Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 09-30-2024.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.

Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.

Individual Page

Person Info

Name: Robert CECIL, Earl of Salisbury
Sex: M
Birth: 1 Jun 1563 in Westminster ^b
Death: 24 May 1612 in St Margaret's Priory, Marlborough ^d
Burial: Hatfield, Herts ^u

Parents:

Father:
William CECIL, Lord Burghley Birth: 13 Sep 1521 Death: 4 Aug 1598 in Burghley House, Strand, Midx

Mother:

Mildred COOKE Birth: 24 Aug 1524 in Romford Death: 5 Apr 1589 in Burghley House, Strand, Midx

Family:
Marriage:

Elizabeth BROOKE on 31 Aug 1589 .^m1
Elizabeth BROOKE Birth: 1 Jan 1562/3 Death: 24 Jan 1596/7 in Strand

Children:

William CECIL, Earl of Salisbury Birth: 28 Mar 1591 in Westminster Death: 3 Dec 1668
Frances CECIL Birth: 1593 Death: 14 Feb 1643/4

Bibliography

Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 02 Bass-Canning. London: St Catherine Press, 1912. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 2 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo02coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP II [Ap][p0-9].*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 03 Canonteigh-Cutts. London: St Catherine Press, 1913. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 3 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo03coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP III [Ap][p0-9].*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 10, Oakham-Richmond. London: St Catherine Press, 1945. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP X [Ap][p0-9].*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 11, Ridley-Sinclair. London: St Catherine Press, 1949. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/27141 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XI [Ap][p0-9].*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: [Ref: CP XI p402],
place:: [Ref: CP XI p402],
parents:: [Ref: CP XI p402],
father:: [Ref: CP X p253]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: CP XI p404],
place:: [Ref: CP XI p404]

Sources for burial Information

place:: [Ref: CP XI p404]

Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth BROOKE

date:: [Ref: CP XI p403],
names:: [Ref: CP III p349],
child:: [Ref: CP III p570, CP XI p404]

Research Notes:
1st Earl of Salisbury, of Earldom cr 1605 [Ref: CP XI p402]
Earl of Salisbury [Ref: CP II p431]

6 Jan 1604/5: K.B. [Ref: CP XI p403]

20 May 1606: K.G. [Ref: CP XI p403]

Pedigree of Robert CECIL, Earl of Salisbury
          /-----Richard CECIL
/-----William CECIL, Lord Burghley
|        |         /-----William HECKINGTON
|         \-----Jane HECKINGTON
Robert CECIL, Earl of Salisbury
|                                    /-----Sir Thomas COOKE
|                           /-----Sir Philip COOKE
|                          |        |         /-----Philip MALPAS
|                          |         \-----Elizabeth MALPAS
|                  /-----John COOKE
|                 |        |                                    /-----John BELKNAP
|                 |        |                           /-----Sir Robert BELKNAP
|                 |        |                          |         \-----Alice
|                 |        |                  /-----Hamon BELKNAP
|                 |        |                 |        |         /-----John DARSET
|                 |        |                 |         \-----Juliane DARSET
|                 |        |         /-----Sir Henry BELKNAP
|                 |        |        |        |                  /-----William Le BOTILLER, Lord Botiller, Lord Of Wem
|                 |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas De BOTILLER, Lord Sudeley
|                 |        |        |        |        |         \-----Joan De SUDELEY
|                 |        |        |         \-----Joan De BOTILLER
|                 |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir John De BEAUCHAMP
|                 |        |        |                  \-----Alice De BEAUCHAMP
|                 |        |        |                           \-----Joan CHERLETON
|                 |         \-----Elizabeth BELKNAP
|                 |                 |         /-----Sir Richard KNOLLYS
|                 |                  \-----Margaret KNOLLYS
|                 |                          |         /-----William D'OYLEY
|                 |                           \-----Margaret D'OYLEY
|         /-----Sir Anthony COOKE
|        |        |         /-----William SAUNDERS
|        |         \-----Alice SAUNDERS
|        |                 |         /-----John SPENCER
|        |                  \-----Jane SPENCER
\-----Mildred COOKE
         |                                                      /-----Sir John FITZWILLIAM
         |                                             /-----Sir John FITZ WILLIAM
         |                                            |         \-----Joan RERESBY
         |                                    /-----Sir William FITZWILLIAM, Lord Of Emley
         |                                   |        |         /-----Sir William CLINTON, Earl Of Huntingdon
         |                                   |         \-----Elizabeth CLINTON
         |                           /-----Sir John FITZWILLIAM, Lord Of Emley
         |                          |        |                  /-----Sir Ralph De CROMWELL
         |                          |        |         /-----Sir Ralph CROMWELL, Lord Cromwell
         |                          |        |        |         \-----Amice De BELLERS
         |                          |         \-----Maude De CROMWELL
         |                          |                 |         /-----Sir John BERNACKE
         |                          |                  \-----Maud BERNAKE
         |                          |                           \-----Joan MARMION
         |                  /-----John FITZWILLIAM
         |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Henry GREENE
         |                 |        |         /-----Sir Henry GREENE
         |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Simon De DRAYTON
         |                 |        |        |         \-----Katherine De DRAYTON
         |                 |         \-----Eleanor GREENE
         |                 |                 |                  /-----Sir John MAUDIT
         |                 |                 |         /-----Thomas MAUDIT
         |                 |                  \-----Maud MAUDIT
         |         /-----Sir William FITZWILLIAM
         |        |        |                  /-----John VILLIERS
         |        |        |         /-----William VILLIERS
         |        |        |        |        |         /-----William MERLING
         |        |        |        |         \-----Joan MERLING
         |        |         \-----Eleanor VILLIERS
         |        |                 |                           /-----Ralph BELERS
         |        |                 |                  /-----Sir James BELERS
         |        |                 |                 |         \-----Agatha BINGHAM
         |        |                 |         /-----John BELERS
         |        |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir Nicholas BERNAKE
         |        |                 |        |         \-----Margaret BERNAKE
         |        |                 |        |                  \-----Alianore De LIMBURY
         |        |                  \-----Joan BELERS
         |        |                          |                  /-----Thomas SUTTON
         |        |                          |         /-----Anthony SUTTON
         |        |                          |        |         \-----Alice De HOUBY
         |        |                           \-----Elizabeth SUTTON
          \-----Anne FITZWILLIAM
                  |         /-----Sir John HAWES
                   \-----Anne HAWES

Descendants of Robert CECIL, Earl of Salisbury

1. Robert CECIL, Earl of Salisbury m. Elizabeth BROOKE

m. Elizabeth BROOKE father: William BROOKE, Lord Cobham mother: Frances NEWTON

2+ William CECIL, Earl of Salisbury m. Catherine HOWARD

3+ Frances CECIL m. Henry CLIFFORD, Earl Of Cumberland

2nd generation

2. William CECIL, Earl of Salisbury m. Catherine HOWARD

m. Catherine HOWARD father: Thomas HOWARD, Earl Of Suffolk mother: Catherine KNEVET

4+ Anne CECIL m. Algernon PERCY, Earl Of Northumberland

5+ Elizabeth CECIL m. William CAVENDISH, Earl of Devonshire

6+ Charles CECIL, Viscount Cranborne m. Diana MAXWELL

3. Frances CECIL m. Henry CLIFFORD, Earl Of Cumberland

m. Henry CLIFFORD, Earl Of Cumberland father: Francis CLIFFORD, Earl Of Cumberland mother: Grisold HUGHES

7+ Elizabeth CLIFFORD m. Richard BOYLE, Earl of Burlington

3rd generation

4. Anne CECIL m. Algernon PERCY, Earl Of Northumberland

m. Algernon PERCY, Earl Of Northumberland father: Henry PERCY, Earl Of Northumberland mother: Dorothy DEVEREUX

8 Anne PERCY m. Philip STANHOPE, Earl of Chesterfield; Philip STANHOPE, Earl of Chesterfield father: Henry STANHOPE mother: Catharine WOTTON

9+ Elizabeth PERCY m. Arthur CAPELL, Earl of Essex

5. Elizabeth CECIL m. William CAVENDISH, Earl of Devonshire

m. William CAVENDISH, Earl of Devonshire father: William CAVENDISH, Earl of Devonshire mother: Christian BRUCE

10+ Anne CAVENDISH m1. Charles RICH, Lord Rich m2. John CECIL, Earl Of Exeter

11+ William CAVENDISH, Duke Of Devonshire m. Mary BUTLER

6. Charles CECIL, Viscount Cranborne m. Diana MAXWELL

m. Diana MAXWELL father: James MAXWELL, Earl of Dirletoun mother: Elizabeth Besyne De PODOLSKO

12+ Frances CECIL m. Sir William BOWYER

13+ James CECIL, Earl of Salisbury m. Margaret MANNERS

7. Elizabeth CLIFFORD m. Richard BOYLE, Earl of Burlington

m. Richard BOYLE, Earl of Burlington father: Richard BOYLE, Earl of Cork mother: Catherine FENTON

14 Elizabeth BOYLE m. Nicholas TUFTON, Earl of Thanet

15+ Henrietta BOYLE m. Laurence HYDE, Earl of Rochester

16+ Charles BOYLE m1. Jane SEYMOUR m2. Arethusa BERKELEY

4th generation

9. Elizabeth PERCY m. Arthur CAPELL, Earl of Essex

m. Arthur CAPELL, Earl of Essex father: Arthur CAPELL, Lord Capell mother: Elizabeth MORRISON

17+ Anne CAPELL m. Charles HOWARD, Earl Of Carlisle

10. Anne CAVENDISH m1. Charles RICH, Lord Rich m2. John CECIL, Earl Of Exeter

m. Charles RICH, Lord Rich father: Robert RICH, Earl Of Warwick mother: Frances HATTON

m. John CECIL, Earl Of Exeter father: John CECIL, Earl Of Exeter mother: Frances MANNERS

18+ Elizabeth CECIL m. Charles BOYLE, Earl Of Orrery

11. William CAVENDISH, Duke Of Devonshire m. Mary BUTLER

m. Mary BUTLER father: James BUTLER, Duke of Ormonde mother: Elizabeth PRESTON, Baroness Dingwall

19+ William CAVENDISH, Duke Of Devonshire m. Rachel RUSSELL

12. Frances CECIL m. Sir William BOWYER

m. Sir William BOWYER father: Sir William BOWYER mother: Margaret WELD

20+ Cecil BOWYER m. Juliann PARKER

13. James CECIL, Earl of Salisbury m. Margaret MANNERS

m. Margaret MANNERS father: John MANNERS, Earl Of Rutland mother: Frances MONTAGU

21 Margaret CECIL m. Richard JONES, Earl of Ranelagh; Richard JONES, Earl of Ranelagh father: Arthur JONES, Viscount Ranelagh mother: Katherine BOYLE

15. Henrietta BOYLE m. Laurence HYDE, Earl of Rochester

m. Laurence HYDE, Earl of Rochester father: Edward HYDE, Earl Of Clarendon mother: Frances AYLESBURY

22 Anne HYDE m. James BUTLER, Duke of Ormonde; James BUTLER, Duke of Ormonde father: Thomas BUTLER mother: Amelie De NASSAU

16. Charles BOYLE m1. Jane SEYMOUR m2. Arethusa BERKELEY

m. Jane SEYMOUR father: William SEYMOUR, Duke Of Somerset mother: Frances DEVEREUX

23+ Charles BOYLE, Earl of Burlington m. Juliana NOEL

m. Arethusa BERKELEY father: George BERKELEY, Earl Berkeley mother: Elizabeth MASSINGBERD

5th generation

17. Anne CAPELL m. Charles HOWARD, Earl Of Carlisle

m. Charles HOWARD, Earl Of Carlisle father: Edward HOWARD, Earl Of Carlisle mother: Elizabeth UVEDALE

24+ Henry HOWARD, Earl Of Carlisle m1. Frances SPENCER m2. Isabella BYRON

18. Elizabeth CECIL m. Charles BOYLE, Earl Of Orrery

m. Charles BOYLE, Earl Of Orrery father: Roger BOYLE, Earl of Orrery mother: Mary SACKVILLE

25+ John BOYLE, Earl Of Cork And Orrery m1. Henrietta HAMILTON m2. Margaret HAMILTON

19. William CAVENDISH, Duke Of Devonshire m. Rachel RUSSELL

m. Rachel RUSSELL father: William RUSSELL, Lord Russell mother: Rachel WRIOTHESLEY

26+ William CAVENDISH, Duke Of Devonshire m. Catherine HOSKINS

20. Cecil BOWYER m. Juliann PARKER

m. Juliann PARKER father: Richard PARKER

27+ Sir William BOWYER m. Anne STONEHOUSE

23. Charles BOYLE, Earl of Burlington m. Juliana NOEL

m. Juliana NOEL father: Henry NOEL mother: Elizabeth WALE

28+ Richard BOYLE, Earl of Burlington m. Dorothy SAVILE