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William Cavendish 1505–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 25 October 1557

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

Father: Thomas Cavendish

Mother: Alice Cavendish

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hardwick, Margaret Cavendish

Children(s): Willem Hartwick, Willem Hartwick, Mary Talbot, Charles Cavendish, Frances Pierrepont

William Cavendish was born in 1505 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, the child of Thomas Cavendish And Alice Cavendish. William Cavendish married Elizabeth Hardwick, Margaret Cavendish, and had children including Charles Cavendish, Frances Pierrepont, Mary Talbot, Willem Lord Cavendish Van Hartwick. William Cavendish passed away in 1557 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • William Cavendish was born in 1505 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, the child of Thomas Cavendish And Alice Cavendish.
  • William Cavendish married Elizabeth Hardwick, Margaret Cavendish, and had children including Charles Cavendish, Frances Pierrepont, Mary Talbot, Willem Lord Cavendish Van Hartwick.
  • William Cavendish passed away in 1557 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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William Cavendish's Ancestors

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William Cavendish
1505–1557
Birth Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Thomas Cavendish
1474–1524
Cavendish, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Alice Cavendish
1476–1515
Cavendish, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
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William Cavendish's Descendants

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William Cavendish (1505–25 October 1557) m. Elizabeth Hardwick (1527–13 February 1608) m. Margaret Cavendish (1508–26 June 1540)
  1. 1. Willem (Lord Cavendish van) Hartwick 1552–1625 m. Anne Baggworth 1575–1604
    1. 1. Ann Lowe 1594–1661 m. Vincent Lowe 1592–1639
      1. 1. Jane Lowe 1633–1701 m. Col. (Henry Sewell, Secretary of the Province of) Maryland 1638–1665
        1. 1. Anne Sewell 1649–1693 m. Edward Pye 1646–1696 m. William Longfellow 1651–1690 m. Benjamin Rozier 1647–1681
      2. 2. Henry Lowe 1628–1710
      3. 3. Jasper Lowe 1634–1635
      4. 4. John Lowe 1616–1659
    2. 2. Willem (Lord Cavendish van) Hartwick 1585–1628
    3. 3. Frances Cavendish 1590–1613
  2. 2. Willem (Lord Cavendish van) Hartwick 1552–1626 m. Ann Cavendish 1566–1597
    1. 1. William (Cavendish) Devonshire 1591–1628
    2. 2. Frances (Cavendish of) Devonshire 1590–1613 m. William (Maynard\ 1st Baron) Maynard 1586–1639
      1. 1. An Mainard 1628–1623
      2. 2. William Maynard 1623–1699
  3. 3. Mary Talbot –1632
  4. 4. Charles Cavendish 1553–1617
  5. 5. Frances Pierrepont –1632

William Cavendish's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of William Cavendish in Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
1557
25 October 1557
Age 52
Death of William Cavendish in Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Isle of Man, Baptism Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1557
    Event Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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