Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Cromwell was born in 1560, in Huntingdonshire, England, his father, Sir Henry Cromwell, was 25 and his mother, Lady Joan Warren, was 25. He had at least 1 son and 5 daughters with Elizabeth Steward. He died in 1617, at the age of 57, and was buried in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England.
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- Robert Cromwell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Robert Cromwell, "England, Huntingdonshire Parish Registers"
- Robert Cromwell in entry for Katheren Cromwell, "England, Huntingdonshire Parish Registers"
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World Events (5)
1569 · State Lottery
A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
1571 · The Royal Exchange is Organized
The Royal Exchange was organized in January 1571 by Sir Thomas Gresham. Gresham is known as the father of English banking.
1585 · The First English Colony is Established in America
England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.
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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