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CROMWELL, alias WILLIAMS, Richard (by 1512-44), of London; Stepney, Mdx. and Hinchingbroke, Hunts.
Family and Education
b. by 1512, s. of Morgan Williams of Putney, Surr., and Greenwich, Kent by Catherine, da. of Walter Cromwell of Putney. m. by 8 Mar. 1534, Frances, da. of Sir Thomas Murfyn of London, 2s. Francis and Henry. Kntd. 2 May 1540.Date of birth estimated from first office. Harl. 890, f. 38; Vis. Hunts. (Cam. Soc. xliii), 79-80; VCH Hunts. ii. 67-69; LP Hen. VIII, vi; Wriothesley’s Chron. i (Cam. Soc. n.s. xi), 117-18.
Offices Held
Servant of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset by 1529 – 30; member, household of Thomas Cromwell 1530; jt. keeper, Marwell park, Hants 1533; keeper, Orwell park, Cambs. 1534; jt. (with Thomas Cromwell) constable, Berkeley castle, Glos. 1535 – 40, sole 1540 – d.; sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. 1536 – 37, 1541 – 41; j.p. Cambs., Hunts. 1538 – d.; gent. privy chamber by 1539 – d.; commr. array, Hunts. 1542-numerous minor offices.
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Main residences: London and Stepney, Mdx. and Hinchingbroke, Hunts.
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CROMWELL, Richard (by 1512-44)
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CROMWELL, Thomas (by 1485-1540), of London.
Family and Education
b. by 1485, o.s. of Walter Cromwell alias Smith of Putney, Surr. m. by 1516, Elizabeth, da. of Henry Wykes of Putney, wid. of Thomas Williams, 1s. Gregory 2da. 1da. illegit. Kntd. 18 July 1536; KG nom. 5 Aug., inst. 26 Aug. 1537; cr. Baron Cromwell 9 July 1536, Earl of Essex 17 Apr. 1540.Date of birth estimated from marriage. This biography rests on the numerous writings of Prof. G.R. Elton and on B. W. Beckingsale, Thomas Cromwell. DNB; CP.
Offices Held
Member, household of Cardinal Wolsey c. 1516 – 30, of his council by 1519, sec. by 1529; commr. subsidy, London 1524, Kent 1534, for printing of Bible 1539, for sale of crown lands 1539, 1540; Councillor by Jan. 1531; master of King’s jewels 14 Apr. 1532, jt. (with Sir John Williams) c. 1535 – d.; clerk of the hanaper 16 July 1532, jt. (with Ralph Sadler) Apr. 1535 – d.; chancellor, the Exchequer 12 Apr. 1533–d.; recorder, Bristol 1533 – d., steward, Westminster abbey 12 Sept. 1533, jt. (with Robert Wroth) 14 Feb. 1534 – May 1535, lordships of Edmonton and Sayesbery, Mdx. May 1535, of Havering-atte-Bower, Essex Dec. 1537, manor of Writtle, Essex June 1536, honor of Rayleigh, Essex Sept. 1539; jt. (with Sir William Paulet) surveyor, the King’s woods by 1533; principal sec. c. Apr. 1534 – Apr. 1540; master of the rolls 8 Oct. 1534 – 10 July 1536; jt. (with Richard Cromwell alias Williams) constable, Hertford castle, Herts. 1534 – d., Berkeley castle, Glos. 1535 – d., sole, Leeds castle, Kent 4 Jan. 1539 – d.; visitor-gen. monasteries 21 Jan. 1535; steward, duchy of Lancaster, Essex, Herts. and Mdx. 12 May 1535 – d., steward, Savoy manor May 1535 – d.; chancellor, high steward and visitor, Camb. univ. 1535 – d.; j.p. Bristol, Kent, Mdx., Surr. 1535 – d.; Essex 1536 – d., Derbys., Westmld. 1537 – d., all counties 1538 – d.; prebendary, Salisbury May 1536 – d.; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlt. of 1536, trier, Parlt. of 1539; ld. privy seal 2 July 1536 – d.; vicar-gen. and vicegerent of the King in spirituals 18 July 1536; dean, Wells 1537 – d.; warden and c.j. in eyre, N. of Trent 30 Dec. 1537 – d.; gov. I.o.W. 2 Nov. 1538 – d.; gt. chamberlain 17 Apr. 1540; numerous minor offices.
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Main residence: London.
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Commons 1509-1558
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CROMWELL, Thomas (by 1485-1540)
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CROMWELL, Gregory (by 1516-51), of Lewes, Suss.; Leeds Castle, Kent and Launde, Leics.
Family and Education
b. by 1516, o. s. of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, by Elizabeth, da. of Henry Wykes of Putney, Surr. educ. Pembroke, Camb. c.1528. m. 1536/37, Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Seymour of Wolf Hall, Wilts., wid. of Sir Anthony Oughtred, 3s. 2da. cr. Baron Cromwell 18 Dec. 1540; KB 20 Feb. 1547.Date of birth estimated from marriage. CP; Burke, Dorm. and Ext. Peerages, 146-7; DNB; LP Hen. VIII, xii.
Offices Held
J.p. Suss. 1538; ranger, Rutland forest 1545; commr. musters, Leics. 1546, relief 1550; other commissions 1539–d.
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Main residences: Lewes, Suss. and Leeds Castle, Kent and Launde, Leics.
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CROMWELL, Gregory (by 1516-51)
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