1st Earl of Essex Sir Thomas Cromwell
1485 - 1540 (55 years)
1. 1st Earl of Essex Sir Thomas Cromwell was born in 1485 in Putney, Surrey, England (son of Walter Smyth Cromwell and Katherine Glossop); died on 28 Jul 1540 in Tower of London, London, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Chief minister to King Henry VIII of England
- Religion: Roman Catholic/Anglican - he assisted in the dissolution of nearly thirty monasteries to raise funds for Wolsey to found The King's School, Ipswich, and Cardinal College in Oxford
- _MILT: he first became a mercenary and marched with the French army to Italy, where he fought in the battle of Garigliano
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Died:
Executed for treason and heresy on Tower Hill. King Henry VIII later expressed regret at the loss of his chief ministerSir married Elizabeth Wykes in 1513 in Putney, Surrey, England. Elizabeth was born in 1489 in Putney, Surrey, England; died in 1527 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Walter Smyth Cromwell was born in 1456 in Putney, Surrey, England (son of John Cromwell and Joan Smyth); died in 1510 in Putney, Surrey, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: blacksmith, fuller, and cloth merchant, and owner of both a hostelry and a brewery
Walter married Katherine Glossop in 1474 in England. Katherine was born in 1457 in Putney, Surrey, England; died in 1557 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Katherine Glossop was born in 1457 in Putney, Surrey, England; died in 1557 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. Children:
- 1. 1st Earl of Essex Sir Thomas Cromwell was born in 1485 in Putney, Surrey, England; died on 28 Jul 1540 in Tower of London, London, England.
- Katherine Cromwell was born in 1477 in Putney, Surrey, England; died about 1517 in England.
- Elizabeth Cromwell was born in 1480 in Putney, Surrey, England; died in 1533 in London, England.
Generation: 3
4. John Cromwell was born in 1444 in Nottinghamshire, England (son of William Cromwell and Margaret Smyth); died in 1480 in Nottinghamshire, England. John married Joan Smyth in 1469 in Nottinghamshire, England. Joan was born in 1442 in Putney, Surrey, England; died in 1474 in Nottinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Joan Smyth was born in 1442 in Putney, Surrey, England; died in 1474 in Nottinghamshire, England. Children:
- Margaret Cromwell was born in 1474 in Nottinghamshire, England; died in 1510 in Essex, England.
- 2. Walter Smyth Cromwell was born in 1456 in Putney, Surrey, England; died in 1510 in Putney, Surrey, England.
Generation: 4
8. William Cromwell was born in 1416 in Nottinghamshire, England (son of Sir Robert of Carleton Robert Cromwell and Joan Smyth, son of Sir Robert of Carleton Robert Cromwell and ( cromwell )); died in Jan 1472 in Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England. William married Margaret Smyth in 1441 in Nottinghamshire, England. Margaret was born in 1418 in Putney, Surrey, England; died in 1443 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Margaret Smyth was born in 1418 in Putney, Surrey, England; died in 1443 in England. Children:
- 4. John Cromwell was born in 1444 in Nottinghamshire, England; died in 1480 in Nottinghamshire, England.