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1st Earl of Essex Thomas Cromwell

1st Earl of Essex Thomas Cromwell

Male 1485 - 1540  (55 years)

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  • Name Thomas Cromwell 
    Title 1st Earl of Essex 
    Birth 1485  Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1524 
    Member of Gray's Inn 
    Occupation 1529 
    Secretary to Lord Chancellor Thomas Cardinal Wolsey 
    Occupation From 1532 to 1540 
    Chief minister to King Henry VIII of England 
    Occupation 2 Nov 1538  Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Governor of the Isle of Wright 
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    Death 28 Jul 1540  Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I172666  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 16 May 2022 

    Father Walter Smyth Cromwell,   b. 1453, Putney, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1510, Putney, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Katherine Glossop,   b. 1457, Putney, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1514, Putney, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 1474  London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Putney 
    Family ID F14332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Wyckes,   b. 1489, Putney, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1528, Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lord Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell,   b. 1520, Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1551, Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
    Family ID F59128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

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    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Governor of the Isle of Wright - 2 Nov 1538 - Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
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