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Mary Cheke 1524–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 August 1524

Birth Location: St. Mary's, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 April 1589

Death Location: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Peter Cheke

Mother: Agnes Duffield

Spouse(s): William Cecil

Children(s): Thomas Cecil

Mary Cheke was born in 1524 in St. Mary's, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Peter Cheke And Agnes Duffield. Mary Cheke married William Cecil, and had children including Thomas Cecil. Mary Cheke passed away in 1589 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • Mary Cheke was born in 1524 in St. Mary's, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Peter Cheke And Agnes Duffield.
  • Mary Cheke married William Cecil, and had children including Thomas Cecil.
  • Mary Cheke passed away in 1589 in Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Mary Cheke's Ancestors

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Mary Cheke
1524–1589
Birth Place: St. Mary's, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Peter Cheke
1477–1529
Mottistone, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Duffield
1479–1549
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Cheke's Descendants

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Mary Cheke (24 August 1524–21 April 1589) m. William Cecil (13 September 1520–4 August 1598)
  1. 1. Thomas Cecil 1542–1622 m. Dorothy Neville 1548–1608 m. Frances Cecil 1580–1663
    1. 1. Thomas Cecil 1578–1662 m. Susan Oxenbridge 1617–1640
      1. 1. John (Baptiste Cecil Sir) Knight 1639–1698 m. Mary Calvert 1624–1668
        1. 1. William (Calvert) Cecil 1662–1744 m. Mary (Katherine Joyner) F7 1668–1697
        2. 2. William Cecil 1665–1744 m. Mary (Katherine) Joyner 1668–1697
    2. 2. William Cecil 1566–1640
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hatton 1578–1646
    4. 4. Sophia (Anna) Cecil 1616–1621
    5. 5. Lucy Paulet –1614
    6. 6. Dorothy Alington 1577–1613
    7. 7. Mary Denny 1573–1638
    8. 8. Richard Cecil 1570–1633
    9. 9. Edward Cecil 1572–1638
    10. 10. Frances Tufton –1653
    11. 11. Mildred Trafford –1611
    12. 12. Elizabeth Cecil 1578–1646

Mary Cheke's Timeline

2 Records

1524
24 August 1524
Birth of Mary Cheke in St. Mary's, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
St. Mary's, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1589
21 April 1589
Age 65
Death of Mary Cheke in Middlesex, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Middlesex, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 August 1524
    Event Place: St. Mary's, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 1589
    Event Place: Middlesex, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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