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Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury) Cecil 1563–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1563

Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 24 May 1612

Death Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Father: William Cecil

Mother: Mildred Cooke

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brooke

Children(s): Catherine Cecil, William, Cecil, Frances Cecil

In 1563, Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury) Cecil entered the world in Westminster, Middlesex, England, born to William Lord Burghley Cecil And Mildred Cooke. Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury) Cecil married Elizabeth Brooke, and had children including Catherine Cecil, Frances 5Th Earl Of Cumberland Cecil, Frances Cecil, William 2Nd Earl Of Salisbury Cecil. Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury) Cecil passed away in 1612 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1563, Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury) Cecil entered the world in Westminster, Middlesex, England, born to William Lord Burghley Cecil And Mildred Cooke.
  • Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury) Cecil married Elizabeth Brooke, and had children including Catherine Cecil, Frances 5Th Earl Of Cumberland Cecil, Frances Cecil, William 2Nd Earl Of Salisbury Cecil.
  • Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury) Cecil passed away in 1612 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Cecil's Ancestors

Self
Robert Cecil
1563–1612
Birth Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England
Parents
William Lord Burghley Cecil
1520–1598
Bourn, Lincolnshire! England
Mildred Cooke
1524–1589
Romford, Essex, England
Grandparents
Richard Cecil
1495–1552
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Jane Heckington Baroness) Cecil"
1504–1587
Tickencote, Rutlandshire, England
Sir (Anthony) Cooke
1504–1576
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Anne Fitzwilliam
1504–1592
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Northamptonshire)
1473–1541
Jane Dicons
1477–1532
William Heckington
1472–1587
Alice Walcot
1470–1510
John Cooke
1473–1516
Alice Saunders
1478–1517
Sir Fitzwilliam
1440–1534
Anne Hawes
1472–1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Cecil
1447–1500
John Dicons
1447–1493
Margaret Semark
1451–1480
John Fitzwilliam
1411–1441
Ellen Villiers
1410–1440
John Hawes
1445–1484
Lady Latimer
1437–1487

Robert Cecil's Descendants

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Robert ((1st Earl of Salisbury)) Cecil (1 June 1563–24 May 1612) m. Elizabeth Brooke (1 Jan 1562–24 Jan 1597)
  1. 1. Catherine Cecil 1594–
  2. 2. William, (2nd Earl of Salisbury) Cecil 1591–1668
  3. 3. Frances Cecil 1593–1644

Robert Cecil's Timeline

3 Records

1562
20 Jul 1562
Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury) Cecil was baptized in St Leonard, Eastcheap, London, England
St Leonard, Eastcheap, London, England
1563
1 June 1563
Birth of Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury) Cecil in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Westminster, Middlesex, England
1612
24 May 1612
Age 49
Death of Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury) Cecil in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1563
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1562
    Event Place: St Leonard, Eastcheap, London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St Leonard Eastcheap, Composite register: baptisms 1538 - 1752, marriages 1538 - 1664, 16789, 1691 - 1705, burials 1538 - 1665, 1671 - 1752, P69LEN1A001/MS017607

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1612
    Event Place: Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900

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