Image: Cénotaphe de Richard Cecil circa 1553 église Saint-Martin Stamford 04

Description: Monument to Richard & Jane Cecil, St Martin's church, Stamford Richard Cecil (d. 1553) was father to William Cecil, whose Monument is nearby. He married Jane Heckington (d, 1587, aged 87) around 1519, and they had one son, William, and three daughters, Anne, Elizabeth, and Margaret. Richard rose through the ranks to become Groom of the Robes, Sheriff of Rutland and other positions. Him and his wife are kneeling at a prayer desk, with his daughters as weepers below. The coat of Arms above incorporates arms of Cecil quartering Winston, Heckinton, Walcot and Caerleon, showing his Welsh roots. St Martin's church, Stamford The church today dates from the late 15th century, although it replaced an earlier building. It is thought that the original church was ruined after the sack of the town in 1461. However, other churches were little damaged, so a more likely reason is that it was neglected by the nuns who owned it at the time. The present church was built in the 1480s. He married Jane Heckington, daughter and heiress of William Heckington of Bourne, Lincolnshire. Arms of Heckington or Ekington. On a bend three cinquefoils ( 'Monumental Heraldry in Dorset', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 5, East (London, 1975), pp. 121-129. [1]
Title: Cénotaphe de Richard Cecil circa 1553 église Saint-Martin Stamford 04
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