William Cavendish

William Cavendish was born in 1505 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England.¹ He was christened in 1505 in Cavendish, Suffolk, England.¹ He was the son of Thomas Cavendish and Alice Smith.¹ William Cavendish married Elizabeth Hardwick, daughter of John Hardwick and Elizabeth Leake, on 20 August 1548 in Bradgate Manor, Leicestershire, England.¹ William Cavendish died on 15 October 1557 at Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, England.¹ He was buried on 31 October 1557 at St. Botolph's, Aldgate, London, Middlesex, England.¹
William's mother Alice Smith died on 12 November 1515.¹ William's father Thomas Cavendish died on 13 April 1524.¹ William Cavendish became the father of Frances Cavendish on 18 June 1548.¹ William Cavendish became the father of Temperance Cavendish on 10 June 1549.¹ William's daughter Temperance Cavendish died in 1549.¹ William Cavendish became the father of Henry Cavendish in 1550.¹ William Cavendish became the father of William Cavendish on 27 December 1550.¹ William Cavendish became the father of Charles Cavendish in November 1553.¹ William Cavendish became the father of Dan Cavendish in 1555.¹ William Cavendish became the father of Elizabeth Cavendish on 31 March 1555.¹ William Cavendish became the father of Mary Cavendish in 1556.¹ William Cavendish became the father of Lucretia Cavendish in March 1557.¹