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Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley 1501–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1501

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 Walcot

Spouse(s): Richard Rutland

Children(s): Willem Burghley, Richard Cecil, Elizabeth Wingfield, Anna Cecil

The story of Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley began in 1501 in Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley married Richard Page Courtier Knight Cecil High Rutland, and had children including Anna Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil Wingfield, Richard Cecil, Willem Lord Cecil Van Burghley. Lady Janyne (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

  • The story of Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley began in 1501 in Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley married Richard Page Courtier Knight Cecil High Rutland, and had children including Anna Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil Wingfield, Richard Cecil, Willem Lord Cecil Van Burghley.
  • Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley passed away in 1587 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Heckington
1472–
Birth Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
WH
Alice Walcot
1475–
Birth Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
AW

Spouses(s)

Richard Rutland
1495–1553
Birth Location: Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
RR

Children(s)

Willem Burghley
1521–1598
Birth Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire
WB
Richard Cecil
1552–1553
Birth Location: Burleigh, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
RC
Elizabeth Wingfield
1525–1611
Birth Location: Tickencote, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
EW
Anna Cecil
1540–1588
Birth Location: –
AC

Lady Burghley's Ancestors

Self
Lady Burghley
1501–1587
Birth Place: Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
William Heckington
1472–
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Anne) Walcot
1475–
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Burghley's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady) Burghley (18 Sep 1501–10 Mar 1587) m. Richard (Page Courtier Knight Cecil High) Rutland (1495–19 March 1553)
  1. 1. Willem (Lord Cecil van) Burghley 1521–1598 m. Maria Cheke 1515–1544 m. Mildred Cooke 1569–1573
    1. 1. Thomas Cecil 1542–1623 m. Dorothy Cecil 1548–1608
      1. 1. William (Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, 3rd Baron of Burghley Earle of) Exeter 1566–1640 m. Lady (Elizabeth Drury, Countess of) Exeter 1578–1654
        1. 1. Diana Cecil 1596–1654 m. Thomas Bruce 1599–1663
        2. 2. Anne Grey 1603–1675 m. Henry (Lord Grey van Groby Earl van) Stamford 1600–1673
        3. 3. Elizabeth Howard 1595–1672 m. Sir (Admiral Thomas Ist Earl of Berkshire) Howard 1581–1669
      2. 2. Diana (Frances) Cecil 1580–1653
      3. 3. Wimbledon (Viscount Cecil Viscount) Wimbledon 1571–1638 m. Theodosia Noel 1573– m. Diana Cecil 1580–1631
        1. 1. Albinia Cecil 1601–1659
        2. 2. Frances Sprigge –1684
        3. 3. Elizabeth Willoughby –1661
      4. 4. Christopher Cecil 1576–1576
      5. 5. Margaret Astone 1584–1646 m. Edward Coke 1552–1634
      6. 6. Dorothy Cecil 1577–1613
      7. 7. Richard Cecil 1570–1633
      8. 8. Thomas Cecil 1578–1662
      9. 9. Mary Cecil 1573–1638
      10. 10. Susan Cecil 1574–1575
      11. 11. Catherine Cecil 1567–1567
      12. 12. Lucy (Marchioness of Winchester) Cecil 1567–1614 m. Willem (Paulet Markgraaf van) Winchester 1560–1627
        1. 1. John (Paulet Markgraaf van) Winchester 1598–1675 m. Honora Poulett 1610–1662 m. Jane Savage –1631
      13. 13. David Cecil 1567–
      14. 14. Mildred Cooke 1569–1573 m. Willem (Lord Cecil van) Burghley 1521–1598
    2. 2. Frances (Fransica) Cecil 1556–
    3. 3. Anne ((Countess of Oxford)) Cecil 1556–1588
    4. 4. Marguerite Cissell 1541–
    5. 5. Robert (Cecil 1st Earl of) Salisbury 1563–1612 m. Elisabeth Brooke 1563–1596
      1. 1. Frances Cecil 1593–1644
      2. 2. Willem (Cecil Earl van Salisbury 2nd Earl of) Salisbury 1591–1668 m. Catherine Howard 1588–1673
        1. 1. Charles (Cecil Viscount) Cranborne 1619–1660
        2. 2. Anne Cecil 1612–1637
        3. 3. Elizabeth Cecil 1619–1689
        4. 4. James Cecil –1683
    6. 6. Thomas Cecil 1542–1623
    7. 7. Elizabeth Cecil 1564–1583
  2. 2. Richard Cecil 1552–1553
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Cecil) Wingfield 1525–1611 m. Robert (Wingfield) II 1532–1580
    1. 1. Dorothea Claypoole 1566–1619 m. Adam Claypoole 1565–1634
      1. 1. Dorothy Claypoole 1605–
      2. 2. Henry Claypoole 1607–1670
      3. 3. Frances Claypoole 1615–
      4. 4. Thomas (Clepole de) Norborough 1601–1640
      5. 5. John Claypoole 1595–1660
      6. 6. Edward Claypoole 1590–1630
      7. 7. Joanna Clepole 1602–1661
      8. 8. Elizabeth Claypoole 1614–
      9. 9. James Claypoole 1586–1634
    2. 2. Robert (Wingfield) III 1558–1609 m. Prudence Croke 1567–1621
      1. 1. Elizabeth Wingfield 1600–
    3. 3. John Wingfield 1568–1626
  4. 4. Anna Cecil 1540–1588

Lady Burghley's Timeline

13 Records

1500
1500
Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was married in Marriot, Somerset, England
Marriot, Somerset, England
1501
18 Sep 1501
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
1510
about 1510
Age 9
Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was married in Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1514
1514
Age 13
Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was married in Tickencote, Rutland, England
Tickencote, Rutland, England
1520
1520
Age 19
Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was married in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
1524
Abt. 1524
Age 23
Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was married in Of, Tickencote, Rutland, England
Of, Tickencote, Rutland, England
1532
ABT 1532
Age 31
Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was married in England
England
1539
1539
Age 38
Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was married in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England
1545
21 Oct 1545
Age 44
Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was married in Romford, Essex, England
Romford, Essex, England
1548
1548
Age 47
Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was married in , Leicestershire, , England
, Leicestershire, , England
1555
21 Oct 1555
Age 54
Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was married in Romford, Essex, England
Romford, Essex, England
1560
25 Jun 1560
Age 59
Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley was married in Romford, Essex, England
Romford, Essex, England
1587
10 Mar 1587
Age 86
Death of Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady Burghley in St Martin Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
St Martin Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1501
    Event Place: Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Marriot, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: about 1510
    Event Place: Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Tickencote, Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1524
    Event Place: Of, Tickencote, Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1532
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1545
    Event Place: Romford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: , Leicestershire, , England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1555
    Event Place: Romford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1560
    Event Place: Romford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1587
    Event Place: St Martin Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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