Cromwell, Oliver

Male 1599 - 1658  (59 years)



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  • Name Cromwell, Oliver 
    Birth 25 Apr 1599  Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F2786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    The Holywell Story - Pages 47/48 'Aunt Mary'
    001657acb3The Holywell Story - Pages 47/48 "Aunt Mary"

  • Sources 
    1. [S182] Ian Gentles, Oliver Cromwell: God's Warrior and the English Revolution (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S70] Wikipedia articles, D02195. (Reliability: 2).
      From being on this document

    3. [S70] Wikipedia articles, D02195. (Reliability: 2).
      From Birth/Death happening before Baptism/Burial on this document

    4. [S70] Wikipedia articles, D02195. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S170] Joe Newell, The Holywell Story, 47/48 (47), D01657. (Reliability: 2).


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