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Lady Jane Heckington, Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley 1494–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 SEP 1494

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

Death Date: 10 MAR 1587

Death Location: Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

Father: William Heckington

Mother: Alice Walcott

Spouse(s): Richard Cecil

Children(s): Mary Cary, Willem Burghley

Lady Jane Heckington, Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was born in 1494 in Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, the child of William Heckington And Alice Walcott. Lady Jane Heckington, Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley married Richard Cecil, and had children including Mary Cary, Willem Lord Cecil Van Burghley. Lady Jane Heckington, Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley passed away in 1587 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Jane Heckington, Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was born in 1494 in Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, the child of William Heckington And Alice Walcott.
  • Lady Jane Heckington, Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley married Richard Cecil, and had children including Mary Cary, Willem Lord Cecil Van Burghley.
  • Lady Jane Heckington, Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley passed away in 1587 in Stamford, 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
William Heckington
1469–1530
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Alice Walcott
1472–1533
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
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Lady Burghley's Descendants

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Lady (Jane Heckington, Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady) Burghley (18 SEP 1494–10 MAR 1587) m. Richard Cecil (1500–19 MAR 1553)
  1. 1. Mary Cary 1535–1611 m. Sir (John) Whitte 1550–1595
    1. 1. Lady (Catherine) Whitte 1595–1663 m. Sir (Gulielmus William) Marsh 1591–1671
      1. 1. Catherine Marsh 1620–1671 m. Roger Gale 1618–1675
        1. 1. John Gale 1654–1734 m. Elizabeth (Baily) (Bailey) 1664–1739
    2. 2. Elizabeth White –1684
  2. 2. Willem (Lord Cecil van) Burghley 1521–1598

Lady Burghley's Timeline

2 Records

1494
18 SEP 1494
Birth of Lady 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 MAR 1587
Age 93
Death of Lady Jane Heckington, Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley in St Martin Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
St Martin Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 SEP 1494
    Event Place: Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1587
    Event Place: St Martin Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

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