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William Cecil 1566 – 1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Cambridge (Cambridgeshire) Engeland

Death Date: 6 July 1640

Death Location: Exeter House (St. James Clerkenwell)

Father: Thomas Cecil,

Mother: Dorothy Neville

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1566, William Cecil entered the world in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire) Engeland, born to Thomas Cecil, and Dorothy Neville. William Cecil passed away in 1640 in Exeter House (St. James Clerkenwell).

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Biography

  • In 1566, William Cecil entered the world in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire) Engeland, born to Thomas Cecil, and Dorothy Neville.
  • William Cecil passed away in 1640 in Exeter House (St. James Clerkenwell).

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cecil's Ancestors

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William Cecil
1566 – 1640
Birth Place: Cambridge (Cambridgeshire) Engeland
Parents
Thomas Cecil,
1542 – 1623
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Dorothy Neville
1548 – 1608
Snape, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Cecil,
1520 – 1598
Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Mary Cheke
– 1543
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cecil
1495 – 1552
Jane Heckington
1501 – 1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1566
1566
Birth of William Cecil in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire) Engeland
Cambridge (Cambridgeshire) Engeland
1640
6 July 1640
Age 74
Death of William Cecil in Exeter House (St. James Clerkenwell)
Exeter House (St. James Clerkenwell)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Cambridge (Cambridgeshire) Engeland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1640
    Event Place: Exeter House (St. James Clerkenwell)
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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