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William Cavendish 1641 – 1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1641

Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 18 Aug 1707

Death Location: Devonshire House, Piccadilly, Middlesex, England

Father: William Cavendish

Mother: Elizabeth Cecil

Spouse(s): Mary Butler

Children(s): William Cavendish

William Cavendish 1st Duke of Devonshire was born in 1641 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, the child of William Cavendish and Elizabeth Cecil. William Cavendish 1st Duke of Devonshire married Mary Butler, and had children including William Cavendish. William Cavendish 1st Duke of Devonshire passed away in 1707 in Devonshire House, Piccadilly, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • William Cavendish 1st Duke of Devonshire was born in 1641 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, the child of William Cavendish and Elizabeth Cecil.
  • William Cavendish 1st Duke of Devonshire married Mary Butler, and had children including William Cavendish.
  • William Cavendish 1st Duke of Devonshire passed away in 1707 in Devonshire House, Piccadilly, Middlesex, England.

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William Cavendish's Ancestors

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William Cavendish
1641 – 1707
Birth Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
Parents
William Cavendish
1617 – 1684
Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
Elizabeth Cecil
1619 – 1689
Latimers, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
William Cecil
1591 – 1668
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Catherine Howard
1588 – 1672
Saffron Waldon, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cecil
1563 – 1612
Elizabeth Brooke
1562 – 1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brooke
1527 – 1597
Frances Newton
1539 – 1592

William Cavendish's Descendants

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William Cavendish (25 Jan 1641 – 18 Aug 1707) m. Mary Butler (1646 – 31 Jul 1710)
  1. 1. William Cavendish (18 June 1672 – 4 Jun 1729) m. Rachel Russell (29 Sep 1671 – 28 Dec 1723)
    1. 1. William Cavendish (26 Sep 1698 – 5 Dec 1755) m. Katherine Hoskins (1698 – 8 May 1777)
      1. 1. Caroline Cavendish (22 May 1719 – 20 Jan 1760)
      2. 2. William Cavendish (8 May 1720 – 2 Oct 1764) m. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Boyle (27 Oct 1731 – 8 Dec 1754)
        1. 1. George (Augustus Henry) Cavendish (21 March 1754 – 4 May 1834) m. Elizabeth Compton (25 Jun 1760 – 7 Apr 1835)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Cavendish (24 Apr 1723 – Dec 1795)
      4. 4. Rachel Cavendish (7 Jun 1727 – 8 May 1805)
      5. 5. George (Augustus) Cavendish (1728 – 2 May 1794)
      6. 6. Frederick Cavendish (Aug 1729 – 21 Oct 1803)
      7. 7. John Cavendish (1732 – 18 Dec 1796)

William Cavendish's Timeline

2 Records

1641
25 Jan 1641
Birth of William Cavendish 1st Duke of Devonshire in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1707
18 Aug 1707
Age 66
Death of William Cavendish 1st Duke of Devonshire in Devonshire House, Piccadilly, Middlesex, England
Devonshire House, Piccadilly, Middlesex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1641
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1707
    Event Place: Devonshire House, Piccadilly, Middlesex, England

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