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Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) 1520–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 September 1520

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

Death Date: 4 August 1598

Death Location: Strand, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Cecil

Mother: Lady Burghley

Spouse(s): Lady Burleigh

Children(s): Frances Sanford

The story of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) began in 1520 in Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England. Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) married Lady Mildred Cooke Cecil Lady Burleigh, and had children including Frances Sanford. Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) passed away in 1598 in Strand, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) began in 1520 in Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) married Lady Mildred Cooke Cecil Lady Burleigh, and had children including Frances Sanford.
  • Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) passed away in 1598 in Strand, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cecil
1495–1553
Birth Location: Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
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Lady Burghley
1494–1587
Birth Location: Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Burleigh
1524–1589
Birth Location: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
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Children(s)

Frances Sanford
1556–1657
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Lord I)'s Ancestors

Self
Lord I)
1520–1598
Birth Place: Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard (High Sheriff Rutland of Burghley Northampton) Cecil
1495–1553
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Janyne (Jane) HECKINGTON Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady) Burghley
1494–1587
Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
David (CECIL) (Syssell)
1456–1541
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Alice DYCONS
1470–
Lincolnshire, England
Sir (William deBourne) Heckington
1472–1553
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Alice (De) Walcot
1470–1533
Walcot, Shropshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord I)'s Descendants

1.
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Lord (William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth) I) (18 September 1520–4 August 1598) m. Lady (Mildred Cooke Cecil, Lady) Burleigh (24 Aug 1524–5 Apr 1589)
  1. 1. Frances Sanford 1556–1657 m. Sir (John Bland) Smith 1584–1640 m. Hon (William) Pynchon 1590–1662
    1. 1. Rev. (Henry) Smith 1593–1647 m. Judith Ray 1596–1650
      1. 1. Henry Smith 1626–1676 m. Elizabeth Cooper 1637–1690 m. Anne Martins 1632–1656
        1. 1. Ensign (Joshua (Peck)) Smith 1658–1719 m. Mary Peck 1664–1755

Lord I)'s Timeline

2 Records

1520
18 September 1520
Birth of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) in Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
1598
4 August 1598
Age 78
Death of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) in Strand, Middlesex, England
Strand, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 September 1520
    Event Place: Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 August 1598
    Event Place: Strand, Middlesex, England
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