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Sir Lord William 1st Baron of Burghley, Lord Burghley Chief Adviser to Elizabeth 1 Cecil 1524–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 24, 1524

Birth Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: April 5, 1589

Death Location: Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England

Father: Richard Cecil

Mother: Jane Heckington

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cooke, Mary Cheke, Catherine Howard

Children(s): Robert Salisbury, Robert Cecil, Margaret Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, Thomas Cecil, William Cecil, Francisca Cecil, Thomas Cecil, Anne Cecil, Margaret Cecil, Frances Sanford, John Cecil, ANNE Burgh, Anne Oxford, Margaret CHEKE, 2-Thomas Exeter

In 1524, Sir Lord William 1st Baron of Burghley, Lord Burghley Chief Adviser to Elizabeth 1 Cecil entered the world in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, born to Richard Cecil And Jane Heckington. Sir Lord William 1st Baron of Burghley, Lord Burghley Chief Adviser to Elizabeth 1 Cecil married Catherine Howard, Elizabeth Infamous Lady Hoby Cooke, Mary Cheke, N N Chandos, and had children including 2 Thomas Cecil 1St Earl Of Exeter, Anne Burgh, Anne Cecil, Anne De Vere Countess Of Oxford, Elizabeth Cecil, Frances Sanford, Francisca Cecil, John Cecil, Margaret Cecil, Margaret Cheke, Robert Cecil, Robert Cecil Earl Of Salisbury, Thomas 1St Earl Of Exeter Cecil, Thomas Cecil, William Cecil. Sir Lord William 1st Baron of Burghley, Lord Burghley Chief Adviser to Elizabeth 1 Cecil passed away in 1589 in Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England.

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  • In 1524, Sir Lord William 1st Baron of Burghley, Lord Burghley Chief Adviser to Elizabeth 1 Cecil entered the world in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, born to Richard Cecil And Jane Heckington.
  • Sir Lord William 1st Baron of Burghley, Lord Burghley Chief Adviser to Elizabeth 1 Cecil married Catherine Howard, Elizabeth Infamous Lady Hoby Cooke, Mary Cheke, N N Chandos, and had children including 2 Thomas Cecil 1St Earl Of Exeter, Anne Burgh, Anne Cecil, Anne De Vere Countess Of Oxford, Elizabeth Cecil, Frances Sanford, Francisca Cecil, John Cecil, Margaret Cecil, Margaret Cheke, Robert Cecil, Robert Cecil Earl Of Salisbury, Thomas 1St Earl Of Exeter Cecil, Thomas Cecil, William Cecil.
  • Sir Lord William 1st Baron of Burghley, Lord Burghley Chief Adviser to Elizabeth 1 Cecil passed away in 1589 in Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England.

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Sir Cecil's Ancestors

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Sir Cecil
1524–1589
Birth Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Richard Cecil
1495–1553
Burleigh, Gloucestershire
Jane Heckington
1494–1587
Bourne, Lincolnshire or Tickencote, Rutlandshire, England
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Sir Cecil's Descendants

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Sir (Lord William 1st Baron of Burghley, Lord Burghley Chief Adviser to Elizabeth 1) Cecil (August 24, 1524–April 5, 1589) m. Elizabeth (" Infamous Lady Hoby ") Cooke (24 Aug 1524–5 Apr 1589) m. Mary Cheke (24 August 1522–22 Feb 1544) m. Catherine Howard (1588–27 Jan 1673)
  1. 1. Robert (Cecil Earl of) Salisbury 1563–1612 m. Elizabeth Brooke 1563–1597
    1. 1. William (Cecil 2nd Earl of) Salisbury 1591–1668 m. Lady (Catherine Howard Cecil Countess of) Salisbury 1588–1673
      1. 1. Sir (James # "3rd Earl of Salisbury") Cecil 1646–1683 m. Lady (Margaret # Countess of Salisbury) Manners 1647–1682
        1. 1. Lady (Catherine Countess of Salisbury) Cecil 1663–1688 m. Sir (GEORGE THOMAS DOWNING, 2nd) Baronet** 1656–1711 m. George (Downing Nd) Baronet 1656–1711
        2. 2. James Cecil 1666–1694
        3. 3. William Cecil 1673–1691
        4. 4. Mildred Cecil 1674–1727
        5. 5. ROBERT, (Member of Parliament) Cecil 1670–1716
        6. 6. CHARLES Cecil 1672–1702
        7. 7. Margaret (Diana) Cecil 1672–1727
        8. 8. Mary Cecil 1673–1740
        9. 9. George Cecil 1673–
        10. 10. Frances Cecil 1670–1698
        11. 11. Margaret ((Countess of Ranelagh)) Cecil 1672–1728
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Cecil) Cavendish 1620–1689
      3. 3. Catherine (Cecil) Sydney 1622–1652
      4. 4. Anne Cecil 1612–1637
      5. 5. Charles Cecil 1619–1676
      6. 6. James Cecil 1616–1616
      7. 7. Diana Cecil 1622–1633
  2. 2. Robert Cecil 1563–1612
  3. 3. Margaret Cecil 1562–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Cecil 1564–1583
  5. 5. Thomas (1st Earl of Exeter) Cecil 1542–1622
  6. 6. William Cecil 1559–1561
  7. 7. Francisca Cecil 1556–
  8. 8. Thomas Cecil 1570–1623
  9. 9. Anne Cecil 1555–1555
  10. 10. Margaret Cecil 1545–1611
  11. 11. Frances Sanford 1584–1657
  12. 12. John Cecil 1589–
  13. 13. ANNE Burgh 1522–1592
  14. 14. Anne (de Vere Countess of) Oxford 1556–1588
  15. 15. Margaret CHEKE 1541–
  16. 16. 2-Thomas (Cecil; 1st Earl of) Exeter 1542–1622

Sir Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1524
August 24, 1524
Birth of Sir Lord William 1st Baron of Burghley, Lord Burghley Chief Adviser to Elizabeth 1 Cecil in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
1589
April 5, 1589
Age 65
Death of Sir Lord William 1st Baron of Burghley, Lord Burghley Chief Adviser to Elizabeth 1 Cecil in Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England
Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 24, 1524
    Event Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 5, 1589
    Event Place: Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, England

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