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Lady Janyne (Jane) HECKINGTON Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley 1494–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1494

Birth Location: Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 10 March 1587

Death Location: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Heckington

Mother: Alice Walcot

Spouse(s): Sir Cecil

Children(s): Lord I)

In 1494, Lady Janyne (Jane) HECKINGTON Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley entered the world in Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir William Debourne Heckington And Alice De Walcot. Lady Janyne (Jane) HECKINGTON Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley married Sir Richard High Sheriff Rutland Of Burghley Northampton Cecil, and had children including Lord William 1St Baron Of Burghley Cecil And Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I. Lady Janyne (Jane) HECKINGTON Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley passed away in 1587 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

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  • In 1494, Lady Janyne (Jane) HECKINGTON Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley entered the world in Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir William Debourne Heckington And Alice De Walcot.
  • Lady Janyne (Jane) HECKINGTON Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley married Sir Richard High Sheriff Rutland Of Burghley Northampton Cecil, and had children including Lord William 1St Baron Of Burghley Cecil And Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I.
  • Lady Janyne (Jane) HECKINGTON Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley passed away in 1587 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Heckington
1472–1553
Birth Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
SH
Alice Walcot
1470–1533
Birth Location: Walcot, Shropshire
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Spouses(s)

Sir Cecil
1495–1553
Birth Location: Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
SC

Children(s)

Lord I)
1520–1598
Birth Location: Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
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Lady Burghley's Ancestors

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Lady Burghley
1494–1587
Birth Place: Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir William deBourne Heckington
1472–1553
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Alice (De) Walcot
1470–1533
Walcot, Shropshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Burghley's Descendants

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Lady (Janyne (Jane) HECKINGTON Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady) Burghley (1494–10 March 1587) m. Sir (Richard (High Sheriff Rutland of Burghley Northampton)) Cecil (Jun 1495–19 Mar 1553)
  1. 1. Lord (William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth) I) 1520–1598 m. Lady (Mildred Cooke Cecil, Lady) Burleigh 1524–1589
    1. 1. Frances Sanford 1556–1657 m. Sir (John Bland) Smith 1584–1640 m. Hon (William) Pynchon 1590–1662
      1. 1. Rev. (Henry) Smith 1593–1647 m. Judith Ray 1596–1650
        1. 1. Henry Smith 1626–1676 m. Elizabeth Cooper 1637–1690 m. Anne Martins 1632–1656

Lady Burghley's Timeline

2 Records

1494
1494
Birth of Lady Janyne (Jane) HECKINGTON Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley in Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
1587
10 March 1587
Age 93
Death of Lady Janyne (Jane) HECKINGTON Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1587
    Event Place: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
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