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Thomas Cecil 1542–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1542

Birth Location: St Mary, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 February 1623

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

Father: William Cecil

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lady Cecil

Children(s): Mildred Trafford, Lucy Paulet, Dorothy Alington, Thomas Cecil

In 1542, Thomas Cecil entered the world in St Mary, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Lord Burghley Cecil And Mary Cheke. Thomas Cecil married Lady Dorothy Countess Of Exeter Cecil, and had children including Dorothy Alington, Lucy Paulet, Mildred Cecil Trafford, Thomas Cecil. Thomas Cecil passed away in 1623 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Thomas Cecil entered the world in St Mary, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Lord Burghley Cecil And Mary Cheke.
  • Thomas Cecil married Lady Dorothy Countess Of Exeter Cecil, and had children including Dorothy Alington, Lucy Paulet, Mildred Cecil Trafford, Thomas Cecil.
  • Thomas Cecil passed away in 1623 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Thomas Cecil's Ancestors

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Thomas Cecil
1542–1623
Birth Place: St Mary, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Lord Burghley Cecil
1520–1598
Lord Burleigh Chief Advisor Elizabeth, Treasurer, Baron, England
Grandparents
Richard Cecil
1495–1553
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Joan Heckington
1512–1587
Tickencote, Rutland, England
Great-Grandparents
David Cecil
1456–1541
Alice Dickens
1455–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Cecil
1447–1500
Maud Vaughan
1449–1500

Thomas Cecil's Descendants

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Thomas Cecil (3 May 1542–8 February 1623) m. Lady (dorothy Countess of Exeter) Cecil (1542–1608)
  1. 1. Mildred (Cecil) Trafford 1575–1611
  2. 2. Lucy Paulet –1614
  3. 3. Dorothy Alington 1577–1613
  4. 4. Thomas Cecil 1578–1662

Thomas Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1542
3 May 1542
Birth of Thomas Cecil in St Mary, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
St Mary, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1623
8 February 1623
Age 81
Death of Thomas Cecil in St Bride'S Parish, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
St Bride'S Parish, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1542
    Event Place: St Mary, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 03; Page: 1313
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1623
    Event Place: St Bride'S Parish, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 03; Page: 1313
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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