Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Cromwell was born on 4 October 1626, in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England, his father, Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Bourchier, was 28. He married Dorothy Maijor on 1 May 1649, in Hursley, Hampshire, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 10 daughters. He lived in Thomas, Washington Township, Daviess, Indiana, United States in 1680. In 1659, at the age of 32, his occupation is listed as formally renounced power nine months after succeeding to the position of lord protector. He died on 12 July 1712, in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, at the age of 85, and was buried in All Saints' Church, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (27)
- Richard Cromwell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Richard Cromwell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- New Model Army
Spouse and Children
1626–1712 Male
1625–1676 Female
Children (13)
1650–1731 Female
1651–1652 Female
1652– Male
1653–1654 Female
1654–1655 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1599–1658 Male
1598–1672 Female
Siblings (9)
1621–1639 Male
1622–1644 Male
1624–1662 Female
1626–1712 Male
1627–1674 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (2)
1642 · The English Civil War
Age 16
1688 · Glorious Revolution
Age 62
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place so named in Nottinghamshire, from Old English crumb ‘bent, crooked’ + well(a) ‘spring, stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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