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Thomas Cromwell 1485–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

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

Death Date: 28 July 1540

Death Location: Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: Walter Cromwell

Mother: Katherine Glossop

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wykes

Children(s): Gregory Cromwell

The story of Thomas Cromwell began in 1485 in Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England. Thomas Cromwell married Elizabeth Wykes, and had children including Gregory Cromwell. Thomas Cromwell passed away in 1540 in Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Cromwell began in 1485 in Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England.
  • Thomas Cromwell married Elizabeth Wykes, and had children including Gregory Cromwell.
  • Thomas Cromwell passed away in 1540 in Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Cromwell
1450–1510
Birth Location: –
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Katherine Glossop
1455–1500
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wykes
1490–1529
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Gregory Cromwell
1520–1551
Birth Location: Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
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Thomas Cromwell's Ancestors

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Thomas Cromwell
1485–1540
Birth Place: Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Parents
Walter Cromwell
1450–1510
Katherine Glossop
1455–1500
Grandparents
John Cromwell
1438–1480
Joan Smyth
1424–1474
Great-Grandparents
William Cromwell
1400–1460
Margaret Smyth
–1450
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cromwell
1390–1461
Joan Smith
1390–1421
John Smyth
1390–1429
Joan
1390–1421

Thomas Cromwell's Descendants

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Thomas Cromwell (1485–28 July 1540) m. Elizabeth Wykes (1490–1529)
  1. 1. Gregory Cromwell 1520–1551 m. Elizabeth Seymour 1518–1568
    1. 1. Henry Cromwell 1538–1592 m. Mary Paulet 1540–1592
      1. 1. Edward Cromwell –1607
      2. 2. Catherine Cromwell 1557–1621 m. Sir (Lionel Tollemache) IV 1562–1612
        1. 1. Edward Tollemache 1595–
        2. 2. Lionel (Tollemache) V 1591–1640 m. Elizabeth Stanhope 1593–1661
        3. 3. Susan Tollemache 1592–
        4. 4. Anne Tollemache 1589–1609 m. Robert Gosnold 1586–1634
        5. 5. Dorothe Tollemache 1600–
        6. 6. Robert Tollemache 1592–1626

Thomas Cromwell's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Thomas Cromwell in Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
1540
28 July 1540
Age 55
Death of Thomas Cromwell in Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July 1540
    Event Place: Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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