Mary CHEKE^[1]

1522 - 1544  (22 years)

• Name	Mary CHEKE
  Born	1522	St Mary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Died	22 Feb 1544	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
  Person ID	I10080	Main
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family	Lord William CECIL,   b. 13 Sep 1520, Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 4 Aug 1598, Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England  (Age 77 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1541	Gray's Inn, London, England
  Children	+ 1. Sir Thomas CECIL,   b. 5 May 1542, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England ,   d. 7 Feb 1623, Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F1801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  d/o Peter CHEKE & Agnes DUFFIELD In an attempt by his father, Richard Cecil, to prevent what he regarded as an improvident marriage to Mary, the daughter of Peter Cheke and sister of John Cheke, a young William Cecil was removed from the University and admitted to Grays Inn. The father failed, and the marriage took place, probably secretly, at Cambridge. Mary Cheke's father had been Esquire Bedel in the University, but was of slender means and his daughter had a fortune of only 40 pounds: this slender endowment did not suit the views of William's ambitious father. A son, Thomas, was born a year after Cecil's admission to Gray's Inn, but his wife died 22 Feb 1544. This son became later, in the reign of James I, Earl of Exeter, and he is the ancestor of the Exeter branch of the House of Cecil.

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] CECIL. The Witten/Cecil Family, Randy Cecil.