CECIL, Hon. William (bef.1682-1715), of Snape Hall, Yorks.

b. bef. 1682, 2nd s. of John Cecil†, 5th Earl of Exeter; bro. of Hon. Charles* and John Cecil*, Ld. Burghley. educ. privately (Matthew Prior*); travelled abroad (Holland, France) 1692–3, (France, Italy) 1698, 1699–1700; ?Padua, ?1696. unm. VCH Northants. Fams. i. 34–35; CSP Dom. 1691–2, p. 308; 1693, p. 229; 1696, p. 180; 1699–1700, p. 259.