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Robert Cromwell 1390 – 1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1390

Birth Location: Carlton On Trent, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1461

Death Location: Killed in the Battle of Towton Field, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: John Cromwell

Mother: Margaret Carleton

Spouse(s): Joan Binn

Children(s): William Cromwell, Mary Cromwell

The story of Robert Cromwell began in 1390 in Carlton On Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. Robert Cromwell married Joan Binn, and had children including William Cromwell, Mary Margaret Cromwell. Robert Cromwell passed away in 1461 in Killed in the Battle of Towton Field, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Cromwell began in 1390 in Carlton On Trent, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • Robert Cromwell married Joan Binn, and had children including William Cromwell, Mary Margaret Cromwell.
  • Robert Cromwell passed away in 1461 in Killed in the Battle of Towton Field, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cromwell
1364 – 1461
Birth Location: Carlton On Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
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Margaret Carleton
1364 – 1434
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Joan Binn
1390 – 1421
Birth Location: Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

William Cromwell
1416 – 1472
Birth Location: –
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Mary Cromwell
1418 – 1467
Birth Location: Carleton upon Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
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Robert Cromwell's Ancestors

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Robert Cromwell
1390 – 1461
Birth Place: Carlton On Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
John Cromwell
1364 – 1461
Carlton On Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Margaret Carleton
1364 – 1434
Grandparents
Richard Cromwell
1338 – 1368
Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Maud (de) Bernake
1337 – 1419
Tattershall, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ulker Cromwell
1318 – 1351
Anice Camberwell
1317 – 1356
John Bernake
1305 – 1346
Joan Marmion
1313 – 1361
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Cromwell
1290 – 1364
Joan Mare
1275 – 1348
Roger Bellers
1285 – 1326
Alice Wakebridge
1300 – 1368
William Bernake
1280 – 1339
Alice Driby
1284 – 1341
John Marmion
1292 – 1335
Maud Furnival
1295 – 1361

Robert Cromwell's Descendants

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Robert Cromwell (1390 – 29 Mar 1461) m. Joan Binn (1390 – 1421)
  1. 1. William Cromwell (1416 – 1472)
  2. 2. Mary (Margaret) Cromwell (1418 – 14 Apr 1467) m. William Smythe (1412 – Feb 1467) m. Thomas ((Sir)) Throckmorton (1412 – 13 Jul 1472) m. William Smythe (1412 – 1467)
    1. 1. William Smythe (1435 – 1467) m. Joan Hitchen m. Isabella R. (1450 – 1471)
    2. 2. William SMYTHE (1435 – 1472) m. Isabella (Alice Rich) Scott (1444 – 12 Oct 1516) m. Joan Brooks (Abt 1439 – 1460)
    3. 3. Joan (Johanna Smyth) Smith (1435 – 1474)
    4. 4. Richard (William) Smythe (1435 – 1487) m. Isabella (Alice Rich) Scott (1444 – 12 Oct 1516) m. Joanne Brouncker (1470 – 1549)
    5. 5. Joan Smyth (1440 – 1474)
    6. 6. Richard Smythe (1440 – 1492) m. Elizabeth Fremingham (1444 – 16 Aug 1487) m. Isabel (De) neville (1467 – 1516)
    7. 7. Anne Smythe (1442 – 1532)
    8. 8. Agnes Smith (1448 – 7 Jan 1566)
    9. 9. John (Carrington) Smith (1450 – 1476) m. Alice Brecknock (1457 – 1493)
    10. 10. George (Harris) Smith (1450 – Aft 1513) m. Agnes Clark (Abt 1490 – 1513)
    11. 11. Anthony SMYTHE (1458 – 1490)
    12. 12. Richard SMYTHE (1460 – Mar 1527)
    13. 13. Richard Smythe (1460 – 27 Mar 1527) m. Susan Waterman
      1. 1. John Smythe (25 Feb 1500 – 8 Oct 1538) m. Joan (de) Brouncker (17 Jan 1496 – 7 Jun 1579)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Smythe (1522 – 1622)
        2. 2. Henry Smythe (1523 – 1582)
        3. 3. Thomas Smythe (Abt 1525 – 7 Jun 1591) m. Alice Judde (1531 – )
        4. 4. Edward Smythe (1526 – 1603)
        5. 5. John Smythe (1530 – 1591)
        6. 6. William Smythe (1532 – 1578)
    14. 14. Eley SMYTHE (1460 – Mar 1542) m. Margaret Cromwell (Abt 1463 – )
    15. 15. Thomas (de Ely) Smythe (1460 – Apr 1543) m. Anne Strange (1462 – 16 Apr 1546)
    16. 16. Margaret Smyth (Abt 1460 – Abt 1530) m. John (THOROUGHGOOD) THOROWGOOD (1429 – 1510) m. John Jackson (1507 – )
    17. 17. Lady (Margaret) Smyth (1463 – 1501) m. John (Thomas) Williams (1457 – 1502) m. William Smith m. Thomas Whitbread (1464 – )
      1. 1. John (Thomas) Williams (1485 – 1519) m. Joan Wykys (1489 – 1540) m. [wife (Of] John) Williams (Abt 1488 – )
      2. 2. Richard (Wesley) Williams (1487 – 1559) m. Joan Wykys (1489 – 1540) m. Christian Williams (Abt 1480 – )
        1. 1. Joan Williams (Abt 1515 – )
        2. 2. John Williams (Abt 1519 – ) m. Margaret Custance (Abt 1522 – )
        3. 3. Ryce Williams (Abt 1520 – ) m. Elizabeth Poole (Abt 1538 – )
        4. 4. Reece Williams (Abt 1522 – )
        5. 5. Ruth Williams (Abt 1522 – )
        6. 6. Howell Williams (Abt 1528 – ) m. Jane Fowler (Abt 1529 – )
        7. 7. Edward (Edmund) Williams (Abt 1528 – ) m. Alice Gunne (Abt 1549 – ) m. Anne (Abt 1540 – )
      3. 3. Morgan Williams (1489 – 1499)
      4. 4. William Williams (1489 – 1519)
    18. 18. Richard Smythe (1465 – 27 Mar 1527) m. Alice Byllesdon (Abt 1479 – Bef 1527) m. Joanne Brouncker (1470 – 1549) m. Isabella (Alice) Rich ( – 1471)
    19. 19. Richard Smythe (1465 – 6 Apr 1527)
    20. 20. Richard (Sir of Corsham and London) Smith (1465 – 4 Aug 1544)
    21. 21. Frances Smyth (1470 – Abt 1548)
    22. 22. Elizabeth (Hatcharde) Smythe
    23. 23. James Smythe

Robert Cromwell's Timeline

2 Records

1390
1390
Birth of Robert Cromwell in Carlton On Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Carlton On Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
1461
29 Mar 1461
Age 71
Death of Robert Cromwell in Killed in the Battle of Towton Field, Nottinghamshire, England
Killed in the Battle of Towton Field, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1390
    Event Place: Carlton On Trent, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Killed in the Battle of Towton Field, Nottinghamshire, England
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