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Diana Cecil 1596–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Burghley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 April 1654

Death Location: Maulden, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Father: William Exeter

Mother: Lady Exeter

Spouse(s): Thomas Bruce

Children(s): James Bruce, Phillip Howard

Diana Cecil was born in 1596 in Burghley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Cecil 2Nd Earl Of Exeter 3Rd Baron Of Burghley Earle Of Exeter And Lady Elizabeth Drury Countess Of Exeter. Diana Cecil married Thomas Bruce, and had children including James Bruce, Phillip Howard. Diana Cecil passed away in 1654 in Maulden, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Diana Cecil was born in 1596 in Burghley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Cecil 2Nd Earl Of Exeter 3Rd Baron Of Burghley Earle Of Exeter And Lady Elizabeth Drury Countess Of Exeter.
  • Diana Cecil married Thomas Bruce, and had children including James Bruce, Phillip Howard.
  • Diana Cecil passed away in 1654 in Maulden, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Diana Cecil's Ancestors

Self
Diana Cecil
1596–1654
Birth Place: Burghley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, 3rd Baron of Burghley Earle of Exeter
1566–1640
Cambridge, Cambridge, England, Great Britain
Lady (Elizabeth Drury, Countess of) Exeter
1578–1654
Hawkstead, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cecil
1542–1623
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Dorothy Cecil
1548–1608
Snape, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
John Drury
1849–1899
Elizabeth Drury
1550–
Bobbing, Bobbing, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Willem Burghley
1521–1598
Maria Cheke
1515–1544
Sir Latimer
1520–1576
Lucy Somerset
1523–1583
Sir proprié
1511–1556
Lady Stafford
1526–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rutland
1495–1553
Lady Burghley
1501–1587
Peter Cheke
1500–1529
John Nevell
1502–1543
Henry Somerset
1495–1549
Elizabeth Somerset
1500–1565
Henry Reco
1501–1563
Ursula directe)
1504–1570

Diana Cecil's Descendants

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Diana Cecil (1596–27 April 1654) m. Thomas Bruce (2 December 1599–21 December 1663)
  1. 1. James Bruce 1622– m. Jonet (Michell) 10GG* 1617–
    1. 1. Baron (Robert BRUCE of) Blairhall 1642–1720 m. Baroness (Eupheme CLELAND Bruce of) Blairhall 1647–
      1. 1. Robert Bruce 1665–1720 m. Jonet (WOOD) Bruce 1666–
        1. 1. James Bruce 1693–1767 m. Jean Brownlie 1710–
        2. 2. Mary (Sarah Roddy) Bruce 1690–
        3. 3. Mary (Sarah Roddy) Bruce 1690–
        4. 4. Margaret Bruce 1691–
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Dameron 1682–1721 m. Hezekiah Ellis 1680–1726
      2. 2. James Bruce 1668–
  2. 2. Phillip Howard –1717

Diana Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1596
1596
Birth of Diana Cecil in Burghley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Burghley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1654
27 April 1654
Age 58
Death of Diana Cecil in Maulden, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Maulden, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Burghley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1654
    Event Place: Maulden, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maulden, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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