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Thomas Cecil 1542–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

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

Death Date: 8 February 1623

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

Father: Lord I)

Mother: Mildred Cooke

Spouse(s): Dorothy Cecil, Elizabeth Neville, Lady Neville

Children(s): Sir Garter, Sir Wimbledon, Lady Cecil, Lucy Cecil, Lady Cecil, Sir Wakerley, Lady Cecil, Dorothy Cecil, Lady Cecil, Sir Esquire, Lady Thanet, Sir Cecil, Sir Cecil, Lady Cecil, Lady Cecil, Margaret Astone, Lady Cecil

In 1542, Thomas Cecil entered the world in St Mary the Great Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord William Cecil And Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I And Mildred Lady Burghley Cooke. Thomas Cecil married Dorothy Cecil, Elizabeth Danvers Carey Maiden Na Neville, Frances Brydges, Lady Margaret De Neville, and had children including Dorothy Cecil, Lady Catherine Cecil, Lady Diana Frances Cecil Countess Of Isle Of Thanet, Lady Elizabeth Cecil, Lady Mary Cecil, Lady Mildred Cecil, Lady Susan Cecil, Lucy Cecil, Margaret Cecil Astone, Sir Knight William Cecil 2Nd Earl Of Exeter Knight Of The Garter, Sir Christopher Cecil, Sir David Cecil, Sir Edward Cecil 1St Viscount Wimbledon Baron Of Putney Viscount Wimbledon, Sir Richard Cecil Of Wakerley, Sir Thomas Cecil Esquire. 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 the Great Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord William Cecil And Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I And Mildred Lady Burghley Cooke.
  • Thomas Cecil married Dorothy Cecil, Elizabeth Danvers Carey Maiden Na Neville, Frances Brydges, Lady Margaret De Neville, and had children including Dorothy Cecil, Lady Catherine Cecil, Lady Diana Frances Cecil Countess Of Isle Of Thanet, Lady Elizabeth Cecil, Lady Mary Cecil, Lady Mildred Cecil, Lady Susan Cecil, Lucy Cecil, Margaret Cecil Astone, Sir Knight William Cecil 2Nd Earl Of Exeter Knight Of The Garter, Sir Christopher Cecil, Sir David Cecil, Sir Edward Cecil 1St Viscount Wimbledon Baron Of Putney Viscount Wimbledon, Sir Richard Cecil Of Wakerley, Sir Thomas Cecil Esquire.
  • Thomas Cecil passed away in 1623 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Cecil's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cecil
1542–1623
Birth Place: St Mary the Great Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord William Cecil (and Advisor To Queen Elizabeth I)
1520–1598
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Mildred ((Lady Burghley)) Cooke
1524–1589
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard (Page Courtier Knight Cecil High) Rutland
1495–1553
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady) Burghley
1501–1587
Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Anthony ((Coxe Cocke Anthony) Cocke)
1507–1576
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Taylor) Fitzwilliam
1504–1539
Rotherham Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Heckington
1472–
Alice Walcot
1475–
John 15-4
1473–1516
Lady Saunders
1478–1517
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Saunders
1461–1525
Joan Spencer
1465–1525

Thomas Cecil's Descendants

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Thomas Cecil (1542–8 February 1623) m. Dorothy Cecil (1548–23 March 1608) m. Elizabeth (Danvers (Carey Maiden Na,)) Neville (1550–1630) m. Lady (Margaret De) Neville (1545–1630)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, Knight of The) Garter 1566–1640 m. Mary (Elizabeth Countess Exeter Lady Drury) 10mggm 1578–1654 m. Elizabeth Cecil –1659
    1. 1. Ann (M) Grey 1603–1676
      1. 1. Robert Gray 1634–1718 m. Hannah Holt 1634–1738
        1. 1. Hannah Gray 1674–1763 m. Joseph Taber 1646–1734
        2. 2. Draviter Gray 1685–1724
        3. 3. Edward Gray 1679–1759
        4. 4. Henry Gray –1741
    2. 2. Elizabeth Howard –1672
    3. 3. Diana Bruce 1596–1654
  2. 2. Sir (Edward Cecil (1st Viscount Wimbledon) (Baron of Putney) Viscount) Wimbledon 1572–1638
  3. 3. Lady (Catherine) Cecil 1567–1567
  4. 4. Lucy Cecil 1567–1614
  5. 5. Lady (Mildred) Cecil 1569–1611
  6. 6. Sir (Richard Cecil of) Wakerley 1570–1633
  7. 7. Lady (Mary) Cecil 1573–1638
  8. 8. Dorothy Cecil 1577–1613
  9. 9. Lady (Elizabeth) Cecil 1578–1646
  10. 10. Sir (Thomas Cecil) Esquire 1578–1662
  11. 11. Lady (Diana Frances Cecil Countess of Isle of) Thanet 1580–1653
  12. 12. Sir (David) Cecil 1567–1640
  13. 13. Sir (Christopher) Cecil 1576–1576
  14. 14. Lady (Elizabeth) Cecil 1574–1575
  15. 15. Lady (Susan) Cecil 1574–1575
  16. 16. Margaret (Cecil) Astone 1584–1646
  17. 17. Lady (Mildred) Cecil 1575–1611

Thomas Cecil's Timeline

3 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Thomas Cecil in St Mary the Great Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
St Mary the Great Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1623
8 February 1623
Age 81
Death of Thomas Cecil in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England
1853
July 1853
Age 311
Thomas Cecil was married in Poplar, London, United Kingdom
Poplar, London, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: St Mary the Great Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1853
    Event Place: Poplar, London, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1623
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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