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Lord Gregory 1st Baron of Cromwell, 2nd Baron of Wimbelon Williams Cromwell, Knight of Bath, Shire for Kent 1515–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England

Death Date: 4 July 1551

Death Location: Launde Abbey, Melton Borough, Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England

Father: Thomas Vicar-general

Mother: Lady Cromwell

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Lord Gregory 1st Baron of Cromwell, 2nd Baron of Wimbelon Williams Cromwell, Knight of Bath, Shire for Kent was born in 1515 in Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England, the child of Thomas Cromwell 1St Earl Of Essex Chief Minister To Henry Viii Cloth Merchant Vice Regent In Spirituals Vicar General And Lady Elisabeth Wykes Wykys Lady Of Putney Baroness Of Cromwell 1St Countess Of Essex 2Nd Countess Of Cromwell. Lord Gregory 1st Baron of Cromwell, 2nd Baron of Wimbelon Williams Cromwell, Knight of Bath, Shire for Kent passed away in 1551 in Launde Abbey, Melton Borough, Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England.

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Biography

  • Lord Gregory 1st Baron of Cromwell, 2nd Baron of Wimbelon Williams Cromwell, Knight of Bath, Shire for Kent was born in 1515 in Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England, the child of Thomas Cromwell 1St Earl Of Essex Chief Minister To Henry Viii Cloth Merchant Vice Regent In Spirituals Vicar General And Lady Elisabeth Wykes Wykys Lady Of Putney Baroness Of Cromwell 1St Countess Of Essex 2Nd Countess Of Cromwell.
  • Lord Gregory 1st Baron of Cromwell, 2nd Baron of Wimbelon Williams Cromwell, Knight of Bath, Shire for Kent passed away in 1551 in Launde Abbey, Melton Borough, Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Vicar-general
1485–1540
Birth Location: Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
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Lady Cromwell
1489–1529
Birth Location: Putney, Surrey, England
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Lord Kent's Ancestors

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Lord Kent
1515–1551
Birth Place: Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Parents
Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex; Chief Minister to Henry VIII, cloth merchant, Vice-regent in spirituals, Vicar-general
1485–1540
Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Lady (Elisabeth (Wykes) Wykys Lady of Putney, Baroness of Cromwell, 1st Countess of Essex, 2nd Countess of) Cromwell
1489–1529
Putney, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Walter Smythe Cromwell 1st Earl of Essex Cromwell, Constable of Putney, "Well to do" Brewer in) Putney
1438–1516
Putney, Surrey, England
Katherine Glossup
1457–1540
Putney, Surrey, , England
Hendrik (Lord Wykes van) Putney
1478–1527
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Lord Gregory 1st Baron of Cromwell, 2nd Baron of Wimbelon Williams Cromwell, Knight of Bath, Shire for Kent in Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
1551
4 July 1551
Age 36
Death of Lord Gregory 1st Baron of Cromwell, 2nd Baron of Wimbelon Williams Cromwell, Knight of Bath, Shire for Kent in Launde Abbey, Melton Borough, Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Launde Abbey, Melton Borough, Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1551
    Event Place: Launde Abbey, Melton Borough, Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
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