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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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  • 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.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord I)'s Ancestors

Self
Lord I)
1521–1598
Birth Place: Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard (High Sheriff Rutland of Burghley Northampton) Cecil
1495–1553
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Jane Heckington Baroness of) Berkeleigh
1500–1588
Bourne, Lincolnshire or Tickencote, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William Debourne) Heckington
1472–1553
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Alice) Walcot
1472–1510
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord I)'s Descendants

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Lord (William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth) I) (13 Sep 1521–4 Aug 1598) m. Mildred\Mary (Cooke \ Cheke) (Cecil) (24 August 1524–5 April 1589) m. Mildred\Mary (Cooke \ Cheke) (Cecil) (24 Aug 1524–5 April 1589) m. Mary Cheke (1522–22 February 1543) m. Mary Cheke (1522–22 February 1544) m. Lady (Mildred Cooke Cecil, Lady) Burleigh (24 August 1524–5 Apr 1589)
  1. 1. Margaret (Coke) Cecil 1562–1616 m. Erasmus (Ambrose) Smith 1558–1599
    1. 1. John (Natz) Smith 1585–1647
      1. 1. John (Rock) Smith 1615–1706 m. Martha Smith 1624–1648
        1. 1. Mary (Rock Denton) Smith 1640–1713 m. Samuel (Denton) ✔️ 1631–1713
  2. 2. William Cecil 1559–1561
  3. 3. Lady (Anne Countess Oxford) Cecil 1555–1583
  4. 4. Sir (Thomas "1st Earl Exeter K.G.") Cecil 1542–1622
  5. 5. Robert (Cecil Earl van) Salisbury 1563–1612
  6. 6. Elizabeth Cecil 1564–1583
  7. 7. Frances (Elizabeth Cecil) (Brydges) 1556–1588
  8. 8. Catherine Cecil 1543–1567
  9. 9. Thomas Cecil 1570–1623
  10. 10. John Cecil 1589–1612
  11. 11. Frances (Fransica) Cecil 1555–1555
  12. 12. Thomas (Cecil, Lord Burghley, 1st Earl) Exeter 1542–1622
  13. 13. Margaret (Elizabeth) Cecil-Smith 1553–1611
  14. 14. Anne CECIL 1555–1555

Lord I)'s Timeline

3 Records

1521
13 Sep 1521
Birth of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) in Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England
Bourne, Deeping, Lincolnshire, England
1560
25 Jun 1560
Age 39
Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) was married in Romford, Essex, England
Romford, Essex, England
1598
4 Aug 1598
Age 77
Death of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) in Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England
Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    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

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