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Earl William CECIL

Earl William CECIL

Male 1565 - 1640  (~ 75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Earl William CECIL was born in Jan 1565 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England (son of Sir Thomas CECIL and Dorothy NEVILLE); died on 6 Jul 1640 in Exeter House, London, England.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth MANNERS. Elizabeth was born in Jan 1574 in Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinshire, England; died on 1 May 1591 in London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sir Thomas CECILSir Thomas CECIL was born on 5 May 1542 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England (son of Lord William CECIL and Mary CHEKE); died on 7 Feb 1623 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; was buried on 10 Feb 1623 in St John Baptist Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, England.

    Thomas married Dorothy NEVILLE on 27 Nov 1564 in Yorkshire, England. Dorothy (daughter of Lord John NEVILLE and Lady Lucy SOMERSET) was born in 1548 in Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England; died on 23 Mar 1608 in London, Middlesex, England; was buried in 1608 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Dorothy NEVILLEDorothy NEVILLE was born in 1548 in Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England (daughter of Lord John NEVILLE and Lady Lucy SOMERSET); died on 23 Mar 1608 in London, Middlesex, England; was buried in 1608 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England.
    Children:
    1. 1. Earl William CECIL was born in Jan 1565 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; died on 6 Jul 1640 in Exeter House, London, England.
    2. Earl Edward CECIL was born on 29 Feb 1572 in Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England; died on 16 Nov 1638 in Wimbledon, London, England.
    3. Catherine CECIL was born on 15 Apr 1567 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; died on 27 Jun 1567 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.
    4. Sir Thomas CECIL was born on 30 Dec 1578 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; died on 3 Dec 1662 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.
    5. Susan CECIL was born on 22 Sep 1574 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; died on 9 Aug 1575.
    6. Lucy CECIL was born on 7 Mar 1568 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; died on 1 Oct 1614.
    7. Mildred CECIL was born on 20 Jul 1569 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; died on 23 Dec 1611 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England.
    8. Sir Richard CECIL was born on 7 Dec 1570 in Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England; died on 4 Sep 1633 in England.
    9. Mary CECIL was born on 15 Jul 1573 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; died on 18 Mar 1638.
    10. Elizabeth CECIL was born on 22 Sep 1574 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; died on 3 Jan 1646 in Hatton House, Holborn, Middlesex, England.
    11. Dorothy CECIL was born in Aug 1577 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; died on 10 Nov 1613 in Exeter, Devonshire, England.
    12. Diana Frances CECIL was born on 28 Feb 1580 in Ridgeley Hall, Terling, Essex, England; died on 12 Jun 1653 in Rainham, Kent, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Lord William CECILLord William CECIL was born on 13 Sep 1520 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England (son of Richard CECIL and Jane HECKINGTON); died on 4 Aug 1598 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; was buried in St Martins Church, Stamford, England.

    William married Mary CHEKE on 8 Aug 1541 in Gray's Inn, London, England. Mary was born in 1522 in St Mary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 22 Feb 1544 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary CHEKE was born in 1522 in St Mary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 22 Feb 1544 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
    Children:
    1. 2. Sir Thomas CECIL was born on 5 May 1542 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 7 Feb 1623 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; was buried on 10 Feb 1623 in St John Baptist Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, England.

  3. 6.  Lord John NEVILLE was born in 1520 in Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England (son of Sir John NEVILLE and Dorothy DE VERE); died on 22 Apr 1577 in Chepstowe, Monmouthshire, Wales.

    John married Lady Lucy SOMERSET in 1545. Lucy was born about 1524 in Chepstowe, Monmouthshire, Wales; died in 1582 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Lady Lucy SOMERSET was born about 1524 in Chepstowe, Monmouthshire, Wales; died in 1582 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.
    Children:
    1. 3. Dorothy NEVILLE was born in 1548 in Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England; died on 23 Mar 1608 in London, Middlesex, England; was buried in 1608 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Richard CECIL was born about 1495 in Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England (son of David CECIL and Alice “Jane” DICKENS); died on 2 Mar 1553 in St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

    Richard married Jane HECKINGTON about 1520 in Lincolnshire, England. Jane was born in in Tickencote, Rutlandshire, England; died on 10 Mar 1587 in St Martin Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Jane HECKINGTON was born in in Tickencote, Rutlandshire, England; died on 10 Mar 1587 in St Martin Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.
    Children:
    1. 4. Lord William CECIL was born on 13 Sep 1520 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; died on 4 Aug 1598 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; was buried in St Martins Church, Stamford, England.
    2. Margaret CECIL was born in 1523 in St Michaels, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.
    3. Elizabeth CECIL was born in 1525 in Tickencote, Rutlandshire, England.
    4. Agnes CECIL was born in 1527 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

  3. 12.  Sir John NEVILLE was born on 17 Nov 1493 in Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England (son of Sir Richard NEVILLE and Anne STAFFORD); died on 2 Mar 1543 in London, Middlesex, England.

    John married Dorothy DE VERE about 1512 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Dorothy (daughter of Sir George DE VERE and Margaret STAFFORD) was born in 1497 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; died on 7 Feb 1527 in Well, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Dorothy DE VERE was born in 1497 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (daughter of Sir George DE VERE and Margaret STAFFORD); died on 7 Feb 1527 in Well, Yorkshire, England.
    Children:
    1. 6. Lord John NEVILLE was born in 1520 in Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England; died on 22 Apr 1577 in Chepstowe, Monmouthshire, Wales.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023