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Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil 1595–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Burghley, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 24 Aug 1672

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: William Exeter

Mother: Lady Exeter

Spouse(s): Lord DL

Children(s): Mary Davis, Thomas Howard, Philip Howard, Mary Howard, Henry Howard, James Howard, Elizabeth Howard, Diana Howard, Algernon Howard, William Howard, Frances Howard, Charles Howard, Edward Howard, Robert Howard

Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil was born in 1595 in Burghley, Northamptonshire, England, the child of William Cecil 2Nd Earl Of Exeter And Lady Elizabeth Drury Duchess Of Exeter. Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil married Lord Thomas Howard 1St Earl Of Berkshire Baron Of Charlton Dl, and had children including Algernon Howard, Charles Howard, Diana Howard, Edward Howard, Elizabeth Howard, Frances Howard, Henry Howard, James Howard, Mary Howard, Mary Moll Davis, Philip Howard, Robert Howard, Thomas Howard, William Robert Howard. Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil passed away in 1672 in London, London, England.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil was born in 1595 in Burghley, Northamptonshire, England, the child of William Cecil 2Nd Earl Of Exeter And Lady Elizabeth Drury Duchess Of Exeter.
  • Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil married Lord Thomas Howard 1St Earl Of Berkshire Baron Of Charlton Dl, and had children including Algernon Howard, Charles Howard, Diana Howard, Edward Howard, Elizabeth Howard, Frances Howard, Henry Howard, James Howard, Mary Howard, Mary Moll Davis, Philip Howard, Robert Howard, Thomas Howard, William Robert Howard.
  • Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil passed away in 1672 in London, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Exeter
1566–1640
Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
WE
Lady Exeter
1578–1654
Birth Location: Hawsted, Suffolk
LE

Spouses(s)

Lord DL
1587–1669
Birth Location: Walden Castle, Saffron, Walden, Uttlesford, Essex, England
LD

Children(s)

Mary Davis
1641–1709
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
MD
Thomas Howard
1619–1706
Birth Location: Wardour, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
TH
Philip Howard
1629–1717
Birth Location: Saint James Parish/Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
PH
Mary Howard
1616–1679
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
MH
Henry Howard
1628–1663
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
HH
James Howard
1640–1669
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
JH
Elizabeth Howard
1635–1714
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
EH
Diana Howard
1636–1713
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
DH
Algernon Howard
1623–
Birth Location: –
AH
William Howard
1622–
Birth Location: Saint Martin Parish, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
WH
Frances Howard
1627–1670
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, England., Essex, England, United Kingdom
FH
Charles Howard
1615–1679
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
CH
Edward Howard
1624–1663
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
EH
Robert Howard
1626–1698
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
RH

Elizabeth Cecil's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Cecil
1595–1672
Birth Place: Burghley, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter
1566–1640
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Drury, Duchess of) Exeter
1578–1654
Hawsted, Suffolk
Grandparents
Thomas (Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter) Astone
1542–1622
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy (Catherine Neville Lady Countess of Exeter) Neville
1548–1608
Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England
Sir (William Knight of the Garter Govenor of Ireland Drury) *
1550–1590
Bobbing Court, Bobbing (Kent) England
Elizabeth Stafford
1550–
Bobbing Court, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Latimer
1520–1577
Lucy Neville
1524–1583
Sir Hawstead
1524–1558
Lady Rich
1523–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Neville
1493–1543
Dorothy Nevill
1497–1527
Henry Herbert,
1501–1549
Sir Drury
1499–1558
Lady Sothill
1505–1575

Elizabeth Cecil's Descendants

1.
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Elizabeth (Countess of Berkshire) Cecil (1595–24 Aug 1672) m. Lord (Thomas Howard 1st Earl of Berkshire Baron of Charlton) DL (08 Oct 1587–26 Jan 1669)
  1. 1. Mary (Moll) Davis 1641–1709 m. Charles (II The Merry Monarch King of Scotland King of Ireland \Stuart King of England, Scotland, and) Ireland 1630–1685
    1. 1. Charlotte (Jemima Henrietta Maria) Paston 1650–1684
    2. 2. James (Scott Duke of Monmouth and) Buccleuch 1649–1685 m. Anna (Scott Gravin van) Buccleuch 1650–1732
      1. 1. Karel (Scott Earl van) Doncaster 1672–1674
      2. 2. James (Scott Earl van) Dalkeith 1674–1705 m. Henrietta Hyde 1676–1730
        1. 1. Charles (S) Scott 1699–1700
        2. 2. James Scott 1702–1719
        3. 3. Francis (Scott, Earl of Dalkeith, Duke of Buccleuch, Earl of) Doncaster 1695–1751 m. Lady (Jane) Douglas –1729
        4. 4. Charlotte Scott 1697–1747
        5. 5. Henry Scott 1704–1704
        6. 6. Anne Scott 1696–1714
      3. 3. Anne Scott 1675–1685
    3. 3. Charles Lennox 1672–1723
    4. 4. Mary (Tudor) Rooke 1673–1726 m. Edward Radclyffe 1655–1705
      1. 1. Mary (Tudor) Radclyffe 1697–1756 m. William Petre 1694–1745
        1. 1. Mary Petre 1723–1723
        2. 2. William Petre 1724–
        3. 3. William Petrie 1717–
        4. 4. Mary Petrie 1716–
      2. 2. William Petre 1694–1745 m. Mary (Tudor) Radclyffe 1697–1756
  2. 2. Thomas Howard 1619–1706
  3. 3. Philip Howard 1629–1717
  4. 4. Mary Howard 1616–1679
  5. 5. Henry Howard 1628–1663
  6. 6. James Howard 1640–1669
  7. 7. Elizabeth Howard 1635–1714
  8. 8. Diana Howard 1636–1713
  9. 9. Algernon Howard 1623–
  10. 10. William (Robert) Howard 1622–
  11. 11. Frances Howard 1627–1670
  12. 12. Charles Howard 1615–1679
  13. 13. Edward Howard 1624–1663
  14. 14. Robert Howard 1626–1698

Elizabeth Cecil's Timeline

12 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil in Burghley, Northamptonshire, England
Burghley, Northamptonshire, England
1614
26 May 1614
Age 19
Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil was married in Saint Mary's Church, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Saint Mary's Church, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
1620
19 Jul 1620
Age 25
Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil was married in Groby St Bennet Sherehog, London, England
Groby St Bennet Sherehog, London, England
1620
19 Jul 1620
Age 25
Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil was married in St Benet Sherehog, No 1 Poultry Lane, Cordwainer, London, England
St Benet Sherehog, No 1 Poultry Lane, Cordwainer, London, England
1620
19 Jul 1620
Age 25
Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil was married
None
1623
1 Jan 1623
Age 28
Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil was married in Groby St Bennet, London, England
Groby St Bennet, London, England
1623
1 Jan 1623
Age 28
Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil was married
None
1625
ABT 1625
Age 30
Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil was married in England
England
1628
March 1628
Age 33
Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil was married
None
1629
12 Nov 1629
Age 34
Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil was married in Groby St Bennet Sherehog, London, England
Groby St Bennet Sherehog, London, England
1639
1639
Age 44
Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil was married in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1672
24 Aug 1672
Age 77
Death of Elizabeth Countess of Berkshire Cecil in London, London, England
London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Burghley, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 May 1614
    Event Place: Saint Mary's Church, Saffron Walden, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1620
    Event Place: Groby St Bennet Sherehog, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1620
    Event Place: St Benet Sherehog, No 1 Poultry Lane, Cordwainer, London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1620

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1623
    Event Place: Groby St Bennet, London, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1623

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1625
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: March 1628

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1629
    Event Place: Groby St Bennet Sherehog, London, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1672
    Event Place: London, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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