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Margaret Elizabeth Cecil 1547–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Prestwold, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 6 Dec 1611

Death Location: Withcock, Leicestershire, England

Father: Richard Cecil

Mother: Jane Heckington

Spouse(s): Erasmus Smith, Roger Cave, Robert Wingfield

Children(s): Dr Ancestor), Thomas Cave, Cecil Cave, William Cave, Frances Cave, Margaret Cave, John WINGFIELD, Dorothy Wingfield

The story of Margaret Elizabeth Cecil began in 1547 in Prestwold, Leicestershire, England. Margaret Elizabeth Cecil married Erasmus Ambrose Smith, Robert Wingfield, Roger Cave, and had children including Cecil Cave, Dorothy Wingfield, Dr Captain Reverend Henry Smith Plantagenet Ancestor, Frances Cave, John Wingfield, Margaret Cave, Thomas Cave, William Cave. Margaret Elizabeth Cecil passed away in 1611 in Withcock, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Elizabeth Cecil began in 1547 in Prestwold, Leicestershire, England.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Cecil married Erasmus Ambrose Smith, Robert Wingfield, Roger Cave, and had children including Cecil Cave, Dorothy Wingfield, Dr Captain Reverend Henry Smith Plantagenet Ancestor, Frances Cave, John Wingfield, Margaret Cave, Thomas Cave, William Cave.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Cecil passed away in 1611 in Withcock, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Cecil
1495–1552
Birth Location: Burghley
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Jane Heckington
1498–1587
Birth Location: –
JH

Spouses(s)

Erasmus Smith
1561–1616
Birth Location: Withcock, Leicestershire, England
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Roger Cave
1543–1586
Birth Location: Stanford, Kent, England
RC
Robert Wingfield
1523–1580
Birth Location: –
RW

Children(s)

Dr Ancestor)
1599–1648
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England
DA
Thomas Cave
1569–1719
Birth Location: Stanford, Northamptonshire, , England
TC
Cecil Cave
1561–
Birth Location: Stanford, Northamptonshire, England
CC
William Cave
1569–
Birth Location: –
WC
Frances Cave
1569–
Birth Location: –
FC
Margaret Cave
1569–1594
Birth Location: Pickwell, Leicestershire, , England
MC
John WINGFIELD
1568–1626
Birth Location: –
JW
Dorothy Wingfield
1565–1619
Birth Location: –
DW

Margaret Cecil's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Cecil
1547–1611
Birth Place: Prestwold, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Richard Cecil
1495–1552
Burghley
Jane Heckington
1498–1587
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Cecil's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Elizabeth) Cecil (1547–6 Dec 1611) m. Erasmus (Ambrose) Smith (Apr 1561–13 May 1616) m. Roger Cave (1543–26 Jul 1586) m. Robert Wingfield (1523–1580)
  1. 1. Dr (Captain Reverend Henry Smith (Plantagenet) Ancestor) 1599–1648 m. Judith (Cooper) (Pilgrim) 1604–1650 m. Mary Cornish 1599–1680 m. Dorothy Cornish 1606–1680 m. Frances Sanford 1584–1657
    1. 1. Ensign (Henry Smith Jr. (Plantagenet) Ancestor) 1626–1676 m. Elizabeth Cooper 1637–1690
      1. 1. Joshua (Smith*) Ensign 1658–1719 m. Mary Peck 1662–1752
        1. 1. Elizabeth Smith 1691–1730
        2. 2. Deacon (Henry) Smith 1693–1754 m. Ruth Burr 1696–1747
        3. 3. Rebeccah Smith 1690–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Attwood 1691–1730
        5. 5. Sarah Smith 1697–1707
        6. 6. Joshua (Smith Jr,) Deacon 1695–1745
      2. 2. Elizabeth Smith 1663–1709
      3. 3. John Smith 1661–1718
      4. 4. Judith Smith 1665–1753
      5. 5. Thomas Smith 1667–1724
      6. 6. Mary Smith 1670–1736
      7. 7. Henry Smith 1673–1744
      8. 8. Abiel Smith 1676–1703
      9. 9. Abigail Smith 1676–1703
      10. 10. Daniel Smith 1655–
      11. 11. Baby Smith 1659–1659
      12. 12. Elizabeth Smith 1676–1776
    2. 2. Lt. (Samuel) Smith 1639–1703
    3. 3. Phillipa Smith 1622–1687 m. Deacon (John Birdseye) Jr 1616–1690
      1. 1. John (Harris Birdseye) III 1641–1698
      2. 2. Johanna (Wilcoxson nee) Birdseye 1642–1713
    4. 4. Peregrine Smith 1627–1649
    5. 5. Rebecca (Smith) ab 1631–1680
    6. 6. Hannah (Anne) Smith 1640–1669
    7. 7. Ann (Hawley) Smith 1622–1671
    8. 8. Richard Smith 1635–1682
    9. 9. Mary (Hale nee) Smith 1624–1711
    10. 10. Peregrine Smith 1627–1648
    11. 11. Henry Smith 1645–1720
    12. 12. Elizabeth Smith 1648–1648
    13. 13. George Smith 1620–1675
    14. 14. John Smith 1623–1695
    15. 15. Dorothy (Smith) Moore 1641–1706
    16. 16. Joanna (Smith) Russell 1641–1664
    17. 17. Noah Smith 1643–1648
    18. 18. Preserved Smith 1637–1637
    19. 19. Ann Smith 1635–1669
    20. 20. Elijah Smith 1647–
  2. 2. Thomas Cave 1569–1719
  3. 3. Cecil Cave 1561–
  4. 4. William Cave 1569–
  5. 5. Frances Cave 1569–
  6. 6. Margaret Cave 1569–1594
  7. 7. John WINGFIELD 1568–1626
    1. 1. Sir (John WINGFIELD of) Letheringham 1595–1631 m. Lady (Frances Cromwell) Wingfield 1594–1662
      1. 1. Sir (John Thomas of 'York Herald' Wingfield (of) Letheringham) 1623–1678 m. Mary (Anne) Palmer 1645–1714
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wingfield 1641–1675
        2. 2. Thomas Wingfield 1664–1720 m. Mary (Marie) Stegall 1670–1720
  8. 8. Dorothy Wingfield 1565–1619
    1. 1. John CLAYPOOLE 1595–1664 m. Mary ("Maria" Marie Angell-Claypool) 1601 1601–1661 m. Mary ("Maria" Marie Angell-Claypool) 1601 1601–1661
      1. 1. John CLAYPOOLE 1625–1688
        1. 1. Amy CLAYPOOLE 1652–1722
      2. 2. James CLAYPOOLE 1634–1687
        1. 1. Joseph CLAYPOOLE 1677–

Margaret Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Margaret Elizabeth Cecil in Prestwold, Leicestershire, England
Prestwold, Leicestershire, England
1611
6 Dec 1611
Age 64
Death of Margaret Elizabeth Cecil in Withcock, Leicestershire, England
Withcock, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Prestwold, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1611
    Event Place: Withcock, Leicestershire, England
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