Cecil Number
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| − | '''Cecil Number''', the number of steps that | + | '''Cecil Number''', the number of steps that separate a person from [[Richard Cecil]] |
| − | The number is calculated in a similar fashion to the Bacon Number, | + | ==Introduction== |
| + | The number is calculated in a similar fashion to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon#Bacon_numbers Bacon Number]. However in the Kevin Bacon game, the only primitive step is simply "was in a movie with". | ||
| − | So the children of Richard Cecil are "Cecil Ones", | + | When calculating Cecil Numbers, there are four different primitive steps : "Was the Spouse of", "Was the Parent of", "Was the Child of" and "Was the Sibling of". |
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| + | So the parents, children, siblings and spouses of Richard Cecil are "Cecil Ones". | ||
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| + | The parents, children, siblings and spouses of Cecil Ones are "Cecil Twos". | ||
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| + | The parents, children, siblings and spouses of Cecil Twos would then be "Cecil Threes". | ||
And so on. | And so on. | ||
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| + | If a person can be assigned more than one Cecil Number, by following different paths, the lowest number is the one used. | ||
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| + | ==Cecil Ones== | ||
| + | [[Richard Cecil]]: | ||
| + | *Parents David Cecil and Alice Dichons | ||
| + | *Spouse Joan Heckington | ||
| + | *Children [[William Cecil, Lord Burghley|William Cecil]], [[Margaret Cecil]], [[Elizabeth Cecil]] and [[Anne Cecil]]. | ||
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| + | ==Cecil Twos== | ||
| + | Note: This is a comprehensive listing of all known Cecil Twos, showing the Cecil Ones and then stating how each Cecil Two is related to that Cecil One. | ||
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| + | David Cecil: | ||
| + | *Parents Phillip Cyssel and Margaret Phelip | ||
| + | *Siblings Richard Cecil of Alltyrnys | ||
| + | *Spouses: Alice Dichons and Joan Roos | ||
| + | *Children: [[Richard Cecil]], David Cyssel, female Cecil wife to Henry Welby (1501-36), and Jane Cyssel | ||
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| + | Alice Dichons: | ||
| + | *Parents John Decons and Margaret Semark | ||
| + | *Siblings Winnifred Dicons | ||
| + | *Spouses and children as above | ||
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| + | Joan Heckington: | ||
| + | *Parents William Heckington of Bourne; and Alice Walbeef | ||
| + | *Siblings no known siblings | ||
| + | *Spouses William Welby (no children); and Richard Cecil | ||
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| + | [[William Cecil, Lord Burghley|William Cecil]]: | ||
| + | *Parents (already listed) | ||
| + | *Spouses Mary Cheke and Mildred Cooke | ||
| + | *Children Thomas Cecil, Anne Cecil, Robert Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil | ||
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| + | [[Margaret Cecil]]: | ||
| + | *Parents (already listed) | ||
| + | *Spouses [[Roger Cave]] and Erasmus Smith (no children) | ||
| + | *Children Elizabeth Cave, Frances Cave, Thomas Cave, William Cave, Margaret Cave, Cecil Cave, John Cave, Anne Cave, Dorothy Cave | ||
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| + | [[Elizabeth Cecil]]: | ||
| + | *Parents (already listed) | ||
| + | *Spouses Robert Wingfield and Hugh Alington (no children) | ||
| + | *Children Elizabeth Wingfield, Dorothy Wingfield, Robert Wingfield, John Wingfield, Peregrine Wingfield, Cecil Wingfield | ||
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| + | [[Agnes Cecil]]: | ||
| + | *Parents (already listed) | ||
| + | *Spouse Thomas White | ||
| + | *Children John White, Alice White, Elizabeth White | ||
