Mary Rothes Margaret Cecil, Baroness Amherst of Hackney
Mary Rothes Margaret Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney, was a British hereditary peer, charity worker, amateur archaeologist and ornithologist. Thirty-two of the Tombs of the Nobles at Aswan were uncovered in her excavations and for many years were known as the "Cecil Tombs". She was one of the few English women to have held a peerage in her own right. The black crowned crane, balearica pavonia ceciliae was named in her honour.
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Female
Full Name
Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst
Date of Birth
April 25th, 1857
Age
168
Birth Place
United Kingdom, England
Date of Death
December 21st, 1919
Died Aged
62
Star Sign
Taurus
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Lord William Cecil
Husband
William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney
Father
Margaret Susan Mitford
Mother
John Francis Amherst Cecil
Son
Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil
Son
William Amherst Cecil
Son
Thomas James Amherst Cecil
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