Sarah Cavendish, 1st Baroness Waterpark
Sarah Cavendish, 1st Baroness Waterpark ("née" Bradshaw) (1 August 1740 – 4 August 1807), was an Anglo-Irish peeress. Early life. Sarah was born on 1 August 1740. She was the only daughter, and heiress, of Richard Bradshaw and, his wife, Deborah (née Thompson) Bradshaw, a daughter of William Thompson of Cork. Peerage. On 15 June 1792, she was created Baroness Waterpark in the Peerage of Ireland, in her own right, by King George III 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 Irish House of Commons. He represented Lismore and Killybegs and served as Vice-Treasurer of Ireland and as Receiver-General of Ireland. From 1768 to 1774 he sat in the British House of Commons for Lostwithiel. Personal life. On 12 August 1757, she married the politician Henry Cavendish (1732–1804), the eldest son of Sir Henry Cavendish, 1st Baronet and the former Anne Pyne (only daughter of Sir Richard Pyne, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland). Her husband succeeded as the 2nd Cavendish baronets of Doveridge Hall  on 31 May 1776. Together, they were the parents of eight children, including: The Baroness Waterpark died on 4 August 1807 and was succeeded in her title by her eldest son, Richard.