Brief Life History of Anne
When Anne Cecil was born on 5 December 1556, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, her father, Sir William Cecil, was 36 and her mother, Mildred Cooke, was 32. She married Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford on 19 December 1571, in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She died on 5 June 1588, in Greenwich, Kent, England, at the age of 31, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
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- Anne Cecil, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" - Note error in year of death
- London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
- Anne Cecil De Vere, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (5)
1558 · Act of Uniformity
The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.
1569 · State Lottery
A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
1571 · The Royal Exchange is Organized
The Royal Exchange was organized in January 1571 by Sir Thomas Gresham. Gresham is known as the father of English banking.
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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Letter of Anne Cecil to her husband 1582
My very good Lord, I most heartily thank youo for your letter, and am most sorry to perceive how you are unquieted with the uncertainty of the world, whereof I myself am not without some taste. But s …
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