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William George Spencer 6th Duke of Devonshire KG PC Cavendish 1790 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 21 1790

Birth Location: Passy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Death Date: Jan 18 1858

Death Location: Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England

Father: William Cavendish

Mother: Georgiana Spencer

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In 1790, William George Spencer 6th Duke of Devonshire KG PC Cavendish entered the world in Passy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, born to William 5th Duke of Devonshire Cavendish and Georgiana Lady Duchess of Devonshire Spencer. William George Spencer 6th Duke of Devonshire KG PC Cavendish passed away in 1858 in Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1790, William George Spencer 6th Duke of Devonshire KG PC Cavendish entered the world in Passy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, born to William 5th Duke of Devonshire Cavendish and Georgiana Lady Duchess of Devonshire Spencer.
  • William George Spencer 6th Duke of Devonshire KG PC Cavendish passed away in 1858 in Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England.

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William Cavendish's Ancestors

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William Cavendish
1790 – 1858
Birth Place: Passy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Parents
William 5th Duke of Devonshire Cavendish
1748 – 1811
Hardwick, Suffolk, England
Georgiana (Lady Duchess of Devonshire) Spencer
1757 – 1806
Wimbledon Park, London, England
Grandparents
John (1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp) Spencer
1734 – 1783
Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
♥°Margaret (Georgiana Caroline) Poyntz
1737 – 1814
Midgham, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
♥°John Spencer
1708 – 1746
♥°Georgina Carteret
1716 – 1780
Stephen Poyntz
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cavendish's Timeline

2 Records

1790
May 21 1790
Birth of William George Spencer 6th Duke of Devonshire KG PC Cavendish in Passy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Passy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
1858
Jan 18 1858
Age 68
Death of William George Spencer 6th Duke of Devonshire KG PC Cavendish in Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 21 1790
    Event Place: Passy, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Database online.
    [2] Database online.
    [3] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 18 1858
    Event Place: Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Database online.
    [2] Database online.
    [3] Database online.

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