Cromwell, Oliver
1599 - 1658 (59 years)
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Name Cromwell, Oliver Birth 25 Apr 1599 Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
[1, 2, 3, 4] Baptism 29 Apr 1599 [4] - Christening 29 Apr 1599
Gender Male Dated Note Abt Sep 1616 [1] - Sent to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (strongly Protestant)
Dated Note Abt Jun 1617 [1] - Left Cambridge due to father's death - became head of the household of women in Huntingdon
Dated Note Abt 1628 [1] - MP for Huntingdon (but only worth £100 pa)
Dated Note 06 Dec 1630 [1] - After argument, is forced by Duke of Manchester (Privy Seal) to make public apology. He leaves Huntingdon, and farms in St Ives. There he mixed with a godly circle.
Dated Note Abt Jun 1636 [1] - Taking up his inheritance, he was in Ely until 1640, the most prominent member of the town.
Dated Note Abt 1645 Needingworth, Cambridgeshire, England
[5] - Reputed to have planned some campaigns
Dated Note 16 Dec 1653 [4] - Became Lord Protector for life
Death 03 Sep 1658 [4] - ?from malaria and "stone" (kidney stone disease)
Dated Note Bef 2023 [4] Person ID P7929
Father Cromwell, Robert, b. Abt 1560 d. 1617 (Age 57 years) Mother Steward, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1564 d. 1654 (Age 90 years) Marriage 1591 [4] Family ID F1430 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bourchier, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1598 d. 1665 (Age 67 years) Marriage 22 Aug 1620 St Giles, Middlesex, England
[4] Family ID F2786 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Documents 
The Holywell Story - Pages 47/48 "Aunt Mary"
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Sources - [S182] Ian Gentles, Oliver Cromwell: God's Warrior and the English Revolution (Reliability: 2).
- [S70] Wikipedia articles, D02195. (Reliability: 2).
From being on this document - [S70] Wikipedia articles, D02195. (Reliability: 2).
From Birth/Death happening before Baptism/Burial on this document - [S70] Wikipedia articles, D02195. (Reliability: 2).
- [S170] Joe Newell, The Holywell Story, 47/48 (47), D01657. (Reliability: 2).
- [S182] Ian Gentles, Oliver Cromwell: God's Warrior and the English Revolution (Reliability: 2).
