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William Cavendish 1552–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1552

Birth Location: Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 3 Mar 1626

Death Location: Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England

Father: Sir (Knight)

Mother: Margaret Bostock

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In 1552, William Cavendish entered the world in Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England, born to Sir William Cavendish Knight And Margaret Bostock. William Cavendish passed away in 1626 in Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1552, William Cavendish entered the world in Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England, born to Sir William Cavendish Knight And Margaret Bostock.
  • William Cavendish passed away in 1626 in Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England.

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William Cavendish's Ancestors

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William Cavendish
1552–1626
Birth Place: Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir William Cavendish (Knight)
1505–1557
Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England
Margaret Bostock
1509–1540
England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Cavendish
1472–1524
Podbrooke Hall, Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Alice Smith
1476–1515
Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cavendish
1430–1477
Lady (Skydmore)
1434–1489
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cavendish)
1402–1432
Lady Staverson
1406–1430
George Skydmore
1380–1442
Elizabeth Burghill
1400–1476

William Cavendish's Timeline

2 Records

1552
27 Dec 1552
Birth of William Cavendish in Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England
Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England
1626
3 Mar 1626
Age 74
Death of William Cavendish in Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England
Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1552
    Event Place: Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1626
    Event Place: Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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