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Lord William Cecil 1520–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1520

Birth Location: Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 4 Aug 1598

Death Location: Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Cecil

Mother: Jane Heckington

Spouse(s): Mildred Cooke, Mildred Cooke, Mildred Cooke, Elizabeth Cooke, Mildred Cooke, Mildred Cooke, Mildred Cooke, Mildred Cooke, Elizabeth Cooke, Mildred Cooke, Mildred Cooke

Children(s): Lord Burghley

The story of Lord William Cecil began in 1520 in Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England. Lord William Cecil married Elizabeth Infamous Lady Hoby Cooke, Mildred Cecil Cooke, Mildred Cooke, and had children including Lord Thomas Cecil 1St Earl Of Exeter Lord Burghley. Lord William Cecil passed away in 1598 in Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord William Cecil began in 1520 in Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Lord William Cecil married Elizabeth Infamous Lady Hoby Cooke, Mildred Cecil Cooke, Mildred Cooke, and had children including Lord Thomas Cecil 1St Earl Of Exeter Lord Burghley.
  • Lord William Cecil passed away in 1598 in Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cecil
1495–1552
Birth Location: England
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Jane Heckington
1501–1587
Birth Location: Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
JH

Spouses(s)

Mildred Cooke
1524–1544
Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
MC
Mildred Cooke
1524–1589
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, , England
MC
Mildred Cooke
1524–1589
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, , England
MC
Elizabeth Cooke
1524–1589
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, , England
EC
Mildred Cooke
1524–1589
Birth Location: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
MC
Mildred Cooke
1524–1589
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, , England
MC
Mildred Cooke
1524–1589
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, , England
MC
Mildred Cooke
1524–1544
Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
MC
Elizabeth Cooke
1524–1589
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, , England
EC
Mildred Cooke
1524–1589
Birth Location: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
MC
Mildred Cooke
1524–1589
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, , England
MC

Children(s)

Lord Burghley
1542–1623
Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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Lord Cecil's Ancestors

Self
Lord Cecil
1520–1598
Birth Place: Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard (High Sheriff Rutland of Burghley Northampton) Cecil
1495–1552
England
Jane Heckington
1501–1587
Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William deBourne) Heckington
1472–1553
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Alice De) Walcot
1470–1533
Walcot, Shropshire
Great-Grandparents
Sir Heckington
1450–1541
Alice Walcot
1454–1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Cecil's Descendants

1.
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Lord (William) Cecil (13 Sep 1520–4 Aug 1598) m. Mildred Cooke (24 Aug 1524–22 Feb 1544) m. Mildred Cooke (24 Aug 1524–5 Apr 1589) m. Mildred (Cecil) Cooke (24 Aug 1524–5 Apr 1589) m. Elizabeth (" Infamous Lady Hoby ") Cooke (24 Aug 1524–5 Apr 1589) m. Mildred Cooke (24 Aug 1524–5 Apr 1589) m. Mildred Cooke (24 Aug 1524–5 Apr 1589) m. Mildred (Cecil) Cooke (24 Aug 1524–5 Apr 1589) m. Mildred Cooke (24 Aug 1524–22 Feb 1544) m. Elizabeth (" Infamous Lady Hoby ") Cooke (24 Aug 1524–5 Apr 1589) m. Mildred Cooke (24 Aug 1524–5 Apr 1589) m. Mildred Cooke (24 Aug 1524–5 Apr 1589)
  1. 1. Lord (Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter Lord) Burghley 1542–1623 m. Lady (Dorothy De Neville Countess of) Exeter 1548–1609

Lord Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1520
13 Sep 1520
Birth of Lord William Cecil in Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England
Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England
1598
4 Aug 1598
Age 78
Death of Lord William Cecil in Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England
Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1520
    Event Place: Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1598
    Event Place: Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire: - Register of Marriages, 1538-1814
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