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Charles Cecil, Second Earl of Salisbury 1619–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JUL 1619

Birth Location: Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: DEC 1660

Death Location: Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Father: William Cecil

Mother: Catherine Howard

Spouse(s): Diana Maxwell

Children(s): James Salisbury, Sir Cranbourne, Elizabeth Cecil, Diana Cecil, Penelope Cecil, Diana Cecil, Catherine Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Countess Cecil-Cranborne, Charles Cecil, Robert Cecil, William Cecil, Henry Cecil, George Cecil, Philip Cecil, Frances Cecil

In 1619, Charles Cecil, Second Earl of Salisbury entered the world in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, born to William Cecil And Catherine Howard. Charles Cecil, Second Earl of Salisbury married Diana Maxwell, and had children including Catherine Cecil, Charles Cecil, Countess Kinnoull Lady Catherine Cecil Cranborne, Diana Cecil, Edward Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Elizabetha Cicill, Frances Cecil, Francis Cecil, George Cecil, George Cecill, Henry Cecil, James Cecil Third Earl Of Salisbury, Penelope Cecil, Philip Cecil, Robert Cecil, Sir James 3Rd Earl Of Salisbury Cecil Of Cranbourne, William Cecil. Charles Cecil, Second Earl of Salisbury passed away in 1660 in Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1619, Charles Cecil, Second Earl of Salisbury entered the world in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, born to William Cecil And Catherine Howard.
  • Charles Cecil, Second Earl of Salisbury married Diana Maxwell, and had children including Catherine Cecil, Charles Cecil, Countess Kinnoull Lady Catherine Cecil Cranborne, Diana Cecil, Edward Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Elizabetha Cicill, Frances Cecil, Francis Cecil, George Cecil, George Cecill, Henry Cecil, James Cecil Third Earl Of Salisbury, Penelope Cecil, Philip Cecil, Robert Cecil, Sir James 3Rd Earl Of Salisbury Cecil Of Cranbourne, William Cecil.
  • Charles Cecil, Second Earl of Salisbury passed away in 1660 in Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Charles Salisbury's Ancestors

Self
Charles Salisbury
1619–1660
Birth Place: Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
Parents
William Cecil
1591–1668
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Catherine Howard
1588–1673
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Grandparents
Robert Cecil
1563–1612
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Brooke
1562–1619
Cobham, Kent, England
Thomas Howard
1561–1626
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Katherine Knyvett
1564–1638
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Cecil
1520–1598
Mildred Cooke
1524–1589
William Brooke
1527–1597
Frances Cobham
1539–1592
Thomas Howard,
1536–1572
Margaret Audley
1540–1564
Henry Knyvett
1537–1598
Elizabeth Stumpe
1540–1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Cecil
1495–1553
Jane Heckington
1501–1587
Anthony Cooke
1505–1576
Anne FitzWilliam
1504–1553
George Brooke
1497–1558
Anne Braye
1501–1558
Henry Howard
1517–1548
Frances Vere
1517–1577
Thomas Audley
1488–1544
Elizabeth Grey
1515–1561
Henry Knyvett
1510–1547
Anne Pickering
1514–1582
James Stumpe
1510–1563
Lady Baynton
1505–1545

Charles Salisbury's Descendants

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Charles (Cecil, Second Earl of) Salisbury (15 JUL 1619–DEC 1660) m. Diana Maxwell (8 AUG 1622–3 MAY 1675)
  1. 1. James (Cecil Third Earl of) Salisbury 1646–1683 m. Margaret Manners 1648–1682
    1. 1. John Cecil 1663–1663
    2. 2. Catherine (Cecil, Countess of) Salisbury 1663–1688 m. George (Thomas Downing) II 1656–1711
    3. 3. William Cecil 1665–1740
    4. 4. Cecil 1665–
    5. 5. Mary (Margaret) Cecil 1661–1740 m. William Forester 1655–1718 m. John Steventon 1665–1684 m. Sir (William) Forester 1659–1718
    6. 6. Gwentlyan Cecil 1668–1668
    7. 7. Catharine Cecilt –1669
    8. 8. Frances Cecil 1670–1698
    9. 9. Martha Cecil –1667
    10. 10. James Cecil 1666–1694 m. Frances Bennett 1670–1713
    11. 11. Charles Cecil 1672–1702
    12. 12. Frances Cecil 1665–1698 m. William Halford 1663–1709
    13. 13. Robert Cecil 1667–1716 m. Elizabeth Meisnell 1661–1713
    14. 14. William Cecil 1673–1691
    15. 15. George Cecil 1673–
    16. 16. George Cecil 1677–
    17. 17. Charles Cecil 1675–1702
    18. 18. Margaret (Diana) Cecil 1673–1727 m. John Stawell 1670– m. Richard Jones 1640–1711
    19. 19. Margaret (Diana) Cecil 1672–1726 m. John Stawell 1670– m. Sir (William) Forester 1659–1718 m. Paul (Alexandre Jean Lawrie-) Thomas 1669–
    20. 20. Lady (Mildred) Cecil 1667–1726 m. Uvedale Corbet 1668–1701 m. Charles Hotham 1663–1723
    21. 21. Lady (C C) Cecil 1662–1692 m. Sir (George Thomas) Downing 1656–1711
      1. 1. Isabella (E.) Downing 1692–1783 m. Thomas (Nathaniel) Edwards 1690–1781 m. Thomas (Benjamin) Edwards 1667–1716
        1. 1. Thomas (Nathaniel) Edwards 1723–1787 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Nichols 1727–1757 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Nichols 1705–1757 m. Lucy Wade 1746–1790
        2. 2. Johnathon (John) Edwards 1718–1805
        3. 3. John Edwards 1720–
        4. 4. Jacob Edwards 1729–1780 m. Fytje (Spier) Speer 1720–1765
        5. 5. Leonard Edwards 1725–1795 m. Mary Glasscock 1729–1783 m. Elizabeth Nightingale 1721–1721
        6. 6. Thomas Edwards 1717– m. Martha (() Mary) 1718–
        7. 7. Joseph (Washington) Edwards 1730–1784 m. Mary (Ann) Suit 1735–1771
        8. 8. David Edwards 1755–1783
        9. 9. Richard (Robert) Edwards 1716–1788 m. Mary Hult 1718–1788
        10. 10. Martha (Elizabeth) Edwards 1731–1799 m. Thomas (Nathan) Wilson 1728–1796
        11. 11. Dorothy Edwards 1730–1782 m. John (Thomas Hardeman) l 1716–1774
        12. 12. John (Abel) Edwards 1742–1827 m. Mary Potts 1744–1827
        13. 13. Ambrose Edwards 1726–1812 m. Wealthean Butler 1728–1800
        14. 14. William Edwards 1720–1808 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Cramer 1721–1794
  2. 2. Sir (James "3rd Earl of Salisbury" Cecil of) Cranbourne 1648–1683 m. Margaret Manners 1648–1682
  3. 3. Elizabeth Cecil 1646–1648
  4. 4. Diana Cecil 1641–1654 m. Thomas Bruce 1599–1663
  5. 5. Penelope Cecil 1645–1647
  6. 6. Diana Cecil 1644–1646
  7. 7. Catherine Cecil 1625–1683 m. William Hay 1624–1677
  8. 8. Elizabeth Cecil 1646–1648
  9. 9. Countess (Kinnoull - Lady CATHERINE) Cecil-Cranborne 1649–1683
  10. 10. Charles Cecil 1650–
  11. 11. Robert Cecil 1648–
  12. 12. William Cecil 1652–
  13. 13. Henry Cecil 1656–
  14. 14. George Cecil 1658–1660
  15. 15. Philip Cecil 1659–1684
  16. 16. Frances Cecil 1638–1723 m. William Bowyer 1637–1722

Charles Salisbury's Timeline

4 Records

1619
15 JUL 1619
Birth of Charles Cecil, Second Earl of Salisbury in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
1619
15 JUL 1619
Charles Cecil, Second Earl of Salisbury was christened in Saint Martin in the Fields, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Saint Martin in the Fields, Westminster, Middlesex, England
1660
DEC 1660
Age 41
Death of Charles Cecil, Second Earl of Salisbury in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
1660
DEC 1660
Age 41
Burial of Charles Cecil, Second Earl of Salisbury in Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1619
    Event Place: Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1619
    Event Place: Saint Martin in the Fields, Westminster, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: DEC 1660
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: DEC 1660
    Event Place: Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

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