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Sir Henry Williams, alias Cromwell, was of Welsh descent, the eldest son and heir of Sir Richard Williams (c. 1510 –1544) and Frances (c. 1520 –c. 1543), daughter of Thomas Murfyn.
Henry Cromwell alias Williams (c.1566–1630) was an English politician and member of the Cromwell family. He represented Huntingdon in the Parliament of England. Cromwell was born in Upwood in Huntingdonshire and was the third son of Henry Williams and an uncle of Oliver Cromwell. References
CROMWELL, alias WILLIAMS, Henry (c.1537-1604), of Hinchingbrooke and Ramsey Abbey, Hunts. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981. Available from Boydell and Brewer.
Sir Richard Williams ( c. 1510 – 20 October 1544), also known as Sir Richard Cromwell, was a Welsh soldier and courtier in the reign of Henry VIII who knighted him on 2 May 1540. [1] [a] He was a maternal nephew of Thomas Cromwell, profiting from the Dissolution of the Monasteries in which he took an active part.
Apr 21, 2024 · Birth of Richard Williams, Alias Cromwell. Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England. Genealogy for Sir Henry Cromwell (Williams), MP (1535 - 1604) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Early Life. Oliver Cromwell was descended from a junior branch of the Cromwell family, distantly related from (as great, great grand-uncle) Thomas Cromwell, chief minister to King Henry VIII. Thomas Cromwell’s sister Katherine had married a Welsh lawyer, Morgan Williams.
Sir Henry Williams (1524 – 6 January 1604), also known as Sir Henry Cromwell, was a knight of the shire (MP) for Huntingdonshire during the reign of Elizabeth I. He was the grandfather of the Protector, Oliver Cromwell.
