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Lady Margaret Cecil 1542 – 1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1611

Death Location: Prestwold, Leicestershire, England

Father: Lord Cecil

Mother: Lady Heckington

Spouse(s): Lord Cave

Children(s): Dame Cave

In 1542, Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave entered the world in Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England, born to Lord Sir Richard Cecil and Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington. Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave married Lord Sir Knight Roger Cave, and had children including Dame Margaret Cave. Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave passed away in 1611 in Prestwold, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave entered the world in Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England, born to Lord Sir Richard Cecil and Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington.
  • Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave married Lord Sir Knight Roger Cave, and had children including Dame Margaret Cave.
  • Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave passed away in 1611 in Prestwold, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Cecil
1495 – 1553
Birth Location: Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
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Lady Heckington
1494 – 1587
Birth Location: Tickencote, Rutland, England
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Spouses(s)

Lord Cave
1543 – 1595
Birth Location: Prestwold, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

Dame Cave
1569 – 1594
Birth Location: Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, England
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Lady Cecil's Ancestors

Self
Lady Cecil
1542 – 1611
Birth Place: Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Lord Sir Richard Cecil
1495 – 1553
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Janyne (Jane)) Heckington
1494 – 1587
Tickencote, Rutland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Cecil's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Margaret) Cecil (1542 – 1611) m. Lord (Sir Knight Roger) Cave (26 Jul 1543 – 13 Sep 1595)
  1. 1. Dame (Margaret) Cave (15 Aug 1569 – 22 Aug 1594)
    1. 1. Sir (Henrici Henry Prestwold) Skipwith (21 Mar 1589 – 20 Dec 1658) m. Lady (Amy Anne) Kempe (6 Aug 1591 – 7 Sep 1631)
      1. 1. Lady (Diana) Skipwith (21 May 1621 – 8 Dec 1694)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Dale (1654 – 1682) m. William (Rogers, Justice of The Peace, High Sheriff of Northumberland) County (1617 – 1683)

Lady Cecil's Timeline

9 Records

1530
Abt. 1530
Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave was married in England
England
1538
1538
Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave was married in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1542
1542
Birth of Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave in Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
1548
1548
Age 6
Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave was married in Prestwold, Leicestershire, England
Prestwold, Leicestershire, England
1551
1551
Age 9
Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave was married in England
England
1555
Sep 1555
Age 13
Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave was married
None
1565
1565
Age 23
Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave was married in , Leicestershire, , England
, Leicestershire, , England
1611
1611
Age 69
Death of Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave in Prestwold, Leicestershire, England
Prestwold, Leicestershire, England
1636
1636
Age 94
Death of Lady Margaret Cecil , Baroness Cave in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1530
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Prestwold, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1555

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: , Leicestershire, , England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1611
    Event Place: Prestwold, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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