Sarah Cavendish, 1st Baroness Waterpark (''née'' Bradshaw; 1 August 1740 – 4 August 1807), was an

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peeress.

Early life

Sarah was born on 1 August 1740. She was the only daughter, and heiress, of Richard Bradshaw and his wife Deborah Bradshaw (''née'' Thompson), a daughter of William Thompson of Cork.

Peerage

On 15 June 1792, she was created Baroness Waterpark in the

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, in her own right, by

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with remainder to the heirs male of her body by Henry Cavendish. The title was created in honour of her husband, but in such a way that would enable him to continue to sit in the

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. He represented Lismore and

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and served as Vice-Treasurer of Ireland and as Receiver-General of Ireland. From 1768 to 1774 he sat in the

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for

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Personal life

On 12 August 1757, she married the politician

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(1732–1804), the eldest son of

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, and the former Anne Pyne (only daughter of Sir Richard Pyne,

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). Her husband succeeded as the 2nd Cavendish baronet of Doveridge Hall on 31 May 1776. Together, they were the parents of eight children, including: * Catherine Cavendish (1758–1801), who married Philippe, Baron de Ville de Maugrémon. * Deborah Cavendish (b. ), who married

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, in 1782. * Sarah Cavendish (1763–1849), who married

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(1765–1830), MP for Portarlington, who married Juliana Cooper, the daughter of Thomas Cooper of Mullaghmast Castle. * George Cavendish (1766–1849), MP for St Johnstown and Cavan Borough, who served as Secretary to the Lords of the Treasury of Ireland. He married Letitia Catherine Caulfeild, daughter of James Caulfeild. After her death in 1805, he married Catherine Smyth, daughter of Ralph Smyth. * Augustus Cavendish (1768–1832), MP for

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, and

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, who took the surname Bradshaw in order to inherit a legacy from his maternal grandfather. He was the defendant in a celebrated

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action brought by

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, in 1796, and was required to pay £10000 damages. The Westmeaths later divorced and Augustus married Maryanne, the former Countess of Westmeath (mother of

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). * Anne Cavendish (1774–1863), who married James Browne, 2nd Baron Kilmaine. * Hon. Frederick Cavendish (1777–1856), who married Lady Eleanor Gore, a daughter of

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. Lady Eleanor's sister, Lady Cecilia, was the second wife of

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(the sixth son of

). After her death in 1812, he married Agnes Catherine Macdonnell, a daughter of Alexander Macdonnell, in 1817. The Baroness Waterpark died on 4 August 1807 and was succeeded in her title by her eldest son,

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References

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Hereditary peeresses of Ireland created by George III