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Richard Cecil 1495–1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1495

Birth Location: Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 2 Mar 1553

Death Location: St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Father: David (Seisyll)

Mother: Alice Dickens

Spouse(s): Jane Heckington

Children(s): Lord Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Margaret Cecil

Richard Cecil was born in 1495 in Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England, the child of David Cecil Seisyll And Alice Dickens. Richard Cecil married Jane Heckington, and had children including Elizabeth Cecil, Lord William Cecil, Margaret Cecil. Richard Cecil passed away in 1553 in St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Cecil was born in 1495 in Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England, the child of David Cecil Seisyll And Alice Dickens.
  • Richard Cecil married Jane Heckington, and had children including Elizabeth Cecil, Lord William Cecil, Margaret Cecil.
  • Richard Cecil passed away in 1553 in St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

David (Seisyll)
1455–1535
Birth Location: Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
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Alice Dickens
1470–1532
Birth Location: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Heckington
1501–1587
Birth Location: Tickencote, Rutlandshire, England
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Children(s)

Lord Cecil
1520–1598
Birth Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
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Elizabeth Cecil
1542–1611
Birth Location: Tickencote, Rutland, England
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Margaret Cecil
1542–
Birth Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
MC

Richard Cecil's Ancestors

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Richard Cecil
1495–1553
Birth Place: Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
David Cecil (Seisyll)
1455–1535
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Alice Dickens
1470–1532
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Cecil's Descendants

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Richard Cecil (Abt 1495–2 Mar 1553) m. Jane Heckington (1501–10 Mar 1587)
  1. 1. Lord (William) Cecil 1520–1598 m. Mary Cheke 1522–1544 m. Mildred Cooke 1524–1589
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Cecil 1542–1622 m. Dorothy Neville 1548–1608
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Cecil 1578–1662 m. Susan Oxenbridge 1617–1678 m. Ann Lee 1587–
        1. 1. John (Baptist) Cissell 1639–1698 m. Mary Shircliffe 1647–1712
        2. 2. William (Oxenbridge) Cecil 1634–1749 m. Mary Calvert 1616–1669
        3. 3. Henry Cecil 1639–
      2. 2. William Cecil 1566–1640 m. Elizabeth Drury 1578–1654 m. Elizabeth Manners 1574–1591
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cecil 1595–1672
        2. 2. Anne Cecil 1603–1676 m. Henry Grey 1599–1673
        3. 3. William Cecil 1590–1618
        4. 4. Diana Cecil –1658
        5. 5. Lady (Elizabeth) Cecil 1574–1646
      3. 3. Lucy Cecil 1568–1614 m. Willem Paulet 1560–1627
        1. 1. JOHN PAULET 1598–1674
        2. 2. Captain (Thomas James) Paulett 1594–
        3. 3. William Paulet 1587–1621
        4. 4. Henry Paulet 1587–1672
        5. 5. Charles Paulett 1594–1621
      4. 4. Richard Cecil 1570–1633
      5. 5. Edward Cecil 1572–1638 m. Theodosia Noel 1585– m. Diana Drury –1631 m. Sophia Zouche 1618–1691
        1. 1. Dorothy Cecil 1603–1652
        2. 2. Albinia Cecil 1601–1659 m. Christopher Wray 1601–1646
        3. 3. Elizabeth Cecil 1606–1661
        4. 4. Frances Cecil –1684
        5. 5. Utriche Cecil 1616–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Cecil 1574– m. William (Newport) Hatton 1560–1597
        1. 1. Frances Coke 1602–1645 m. Sir (John) Villiers 1590–1657
      7. 7. Lady (Dorothy) Cecil 1577–1613 m. Sir (Giles) Alington 1572–1638
      8. 8. Frances Cecil 1580–1653 m. Nicholas Tufton 1578–1631
      9. 9. Sophia (Ann) Cecil –1621
      10. 10. Mildred Cecil –1611 m. Sir (Thomas) Reade –1595 m. Sir (Edmund) Trafford 1560–1620
    2. 2. Anne Cecil 1556–1588 m. Edward (de) Vere 1550–1604
      1. 1. Elizabeth (de) Vere 1575–1627 m. William Stanley 1561–1642
        1. 1. Anne Stanley 1600–1657
        2. 2. James Stanley 1607–1651 m. Charlotte (de la) Trémoille 1599–1664
        3. 3. Robert Stanley –1632
      2. 2. Bulbecke (de) Vere 1583–1583
      3. 3. Bridget (de) Vere 1584–1630 m. Francis Norris 1579–1622
        1. 1. Elizabeth Norris 1603–1645 m. Edward Wray 1589–1658
      4. 4. Frances (de) Vere 1587–1587
      5. 5. Susan (de) Vere 1587–1629
        1. 1. Anna (Sophia) Herbert –1695
        2. 2. Charles Herbert 1619–1635
        3. 3. Philip Herbert 1621–1669
        4. 4. James Herbert 1623–1677
    3. 3. Robert\Richard Cecil 1563–1612 m. Elizabeth Brooke 1562–1596
      1. 1. William Cecil 1591–1668
      2. 2. Frances Cecil 1593–1644 m. Henry Clifford 1591–1643
    4. 4. Elizabeth Cecil 1564–1583 m. William Wentworth 1555–1582
    5. 5. Francisca Cecil 1554–
    6. 6. William Cecil 1559–1561
    7. 7. William Cecil 1561–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Cecil 1542–1611 m. Sir (Robert) Wingfield 1532–1580 m. Hugh Allington 1525–1618
    1. 1. Dorothy Wingfield 1565–1619
    2. 2. Peregrine Wingfield 1572–1604
    3. 3. Robert Wingfield 1565–1609
    4. 4. Richard Wingfield 1556–1617
    5. 5. John Wingfield 1568–1626 m. Elizabeth Gresham –1602 m. Margaret Thorold –1618
      1. 1. John Wingfield –1631
      2. 2. Edward (Maria) Wingfield 1608–1670
  3. 3. Margaret Cecil 1542– m. Roger Cave 1543–1586
    1. 1. Margaret Cave 1565–1594 m. Sir (William) Skipwith 1564–1610
      1. 1. Sir (Henry) Skipwith 1589–1655
        1. 1. Diana Skipwith 1621–1695

Richard Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1495
Abt 1495
Birth of Richard Cecil in Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
1553
2 Mar 1553
Age 58
Death of Richard Cecil in St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1495
    Event Place: Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1553
    Event Place: St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File
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