William Cavendish (1815 - 1882)

Born 29 Oct 1815 in Westminster, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Henrietta Frances (Lascelles) Cavendish — married 24 Jul 1849 in Kensington, London, England.

Descendants

Died 26 Jun 1882 at age 66 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England

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William Cavendish was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

He was the son of the Lady Catherine Susan Gordon and Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham.^[1] He was born on the 29th of October 1815 in Westminster, London, England and baptised at Saint James Church Westminster, London, England on the 20th of Nov 1815.^[2]On the 24th of July 1849 at Kensington Church, Kensington, London, England he married Henrietta Frances Lascelles, daughter of the Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard and the Rt. Hon. William Saunders Sebright Lascelles.^[3]He died on 26 June 1882 at age 66 at Latimers, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England.^[4][5][6]

Title

• 2nd Baron Chesham, of Chesham, co. Buckingham [U.K., 1858] on 10 November 1863.

Member of Parliament

• (M.P.) (Liberal) for Peterborough between 1847 and 1852.
• (M.P.) (Liberal) for Buckinghamshire between 1857 and 1862.

Sources

1. ↑ Mosley, Charles, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 762.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSPT-VBW : 30 December 2014), William George Cavendish, 20 Nov 1815; citing SAINT JAMES, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,042,309.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DSH-416 : 13 December 2014), William George Cavendish, 1849; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1849, quarter 3, vol. 3, p. 301, Kensington, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 163.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J88-NCM : 31 December 2014), William George Cavendish, 1882; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, Name William George Baron Chesham Death Date 26 Jun 1882 Death Place Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England Probate Date 15 Dec 1882 Registry Principal Registry.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGNX-76B : 24 July 2016), William G Cavendish in household of Charles C Cavendish, Saint James Westminster, Middlesex, England; citing Saint James Westminster, Middlesex, England, p. 15, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7JF-VQJ : 14 January 2016), William Geo Cavendish in household of Charles ... Cavendish, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Civil parish Chesham Ecclesiastical parish Latimer Town Latimer County/Island Buckinghamshire Country England Registration district Amersham Sub-registration district Chesham ED, institution, or vessel 15 Household schedule number 19 Piece 1394 Folio 62 Page number 5.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Z-RRZH : 18 August 2016), Rt Hon Lord Chesham, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 4, Piece/Folio 1452/62, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,603.