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Thomas Cecil 1542–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1542

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 7 February 1622

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: William Cecil

Mother: Mildred Cecil

Spouse(s): Dorothy Cecil, Frances Cecil

Children(s): Edward Wimbledon, Thomas Cecil, Elizabeth Hatton, Sophia Cecil, Lucy Paulet, Dorothy Alington, Mary Denny, Richard Cecil, Edward Cecil, Frances Tufton, Mildred Trafford, Elizabeth Cecil

In 1542, Thomas Cecil entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, born to William Cecil And Mildred Cecil. Thomas Cecil married Dorothy Cecil, Frances Cecil, and had children including Dorothy Alington, Edward Cecil, Edward Cecil Viscount Wimbledon, Elizabeth Cecil, Elizabeth Hatton, Frances Tufton, Lucy Paulet, Mary Denny, Mildred Trafford, Richard Cecil, Sophia Anna Cecil, Thomas Cecil. Thomas Cecil passed away in 1622 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Thomas Cecil entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, born to William Cecil And Mildred Cecil.
  • Thomas Cecil married Dorothy Cecil, Frances Cecil, and had children including Dorothy Alington, Edward Cecil, Edward Cecil Viscount Wimbledon, Elizabeth Cecil, Elizabeth Hatton, Frances Tufton, Lucy Paulet, Mary Denny, Mildred Trafford, Richard Cecil, Sophia Anna Cecil, Thomas Cecil.
  • Thomas Cecil passed away in 1622 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Cecil's Ancestors

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Thomas Cecil
1542–1622
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
William Cecil
1520–1598
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Mildred Cecil
1526–1589
Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Sir (Anthony) Cooke
1504–1576
Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Anne FitzWilliam
1504–1588
Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cooke
–1516
Alice Saunders
1478–1517
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cecil's Descendants

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Thomas Cecil (5 May 1542–7 February 1622) m. Dorothy Cecil (1548–23 March 1608) m. Frances Cecil (1580–1663)
  1. 1. Edward (Cecil Viscount) Wimbledon 1566–1640 m. Elisabeth Drury 1579–1654
  2. 2. Thomas Cecil 1578–1662
  3. 3. Elizabeth Hatton 1578–1646 m. Edmond (VI Sir) Trafford 1560–1620
  4. 4. Sophia (Anna) Cecil 1616–1621
  5. 5. Lucy Paulet 1568–1614 m. Willem (Paulet Markgraaf van) Winchester 1560–1627
    1. 1. John (Paulet Marquis of) Winchester 1598–1675 m. Honora Poulett 1610–1662 m. Jane Paulet 1608–1631
      1. 1. Honora Poulett 1639–1660
      2. 2. Karel (Paulet Hertog van Bolton Markgraaf van) Winchester 1625–1699 m. Mary (Le) Scrope 1630–1680
        1. 1. Willem (Lord) Paulet 1660–1729
        2. 2. Johanna Paulet 1655–1716
  6. 6. Dorothy Alington 1577–1613
  7. 7. Mary Denny 1573–1638
  8. 8. Richard Cecil 1570–1633
  9. 9. Edward Cecil 1572–1638
  10. 10. Frances Tufton –1653
  11. 11. Mildred Trafford –1611
  12. 12. Elizabeth Cecil 1578–1646

Thomas Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1542
5 May 1542
Birth of Thomas Cecil in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1622
7 February 1622
Age 80
Death of Thomas Cecil in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1542
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 03; Page: 1313
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 1622
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 03; Page: 1313
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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