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

Birth Date: 05 May 1542

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 8 February 1623

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

Father: Lord Cecil

Mother: Mildred Cooke

Spouse(s): Lady Exeter

Children(s):

Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley was born in 1542 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Lord William Cecil And Mildred Cooke. Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley married Lady Dorothy De Neville Countess Of Exeter. Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley passed away in 1623 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley was born in 1542 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Lord William Cecil And Mildred Cooke.
  • Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley married Lady Dorothy De Neville Countess Of Exeter.
  • Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley passed away in 1623 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Lord Burghley's Ancestors

Self
Lord Burghley
1542–1623
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Lord William Cecil
1520–1598
Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England
Mildred Cooke
1524–1544
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard (High Sheriff Rutland of Burghley Northampton)) Cecil
1495–1552
England
Jane Heckington
1501–1587
Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Agnes (Lady of Cambridge) Duffield
1479–1549
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Heckington
1472–1553
Lady Walcot
1470–1533
Andrew Duffield
1450–1525
Agnes Cook
1458–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Heckington
1450–1541
Alice Walcot
1454–1533
Sir Duffield
1430–1450
Lady Moore
1435–1450
Willem Ii
1410–1483

Lord Burghley's Timeline

2 Records

1542
05 May 1542
Birth of Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1623
8 February 1623
Age 81
Death of Lord Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 May 1542
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1623
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

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