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William Lord Burghley Cecil 1520–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1520

Birth Location: Lord Burleigh Chief Advisor Elizabeth, Treasurer, Baron, England

Death Date: 5 Aug 1598

Death Location: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Richard Cecil

Mother: Joan Heckington

Spouse(s): Mildred Cooke

Children(s): Thomas Cecil, Robert KB, Ann Cecil

The story of William Lord Burghley Cecil began in 1520 in Lord Burleigh Chief Advisor Elizabeth, Treasurer, Baron, England. William Lord Burghley Cecil married Mary Cheke, Mildred Cooke, and had children including Ann Cecil, Robert 1St Earl Of Salisbury Cecil Kg Kb, Thomas Cecil. William Lord Burghley Cecil passed away in 1598 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lord Burghley Cecil began in 1520 in Lord Burleigh Chief Advisor Elizabeth, Treasurer, Baron, England.
  • William Lord Burghley Cecil married Mary Cheke, Mildred Cooke, and had children including Ann Cecil, Robert 1St Earl Of Salisbury Cecil Kg Kb, Thomas Cecil.
  • William Lord Burghley Cecil passed away in 1598 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Cecil's Ancestors

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William Cecil
1520–1598
Birth Place: Lord Burleigh Chief Advisor Elizabeth, Treasurer, Baron, England
Parents
Richard Cecil
1495–1553
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Joan Heckington
1512–1587
Tickencote, Rutland, England
Grandparents
David Cecil
1456–1541
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Alice Dickens
1455–1497
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cecil
1447–1500
Maud Vaughan
1449–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cecil's Descendants

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William (Lord Burghley) Cecil (18 Sep 1520–5 Aug 1598) m. Mildred Cooke (1546–)
  1. 1. Thomas Cecil 1542–1623 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
  2. 2. Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury Cecil, KG) KB 1563–1612 m. Elizabeth (Brooke Countess of) Salisbury 1562–1597
    1. 1. Lady (Frances Countess of Cumberland) Cecil 1593–1644
    2. 2. William (2nd Earl of Salisbury Cecil, KG) KB 1591–1668
    3. 3. Lady (Frances Countess of Cumberland) Cecil 1592–1644
    4. 4. Henry Cecil 1596–
    5. 5. Margaret Cecil 1593–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Cecil 1593–
    7. 7. Catherine Cecil 1593–
    8. 8. Lady (Frances Countess of Cumberland) Cecil 1593–1644
    9. 9. Maximillian Cecil 1595–
  3. 3. Ann Cecil 1560–

William Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1520
18 Sep 1520
Birth of William Lord Burghley Cecil in Lord Burleigh Chief Advisor Elizabeth, Treasurer, Baron, England
Lord Burleigh Chief Advisor Elizabeth, Treasurer, Baron, England
1598
5 Aug 1598
Age 78
Death of William Lord Burghley Cecil in Strand, Middlesex, England
Strand, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1520
    Event Place: Lord Burleigh Chief Advisor Elizabeth, Treasurer, Baron, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 03; Page: 1315
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1598
    Event Place: Strand, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 03; Page: 1315
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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