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Thomas Cecil 1542–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1542

Birth Location: St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 February 1622

Death Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Burghley

Mother: Mildred\Mary (Cecil)

Spouse(s): Dorothy Neville

Children(s): Mary Cecil

In 1542, Thomas Cecil entered the world in St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord William 1St Baron Of Burghley Cecil And Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I 1St Baron Burghley And Mildred Mary Cooke Cheke Cecil. Thomas Cecil married Dorothy Neville, and had children including Mary Cecil, Thomas Cecil. Thomas Cecil passed away in 1622 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Thomas Cecil entered the world in St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord William 1St Baron Of Burghley Cecil And Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I 1St Baron Burghley And Mildred Mary Cooke Cheke Cecil.
  • Thomas Cecil married Dorothy Neville, and had children including Mary Cecil, Thomas Cecil.
  • Thomas Cecil passed away in 1622 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Thomas Cecil's Ancestors

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Thomas Cecil
1542–1622
Birth Place: St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) 1st Baron Burghley
1520–1598
Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Mildred\Mary (Cooke \ Cheke) (Cecil)
1524–1589
St Marys, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Cecil Sherriff van) Rutland
1495–1552
Burleigh, Gloucestershire
Johanna Heckington
1502–1588
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Sir (Anthony (the Scholar) Cooke of Romford, Armoured Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Knights of) Bath
1504–1576
VERIFIED- Giddea (Giddy) Hall, near Romford, Havering-atte-Bower Parish (historic), Essex (historic), England -'Gydihall by Ramford'. A manor house in 1250. By 1410 Robt. Chichele had it. In 1452 Thomas Cooke bought the estate.
Anne (Taylor) Fitzwilliam
1504–1539
Rotherham Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Cooke
1473–1516
Alice Saunders
1478–1517
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cecil's Descendants

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Thomas Cecil (5 May 1542–8 February 1622) m. Dorothy Neville (1547–1608)
  1. 1. Mary Cecil 1573– m. Edward Denny 1569–1630 m. Edmond (VI Sir) Trafford 1560–1620
    1. 1. Honora Denny 1591–1614 m. James Hay 1580–1636
      1. 1. James Hay 1612–1660 m. Margaret Russell 1613–1676
    2. 2. Sir (Cecile) Trafford 1599–

Thomas Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1542
5 May 1542
Birth of Thomas Cecil in St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1622
8 February 1622
Age 80
Death of Thomas Cecil in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1542
    Event Place: St Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 210055
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1622
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 210055
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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