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Richard Cecil 1495–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 19 May 1552

Death Location: St. Margaret's Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Father: Sir Northamptonshire)

Mother: Jane Dicons

Spouse(s): Lady Cecil"

Children(s): William Cecil, Margaret Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Agnes Cecil, Margaret Cecil

Richard Cecil was born in 1495 in Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir David Cecil High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire And Jane Dicons. Richard Cecil married Lady Jane Heckington Baroness Cecil, and had children including Agnes Anne Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Margaret Cecil, William Lord Burghley Cecil. Richard Cecil passed away in 1552 in St. Margaret's Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Cecil was born in 1495 in Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir David Cecil High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire And Jane Dicons.
  • Richard Cecil married Lady Jane Heckington Baroness Cecil, and had children including Agnes Anne Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Margaret Cecil, William Lord Burghley Cecil.
  • Richard Cecil passed away in 1552 in St. Margaret's Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Cecil's Ancestors

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Richard Cecil
1495–1552
Birth Place: Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir David Cecil (High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire)
1473–1541
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Jane Dicons
1477–1532
Stamford, Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Philip Cecil
1447–1500
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
John Dicons
1447–1493
1670845, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret Semark
1451–1480
Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cecil
1421–
Margaret Philip
1374–1407
Maud Vaughan
1418–
John Semark
1421–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cecil
1400–
Philip ApMorgan
1355–1382
Gwenllian Norris
1357–1381

Richard Cecil's Descendants

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Richard Cecil (1495–19 May 1552) m. Lady (Jane Heckington Baroness) Cecil" (18 Sep 1504–10 Mar 1587)
  1. 1. William (Lord Burghley) Cecil 1520–1598 m. Mary Cheke 1522–1543 m. Mildred Cooke 1524–1589
    1. 1. Thomas (Cecil Earl of) Exeter 1542–1622 m. Dorothy (Neville Countess of) Exeter 1548–1608
      1. 1. Sir (Knight Thomas Cecil,) II 1578–1662 m. Susan Oxenbridge 1617–1640 m. Lady (Ann) Lee 1575–1620
        1. 1. William (Henry) Cecil 1634–1749 m. Mary Calvert 1616–1669
        2. 2. John Cecil 1689–1759
        3. 3. Benjamin Cecil 1606–1620
        4. 4. Charles Cecil 1608–
        5. 5. Dorothy Cecil 1610–
        6. 6. Ann Cecil 1612–1637
        7. 7. Frances Cecil 1614–1684
        8. 8. Isaac Cecil 1616–
        9. 9. John (Baptist) Cecil 1638–1698
        10. 10. Henry CEcil 1639–1698
      2. 2. Mildred Cecil 1462–1573 m. Thomas Reade 1460–1595
      3. 3. William Cecil 1566–1640 m. Elizabeth (Countess Exeter) Drury 1577–1653 m. Lady (Elizabeth (16th Baroness of Ros)) Manners 1575–1591
      4. 4. Catherine Cecil 1567–1567
      5. 5. Lucy Cecil 1568–1614
      6. 6. Sir (Richard) Cecil 1570–1633
      7. 7. Edward Cecil 1572–1638
      8. 8. Mary Cecil 1573–1638
    2. 2. Anne (Cecil Countess of) Oxford 1556–1588 m. Sir (Edward DeVere of) Oxford 1550–1604
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth DeVere Countess) Derby 1575–1626 m. William Stanley 1561–1642
        1. 1. Catharine Stanley –1609
        2. 2. Robert Stanley 1608–1632
        3. 3. James (Stanley, Earl of) Derby 1607–1651
      2. 2. Lady (Bridget) deVere 1584–1630
      3. 3. Lady (Frances) DeVere 1587–1587
      4. 4. Lord (Bulbecke de) Vere 1583–1583
    3. 3. William Cecil 1559–1561
    4. 4. Robert ((1st Earl of Salisbury)) Cecil 1563–1612 m. Elizabeth Brooke 1562–1597
      1. 1. Catherine Cecil 1594–
      2. 2. William, (2nd Earl of Salisbury) Cecil 1591–1668
      3. 3. Frances Cecil 1593–1644
    5. 5. Elizabeth Cecil 1564–1583
    6. 6. Margaret Cecil 1562–1599
  2. 2. Margaret Cecil 1523–1594
  3. 3. Elizabeth Cecil 1525–1611
  4. 4. Agnes (Anne) Cecil 1527–1540
  5. 5. Margaret Cecil 1547–1611

Richard Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Richard Cecil in Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
1552
19 May 1552
Age 57
Death of Richard Cecil in St. Margaret's Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
St. Margaret's Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1552
    Event Place: St. Margaret's Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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