Brief Life History of William Alleyne
When William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess of Exeter was born on 30 April 1825, in Hyde Park, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess of Exeter, was 29 and his mother, Isabella Poyntz, was 22. He married Georgiana Sophia Pakenham on 17 October 1848, in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 11 daughters. He lived in Stamford Baron St Martin, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891. He died on 14 July 1895, in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70, and was buried in Barnack, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- William Alleyne Cecil, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- William Alleyne Cecil, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Alleyne in entry for Isabella Georgiana Catherine Cecil, "England, Rutland Parish Registers, 1538-1991"
Spouse and Children
1825–1895 Male
1827–1909 Female
Children (16)
1849–1898 Male
1851–1889 Male
1853–1917 Female
1854–1943 Male
1857–1930 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1795–1867 Male
1803–1879 Female
Siblings (12)
1825–1895 Male
1826– Female
1827–1905 Male
1828–1828 Female
1830–1830 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1830
Age 5
1831 · Old London Bridge Opens
Age 6
1850 · Belle Vue Gaol Opens
Age 25
Name Meaning
Welsh (Monmouthshire): from the Old Welsh personal name Seisyllt, sometimes wrongly said to derive from the Latin name Caecilius (see Sisley ). The most frequent modern spelling is a Renaissance attempt to connect the surname with Caecilius in the English pronunciation of its time. The Welsh name is more probably, but not definitely, from the Latin name Sextilius, a derivative of sextus ‘sixth’.
History: The great and powerful English Cecil family first came to prominence with David Cecil, a Monmouthshire gentleman who espoused the cause of Henry Tudor and came to court in London after the latter became king in 1485. His grandson William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520–98), was Elizabeth I's chief adviser for 40 years, and his descendants have remained politically powerful and culturally influential in Britain ever since. They were originally minor Welsh gentry; their name is found in a variety of forms, including Sitsylt, Ceyssel, and Sisseld.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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