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Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) 1521–1598 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1521
Birth Location: Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England
Death Date: 4 Aug 1598
Death Location: Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Father: Sir Cecil
Mother: Lady Berkeleigh
Spouse(s): Mildred\Mary (Cecil), Mildred\Mary (Cecil), Mary Cheke, Mary Cheke, Lady Burleigh
Children(s): Margaret Cecil, William Cecil, Lady Cecil, Sir Cecil, Robert Salisbury, Elizabeth Cecil, Frances (Brydges), Catherine Cecil, Thomas Cecil, John Cecil, Frances Cecil, Thomas Exeter, Margaret Cecil-Smith, Anne CECIL
Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) was born in 1521 in Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Sir Richard High Sheriff Rutland Of Burghley Northampton Cecil And Lady Jane Heckington Baroness Of Berkeleigh. Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) married Lady Mildred Cooke Cecil Lady Burleigh, Mary Cheke, Mildred Mary Cooke Cheke Cecil, and had children including Anne Cecil, Catherine Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Frances Elizabeth Cecil Brydges, Frances Fransica Cecil, John Cecil, Lady Anne Countess Oxford Cecil, Margaret Coke Cecil, Margaret Elizabeth Cecil Smith, Robert Cecil Earl Van Salisbury, Sir Thomas 1St Earl Exeter K G Cecil, Thomas Cecil, Thomas Cecil Lord Burghley 1St Earl Exeter, William Cecil. Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) passed away in 1598 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.
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Biography
- Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) was born in 1521 in Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Sir Richard High Sheriff Rutland Of Burghley Northampton Cecil And Lady Jane Heckington Baroness Of Berkeleigh.
- Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) married Lady Mildred Cooke Cecil Lady Burleigh, Mary Cheke, Mildred Mary Cooke Cheke Cecil, and had children including Anne Cecil, Catherine Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Frances Elizabeth Cecil Brydges, Frances Fransica Cecil, John Cecil, Lady Anne Countess Oxford Cecil, Margaret Coke Cecil, Margaret Elizabeth Cecil Smith, Robert Cecil Earl Van Salisbury, Sir Thomas 1St Earl Exeter K G Cecil, Thomas Cecil, Thomas Cecil Lord Burghley 1St Earl Exeter, William Cecil.
- Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) passed away in 1598 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.
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Lord I)'s Ancestors
Lord I)'s Descendants
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1. Margaret (Coke) Cecil 1562–1616 m. Erasmus (Ambrose) Smith 1558–1599
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1. John (Natz) Smith 1585–1647
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1. John (Rock) Smith 1615–1706 m. Martha Smith 1624–1648
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1. Mary (Rock Denton) Smith 1640–1713 m. Samuel (Denton) ✔️ 1631–1713
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2. William Cecil 1559–1561
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3. Lady (Anne Countess Oxford) Cecil 1555–1583
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4. Sir (Thomas "1st Earl Exeter K.G.") Cecil 1542–1622
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5. Robert (Cecil Earl van) Salisbury 1563–1612
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6. Elizabeth Cecil 1564–1583
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7. Frances (Elizabeth Cecil) (Brydges) 1556–1588
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8. Catherine Cecil 1543–1567
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9. Thomas Cecil 1570–1623
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10. John Cecil 1589–1612
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11. Frances (Fransica) Cecil 1555–1555
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12. Thomas (Cecil, Lord Burghley, 1st Earl) Exeter 1542–1622
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13. Margaret (Elizabeth) Cecil-Smith 1553–1611
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14. Anne CECIL 1555–1555
Lord I)'s Timeline
3 Records
Sources
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 13 Sep 1521
Event Place: Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England
Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Jun 1560
Event Place: Romford, Essex, England
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Marriage
Event Place: Nottinghamshire: - Register of Marriages, 1538-1814
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 4 Aug 1598
Event Place: Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England
Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current