Click on coloured text: Biographies, Paternal Family Trees, Places, Dates, General, Work in Progress.
Hover over the Photos and Paintings for larger images.
Hover over the Burger top left for the Menu.
Biography of William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter 1876-1956
On 27 Oct 1876 William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter 1876-1956 was born to Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter 1849-1898 (26) .
On 09 Apr 1898 Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter 1849-1898 (48) died . His son William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter 1876-1956 (21) succeeded as 5th Marquess Exeter (2C 1801) , 14th Earl Exeter , 15th Baron Burghley . Monument in the Church of St John the Baptist, Barnack, Cambridgeshire .
On 09 Apr 1898 Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter 1849-1898 (48) died . His son William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter 1876-1956 (21) succeeded as 5th Marquess Exeter (2C 1801) , 14th Earl Exeter , 15th Baron Burghley . Monument in the Church of St John the Baptist, Barnack, Cambridgeshire .
On 16 Apr 1901 William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter 1876-1956 (24) and Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett Marchioness Exeter 1879-1973 (21) were married . Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett Marchioness Exeter 1879-1973 (21) by marriage Marchioness Exeter (2C 1801) .
On 20 Nov 1903 Letitia Sibell Winifred Brownlow Cecil Baroness Hotham 1903-1992 was born to William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter 1876-1956 (27) and Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett Marchioness Exeter 1879-1973 (23) .
On 09 Feb 1905 David George Brownlow Cecil 6th Marquess Exeter 1905-1981 was born to William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter 1876-1956 (28) and Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett Marchioness Exeter 1879-1973 (25) .
On 27 Apr 1909 William Martin Alleyne Brownlow Cecil 7th Marquess Exeter 1909-1988 was born to William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter 1876-1956 (32) and Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett Marchioness Exeter 1879-1973 (29) .
On 22 Mar 1915 Romayne Elizabeth Algitha Brownlow Cecil 1915-2001 was born to William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter 1876-1956 (38) and Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett Marchioness Exeter 1879-1973 (35) .
In 1937 William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter 1876-1956 (60) was appointed 885th Knight Garter: George VI .
In 1956 William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter 1876-1956 (79) died . His son David George Brownlow Cecil 6th Marquess Exeter 1905-1981 (50) succeeded as 6th Marquess Exeter (2C 1801) , 15th Earl Exeter , 16th Baron Burghley .
On 27 Oct 1973 Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett Marchioness Exeter 1879-1973 (93) died .
Family Trees
Paternal Family Tree: Cecil
Descent
Kings Wessex: Great x 31 Grand Son of Aethelwulf King Wessex -858
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg, King Deheubarth 880-950
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland 1143-1214
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks 1120-1180
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved, Mad" VI King France 1368-1422
Ancestry
Father:
Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter 1849-1898
Great x 13 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
GrandFather:
William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter 1825-1895
Great x 12 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Great GrandFather:
Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter 1795-1867
Great x 11 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Great x 2 GrandFather:
Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter 1754-1804
Great x 10 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Great x 3 GrandFather:
Thomas Cecil 1728-1778
Great x 9 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Great x 2 GrandMother: Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter 1774-1797
Great x 3 GrandFather: Thomas Hoggins
Great GrandMother:
Frances Isabella Selina Poyntz Marchioness Exeter 1803-1879
Great x 13 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 2 GrandFather:
William Stephen Poyntz 1770-1840
Great x 12 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandFather:
William Poyntz 1734-1809
Great x 11 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 2 GrandMother:
Elizabeth Mary Browne 1767-1830
Great x 12 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandFather:
Anthony Joseph Browne 7th Viscount Montague 1730-1787
Great x 11 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandMother: Frances Falconer Mackworth Viscountess Montague