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Lord William Cecil (and Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I) 1520–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 September 1520

Birth Location: Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 Aug 1598

Death Location: Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sheriff MP

Mother: Anne Hegington

Spouse(s): Mildred Cooke

Children(s): Ellen Cecil\Cambridge

In 1520, Lord William Cecil (and Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I) entered the world in Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sheriff Richard Cecil Mp And Anne Hegington. Lord William Cecil (and Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I) married Mildred Cooke, and had children including Ellen Cecil Cambridge. Lord William Cecil (and Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I) passed away in 1598 in Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Lord William Cecil (and Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I) entered the world in Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sheriff Richard Cecil Mp And Anne Hegington.
  • Lord William Cecil (and Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I) married Mildred Cooke, and had children including Ellen Cecil Cambridge.
  • Lord William Cecil (and Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I) passed away in 1598 in Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sheriff MP
1495–1587
Birth Location: Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
SM
Anne Hegington
1502–1587
Birth Location: Tickencote, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
AH

Spouses(s)

Mildred Cooke
1524–1589
Birth Location: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex
MC

Children(s)

Ellen Cecil\Cambridge
1548–
Birth Location: Of,Soham,Cambridge,England
EC

Lord I)'s Ancestors

Self
Lord I)
1520–1598
Birth Place: Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sheriff Richard Cecil, MP
1495–1587
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Hegington
1502–1587
Tickencote, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord I)'s Descendants

1.
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Lord (William Cecil (and Advisor To Queen Elizabeth) I) (13 September 1520–4 Aug 1598) m. Mildred Cooke (24 Aug 1524–5 April 1589)
  1. 1. Ellen Cecil\Cambridge 1548– m. Thomas Manning* 1530–1575
    1. 1. Henry Manning 1571–1624 m. Avis 1568–1630
      1. 1. Thomas MANNING 1585–1646 m. Susannah Taylor 1595–1684 m. Elizabeth Aloe 1600–1623 m. Alice Carter 1610–1644 m. Grizell Sare 1600–1639 m. Elizabeth Aloe 1600–1623
        1. 1. Sarah Manning 1619–1672 m. John (William) Chambers 1606–1679

Lord I)'s Timeline

2 Records

1520
13 September 1520
Birth of Lord William Cecil (and Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I) in Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1598
4 Aug 1598
Age 78
Death of Lord William Cecil (and Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I) in Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 September 1520
    Event Place: Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1598
    Event Place: Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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