Sir William Cromer, Sheriff of Kent

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Sir William Cromer, of London

Also Known As: "Crowmer"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Tunstall, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
Death: July 04, 1450 (29-38)
Tunstal, Kent, England (United Kingdom) (Died during Cades Rebellion)
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir William Cromer, Lord Mayor of London and Lady Margaret Cromer (Squery)
Husband of Elizabeth Raynsford
Father of James Crowmer, of Tunstal
Brother of Emmeline Fiennes
Half brother of Richard de Poynings

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About Sir William Cromer, Sheriff of Kent

He was put to death by the rebel Jack Cade, and his followers, being beheaded as well for his opposition to them, as on account of his marriage with Elizabeth, the daughter of the lord Say and Seal, whom they massacred likewise in Cheapside, and their heads were fixed by them on London bridge. Elizabeth his wife surviving him, afterwards married Alexander Iden, esq. of Westwell, sheriff in the 35th year of that reign, who slew the rebel Cade, the murderer of her former husband.

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Tunstall, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
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Tunstall, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
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July 4, 1450
Age 34
Tunstal, Kent, England (United Kingdom)