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Sir Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of Windsor 1503 – 1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Burghley, Northamton, England

Death Date: 19 Mar 1553

Death Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Father: David Northamptonshire

Mother: Alice Cecil

Spouse(s): Lady Heckington

Children(s): Agnes Cecil

Sir Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of Windsor was born in 1503 in Burghley, Northamton, England, the child of David Cecil Sherriff van Northamptonshire and Alice Dickens Cecil. Sir Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of Windsor married Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington, and had children including Agnes Anne Cecil. Sir Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of Windsor passed away in 1553 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of Windsor was born in 1503 in Burghley, Northamton, England, the child of David Cecil Sherriff van Northamptonshire and Alice Dickens Cecil.
  • Sir Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of Windsor married Lady Janyne (Jane) Heckington, and had children including Agnes Anne Cecil.
  • Sir Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of Windsor passed away in 1553 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

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Sir Windsor's Ancestors

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Sir Windsor
1503 – 1553
Birth Place: Burghley, Northamton, England
Parents
David Cecil Sherriff van Northamptonshire
1456 – 1535
Herefordshire, England
Alice (Dickens) Cecil
1477 – 1552
Stamford, Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England
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Sir Windsor's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of) Windsor (1503 – 19 Mar 1553) m. Lady (Janyne (Jane)) Heckington (18 Sep 1501 – 10 Mar 1587)
  1. 1. Agnes (Anne) Cecil (Apr 1527 – bef 1627) m. John (Thomas White of) Tuxford (12 Nov 1528 – 7 Jul 1568)
    1. 1. Sir (John White of) Tuxford (1570 – 25 Jun 1625) m. Dorothea Harpur (1575 – 1679)
      1. 1. Catherine Alexander, (1595. – 1 Mar 1630) m. Thos. (Wentoun,) 11XGGF. (1580. – 1690)
        1. 1. ISOBELL (Newtoun) Newton (1610 – 1700) m. GEORGE (Hogg Haig) Hogue (1606 – 1639)

Sir Windsor's Timeline

3 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Sir Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of Windsor in Burghley, Northamton, England
Burghley, Northamton, England
1553
19 Mar 1553
Age 50
Death of Sir Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of Windsor in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
1560
25 Jun 1560 14 Feb 1581 27 May 1591 18 May 1591 19 Nov 1591 11 Jul 1620
Age 57
Sir Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of Windsor was married in Rutland, England
Rutland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Burghley, Northamton, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1560 14 Feb 1581 27 May 1591 18 May 1591 19 Nov 1591 11 Jul 1620
    Event Place: Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire: - Register of Marriages, 1538-1814

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1553
    Event Place: Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

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