 1477
Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Scudamore
1434 – 1489
Kentchurch, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
John Smith
1450 – 1476
Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Alice Brecknock
1457 –
Charlecote, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Cavendish
1402 – 1432
Joan Staventon
1406 – 1445
John Scudamore
1400 – 1461
Joan Parry
1400 –
Richard Smythe
1440 – 1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cavendish
1368 –
Joan (Cloptone)
1362 –
Staventon
1380 –
Staventon
1384 –
John Scudamore
1373 – 1434
Alice Glendower
1371 – 1416
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Margaret Cromwell
1418 – 1467

William Cavendish's Descendants

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William Cavendish (1505 – 25 OCT 1557) m. Elizabeth Hardwick (27 JUL 1527 – 13 FEB 1608)
  1. 1. Frances Cavendish (18 JUN 1548 – JAN 1632) m. Henry Pierrepont
  2. 2. Frances Cavendish (28 JUN 1548 – JAN 1632)
  3. 3. Temperance Cavendish (10 JUN 1549 – 1549)
  4. 4. Henry Cavendish (17 DEC 1550 – 12 OCT 1616) m. Grace Talbot (1550 – 1625)
  5. 5. William Cavendish (27 DEC 1552 – 3 MAR 1626) m. Elizabeth Broughton (ABT 1544 – ) m. Anne Keighley (1549 – 30 OCT 1609) m. Elizabeth Boughton
  6. 6. Frances Cavendish (19 NOV 1553 – 1632) m. Henry Pierpoint (ABT 1547 – 10 MAR 1623)
  7. 7. Charles Cavendish (28 NOV 1553 – 4 APR 1617) m. Margaret Kitson (ABT 1560 – 1582) m. Catherine Ogle (1564 – 18 APR 1629)
  8. 8. Dan Cavendish (1555 – ABT 1581)
  9. 9. Dan Cavendish (1555 – )
  10. 10. Elizabeth Cavendish (31 MAR 1555 – 21 JAN 1582) m. Charles Stuart (1555 – 1576) m. Charles Stuart (1555 – 1576) m. C Stuart (ABT 1556 – )
  11. 11. Mary Cavendish (FEB 1556 – APR 1632) m. Gilbert Talbot (20 NOV 1552 – 8 MAY 1616) m. Thomas Howard (1548 – ) m. Georg Shrubury
  12. 12. Lucretia Cavendish (2 MAR 1557 – )
  13. 13. Jane Cavendish (1558 – SEP 1608) m. Francis Thorne (1556 – OCT 1601)
    1. 1. John Thorne (1580 – 12 JUN 1621) m. Mary Parsnel (ABT 1580 – ) m. Joan Brown m. Constance Brown (1584 – 2 SEP 1617) m. Wilmott Bennett (<1579> – 22 MAR 1661)
      1. 1. Susanna Thorne (ABT 1606 – )
      2. 2. Peter Thorne (1608 – )
      3. 3. James Thorne (ABT 1608 – 10 DEC 1659)
      4. 4. Candish Thorne (ABT 1610 – 10 JUN 1611)
      5. 5. John Thorne (3 JUL 1614 – )
      6. 6. William Thorne (7 MAR 1616 – BEF 1674) m. Susannah (Sarah) Booth (1617 – 13 MAY 1678)
        1. 1. William Thorne (1636 – 23 JUL 1709) m. Winifred Lennington (1636 – 20 FEB 1713) m. Mary (Rachel) Gillam (1671 – 22 NOV 1737)
        2. 2. Joseph Thorne (1642 – MAY 1727) m. Anna Lawrenson (1650 – BEF MAR 1679) m. Mary Bowne (6 JAN 1661 – 20 JAN 1728)
        3. 3. John Thorne (1643 – 23 JUL 1709) m. Mary Parsell (10 MAR 1644 – AFT 1709)
        4. 4. Desire (Ye Truth) Thorne (22 MAR 1644 – BEF 1713) m. John Accors (ABT 1632 – 16 JAN 1713) m. John Accors (ABT 1632 – 16 JAN 1713)
        5. 5. Susanna Thorne (1645 – 15 APR 1696) m. John Ockerson (<1641> – 1696)
        6. 6. Hannah Thorne (1646 – )
        7. 7. Samuel Thorne (ABT 1648 – 1732) m. Susannah Thorne (ABT 1651 – BEF 1732)
        8. 8. Israel Thorne (14 JUL 1650 – ) m. Sarah Thorne (1650 – )
        9. 9. Mary Thorne (29 JUL 1655 – 3 MAY 1718) m. Benjamin Miles (20 JAN 1651 – 7 MAR 1718)
        10. 10. Denton Thorne (1659 – )
      7. 7. Jane Thorn (ABT 1610 – 6 OCT 1661)
      8. 8. Susann Thorne
      9. 9. Peter Thorne
      10. 10. Elizabeth Thorne (10 DEC 1617 – )
    2. 2. Gilbert Thorne m. Gilbert Thorne (ABT 1585 – )
    3. 3. Arthur Thorne

William Cavendish's Timeline

4 Records

1505
1505
Birth of William Cavendish in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1505
1505
William Cavendish was christened in Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1557
25 OCT 1557
Age 52
Death of William Cavendish in Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1557
31 OCT 1557
Age 52
Burial of William Cavendish in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Cavendish, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1557
    Event Place: Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 OCT 1557
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
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