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Richard Cecil 1495–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 19 May 1552

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: David Cecil

Mother: Alice Dicons

Spouse(s): Lady Heckington

Children(s): William Cecil, Elizabeth Wingfield, Margaret Smith

Richard Cecil was born in 1495 in England, the child of David Cecil And Alice Dicons. Richard Cecil married Lady Janyne Jane Heckington, and had children including Agnes Anne White, Elizabeth Wingfield, Margaret Smith, William Lord Of Burghley Cecil. Richard Cecil passed away in 1552 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Cecil was born in 1495 in England, the child of David Cecil And Alice Dicons.
  • Richard Cecil married Lady Janyne Jane Heckington, and had children including Agnes Anne White, Elizabeth Wingfield, Margaret Smith, William Lord Of Burghley Cecil.
  • Richard Cecil passed away in 1552 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Richard Cecil's Ancestors

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Richard Cecil
1495–1552
Birth Place: England
Parents
David Cecil
1460–1540
United Kingdom
Alice Dicons
1477–1520
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Cecil's Descendants

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Richard Cecil (1495–19 May 1552) m. Lady (Janyne (Jane)) Heckington (18 Sep 1501–10 Mar 1587)
  1. 1. William ((Lord of Burghley)) Cecil 1520–1598 m. Mary Cheke 1522–1544
    1. 1. Thomas (Cecil 1st Earl Exeter) Astone 1542–1622 m. Dorothy (Countess of Exeter) Neville 1548–1608
      1. 1. Lady (Dorothy Countess of Exeter) Neville 1577–1613 m. Giles (Alington, of) Horseheath 1572–1638
        1. 1. Susan Appleton 1605–1681 m. Robert Crane 1586–1643
  2. 2. Elizabeth Wingfield 1535–1611
  3. 3. Margaret Smith 1536–1636

Richard Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Richard Cecil in England
England
1552
19 May 1552
Age 57
Death of Richard Cecil in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: England
    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: 19 May 1552
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    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: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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