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William Cecil 1520–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 September 1520

Birth Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 August 1598

Death Location: Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Richard MP

Mother: Johanna Heckington

Spouse(s): Mary Cheke

Children(s): Thomas Cecil

The story of William Cecil began in 1520 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. William Cecil married Mary Cheke, and had children including Thomas Cecil. William Cecil passed away in 1598 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cecil began in 1520 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Cecil married Mary Cheke, and had children including Thomas Cecil.
  • William Cecil passed away in 1598 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

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William Cecil's Ancestors

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William Cecil
1520–1598
Birth Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Cecil Sherriff van Rutland MP
1495–1552
Burleigh, Gloucestershire
Johanna Heckington
1502–1588
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Grandparents
David (Cecil High Sheriff of) Northamptonshire
1456–1541
Halterennes, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Alice Dicons
1477–1532
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cecil's Descendants

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William Cecil (13 September 1520–4 August 1598) m. Mary Cheke (24 August 1524–21 April 1589)
  1. 1. Thomas Cecil 1542–1622 m. Dorothy Neville 1548–1608 m. Frances Cecil 1580–1663
    1. 1. Thomas Cecil 1578–1662 m. Susan Oxenbridge 1617–1640
      1. 1. John (Baptiste Cecil Sir) Knight 1639–1698 m. Mary Calvert 1624–1668
        1. 1. William (Calvert) Cecil 1662–1744 m. Mary (Katherine Joyner) F7 1668–1697
        2. 2. William Cecil 1665–1744 m. Mary (Katherine) Joyner 1668–1697
    2. 2. William Cecil 1566–1640
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hatton 1578–1646
    4. 4. Sophia (Anna) Cecil 1616–1621
    5. 5. Lucy Paulet –1614
    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

William Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1520
13 September 1520
Birth of William Cecil in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1598
4 August 1598
Age 78
Death of William Cecil in Cecil House, City of Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Cecil House, City of Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 September 1520
    Event Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 August 1598
    Event Place: Cecil House, City of Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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