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Lady Mildred Mary Cecil nee Cooke Lady Burleigh 1524–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 August 1524

Birth Location: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England

Death Date: 5 April 1589

Death Location: Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Sir VI)

Mother: Lady Fitzwilliam

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lord Burghley

Lady Mildred Mary Cecil nee Cooke Lady Burleigh was born in 1524 in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England, the child of Sir Anthony Knight Of The Bath Sheriff Of Essex And Hertford Cooke Scholar Amp Companion Tutor To King Edward Vi And Lady Anne Of Brittany Fitzwilliam Cooke King John Of England And Alfred The Great And Emperor Charlemagne Fitzwilliam. Lady Mildred Mary Cecil nee Cooke Lady Burleigh had children including Lord Thomas Cecil 1St Earl Of Exeter Lord Burghley. Lady Mildred Mary Cecil nee Cooke Lady Burleigh passed away in 1589 in Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Mildred Mary Cecil nee Cooke Lady Burleigh was born in 1524 in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England, the child of Sir Anthony Knight Of The Bath Sheriff Of Essex And Hertford Cooke Scholar Amp Companion Tutor To King Edward Vi And Lady Anne Of Brittany Fitzwilliam Cooke King John Of England And Alfred The Great And Emperor Charlemagne Fitzwilliam.
  • Lady Mildred Mary Cecil nee Cooke Lady Burleigh had children including Lord Thomas Cecil 1St Earl Of Exeter Lord Burghley.
  • Lady Mildred Mary Cecil nee Cooke Lady Burleigh passed away in 1589 in Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir VI)
1504–1576
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Giddea (Giddy) Hall, near Romford, Havering-atte-Bower Parish (historic), Essex (historic), England -'Gydihall by Ramford'. A manor house in 1250. By 1410 Robt. Chichele had it. In 1452 Thomas Cooke bought the estate.
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Lady Fitzwilliam
1508–1588
Birth Location: Milton, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Burghley
1542–1623
Birth Location: St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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Lady Burleigh's Ancestors

Self
Lady Burleigh
1524–1589
Birth Place: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Parents
Sir Anthony "Knight of the Bath, Sheriff of Essex and Hertford" Cooke "Scholar" & Companion Tutor to King Edward VI)
1504–1576
VERIFIED- Giddea (Giddy) Hall, near Romford, Havering-atte-Bower Parish (historic), Essex (historic), England -'Gydihall by Ramford'. A manor house in 1250. By 1410 Robt. Chichele had it. In 1452 Thomas Cooke bought the estate.
Lady (Anne of Brittany Fitzwilliam Cooke king John of England and Alfred the great and emperor Charlemagne) Fitzwilliam
1508–1588
Milton, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John (Cooke\ Sir Knight) 15-4
1473–1517
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Lady (Alice) Saunders
1478–1517
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Burleigh's Descendants

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Lady (Mildred Mary Cecil nee Cooke Lady) Burleigh (24 August 1524–5 April 1589)
  1. 1. Lord (Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord) Burghley 1542–1623 m. 💙🤍Countess (Dorothy Cecil (Neville) 🗣️🗣️ ⚒️👑🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿1-2\4\7\12 🤍 of Exeter ***12th) GGM*** 1548–1608 m. Lady (Dorothy Catherine Neville-Cecil Countess of Exeter) Neville 1548–1608 m. Elizabeth (Danvers (Carey Maiden Na,)) Neville 1550–1630 m. Lady (Margaret De) Neville 1545–1630
    1. 1. Lucy (Cecil) Paulet 1568–1614 m. William (Paulet (4th Marquess of) Winchester) 1568–1628
      1. 1. 5TH (MARQUIS JOHN CHIDDICK PAULET OF WINCHESTER) *(11X15) 1598–1674 m. Jeanette Savage 1605–1630 m. Honora (de) Burgh 1610–1662
        1. 1. Karel ((6th Earl of Wiltshire) Paulet Hertog van Bolton Markgraaf van Wincheste) Jenkins 1630–1699 m. Mary (Le) Scrope 1627–1680 m. Christian (Paulet "1st Baron of) Frescheville" 1633–1653
        2. 2. Anna Paulet 1640–1694
        3. 3. Frrances Paulet 1634–
        4. 4. John (Paulet) Lord 1638–1660
        5. 5. Honora Paulet 1639–1660
        6. 6. Frances Paulet 1640–1705
        7. 7. HONOUR VARCOE 1648–1719
        8. 8. Robert (Paulet, Duke Of Bolton) I 1630–1699
      2. 2. William (Walter) Powlett 1587–1621
      3. 3. Captain (Thomas) Powlett 1580–1643
      4. 4. Mary (Marie Van) Winchester 1601–1643
      5. 5. Henry Winchester 1600–1672 m. Lady (Lucy) Philpott 1604–
        1. 1. Lucy Powlett 1642–
        2. 2. Francis (Robert) Powlett 1645–1695
        3. 3. Elizabeth Powlett 1644–
        4. 4. Charles Powlett 1638–
        5. 5. Margaret Powlett 1663–1726
      6. 6. Edward Powlett 1605–1628
      7. 7. Charles Powlett 1594–1654
      8. 8. Captain (Thomas James) Powlett 1594–1621
      9. 9. Henry Powlett 1587–1672
      10. 10. Elizabeth Powlett 1590–1656
      11. 11. Edward (Winxton) Powlett 1605–1620

Lady Burleigh's Timeline

2 Records

1524
24 August 1524
Birth of Lady Mildred Mary Cecil nee Cooke Lady Burleigh in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
1589
5 April 1589
Age 65
Death of Lady Mildred Mary Cecil nee Cooke Lady Burleigh in Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 August 1524
    Event Place: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 April 1589
    Event Place: Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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