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Richard Cecil 1570–1633 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 December 1570

Birth Location: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 4 September 1633

Death Location: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Thomas Astone

Mother: Dorothy Neville

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In 1570, Richard Cecil entered the world in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Thomas Earl Of Exeter Cecil Astone And Dorothy Countess Of Exeter Neville. Richard Cecil passed away in 1633 in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1570, Richard Cecil entered the world in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Thomas Earl Of Exeter Cecil Astone And Dorothy Countess Of Exeter Neville.
  • Richard Cecil passed away in 1633 in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Astone
1542–1622
Birth Location: St. Mary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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Dorothy Neville
1542–1608
Birth Location: Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England
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Richard Cecil's Ancestors

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Richard Cecil
1570–1633
Birth Place: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Thomas "Earl of Exeter" Cecil Astone
1542–1622
St. Mary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Dorothy (Countess of Exeter) Neville
1542–1608
Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William (Cecil, Lord 1st Baron Burghley Chief Advisor for Queen Elizabeth I for most of her) reign.
1520–1598
Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Mary Cheke
1522–1544
St Mary, Cambridgeshire, England
John (Alexander, Sir Neville, 4th Baron) Latimer
1520–1577
Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Anne Beaufort Somerset Countess of) Northumberland,
1524–1583
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Dorothea Oxford)
1500–1526
Lady VIII
1501–1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1570
5 December 1570
Birth of Richard Cecil in Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1633
4 September 1633
Age 63
Death of Richard Cecil in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 December 1570
    Event Place: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1633
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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