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William Cavendish 1552 – 1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 DEC 1552

Birth Location: Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 MAR 1626

Death Location: Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England

Father: William Cavendish

Mother: Elizabeth Hardwick

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Broughton, Anne Keighley, Elizabeth Boughton

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The story of William Cavendish began in 1552 in Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. William Cavendish married Elizabeth Broughton, Anne Keighley, Elizabeth Boughton. William Cavendish passed away in 1626 in Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cavendish began in 1552 in Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Cavendish married Elizabeth Broughton, Anne Keighley, Elizabeth Boughton.
  • 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: Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Cavendish
1505 – 1557
Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hardwick
1527 – 1608
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Cavendish
1472 – 1524
Podbrooke Hall, Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Alice Smith
1476 – 1515
Podbrooke Hall, Cavendish, Suffolk, England
John Hardwick
1495 – 1528
Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Elizabeth Leake
1494 – 1530
Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cavendish
1430 – 1477
Catherine Scudamore
1434 – 1489
John Smith
1450 – 1476
Alice Brecknock
1457 –
John Hardwick
1470 – 1507
Elizabeth Pinchbeck
1470 – 1500
Thomas Leake
1458 – 1523
Margaret Fox
1445 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cavendish
1402 – 1432
Joan Staventon
1406 – 1445
John Scudamore
1400 – 1461
Joan Parry
1400 –
Richard Smythe
1440 – 1472
John Hardwick
1451 – 1507
Elizabeth Bakewell
1455 – 1500
Thomas Pinchbeck
1448 – 1492
Anne Greene
1450 – 1488
William Leake
1418 – 1475
Catherine Chaworth
1412 – 1472

William Cavendish's Timeline

4 Records

1552
27 DEC 1552
Birth of William Cavendish in Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1552
27 DEC 1552
William Cavendish was christened in Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1626
3 MAR 1626
Age 74
Death of William Cavendish in Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England
Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England
1626
3 MAR 1626
Age 74
Burial of William Cavendish in Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1552
    Event Place: Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1552
    Event Place: Northaw, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1626
    Event Place: Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1626
    Event Place: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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