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Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley 1542–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1542

Birth Location: St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 8 February 1623

Death Location: St. Bride'S Parish, London, England

Father: Lord Burghley

Mother: Mildred\Mary (Cecil)

Spouse(s): Dorothy Neville

Children(s): Frances Cecil

Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley was born in 1542 in St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Lord William 1St Baron Of Burghley Cecil And Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I 1St Baron Burghley And Mildred Mary Cooke Cheke Cecil. Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley married Dorothy Catherine Neville Lady Countess Of Exeter Neville, and had children including Frances Countess Of Thanet Cecil. Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley passed away in 1623 in St. Bride'S Parish, London, England.

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Biography

  • Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley was born in 1542 in St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Lord William 1St Baron Of Burghley Cecil And Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I 1St Baron Burghley And Mildred Mary Cooke Cheke Cecil.
  • Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley married Dorothy Catherine Neville Lady Countess Of Exeter Neville, and had children including Frances Countess Of Thanet Cecil.
  • Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley passed away in 1623 in St. Bride'S Parish, London, England.

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Lord Burghley's Ancestors

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Lord Burghley
1542–1623
Birth Place: St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) 1st Baron Burghley
1520–1598
Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Mildred\Mary (Cooke \ Cheke) (Cecil)
1524–1589
St Marys, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Anthony (the Scholar) Cooke of Romford, Armoured Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Knights of) Bath
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 Brittany) Fitzwilliam
1504–1588
Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Burghley's Descendants

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Lord (Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord) Burghley (5 May 1542–8 February 1623) m. Dorothy (Catherine Neville Lady Countess of Exeter) Neville (1548–23 Mar 1608)
  1. 1. Frances ((Countess of Thanet)) Cecil 1580–1653 m. Sir (Nicholas John Tufton Earl van) Thanet 1578–1632
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Ann Tufton Bishopp) Goring 1607–1663
      1. 1. Edward (Fredrick) Bishop 1620–1705 m. Hannah Bishop 1624–1686
        1. 1. Edward (Bishop II"The Tavern Keeper" SALEM WITCH TRL) Judge 1648–1711 m. Sarah (Mary Wildes (SALEM WITCH) TRIALS) 1647–1711

Lord Burghley's Timeline

2 Records

1542
5 May 1542
Birth of Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley in St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1623
8 February 1623
Age 81
Death of Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley in St. Bride'S Parish, London, England
St. Bride'S Parish, London, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1542
    Event Place: St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1623
    Event Place: St. Bride'S Parish, London, England

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