Edmund CRANMER, Archdeacon of Canterbury b. Abt 1491 Aslockton, , Nottinghamshire, England d. Bef 20 Apr 1571: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1491 - Bef 1571 (~ 80 years)

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Name	Edmund CRANMER [1, 2]
Suffix	Archdeacon of Canterbury
Birth	Abt 1491	Aslockton, , Nottinghamshire, England
Gender	Male
_UID	97D0C7B250C64ED6B6A3AEF9EE7E06119DC5
Education	1513	Cambridge, , Cambridgeshire, England
B.A. degree from University of Cambridge
Education	1520	Cambridge, , Cambridgeshire, England
M.A. degree from University of Cambridge
Religion	9 Mar 1535	Canterbury, , Kent, England
Collated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, his brother Thomas, to the Archdeaconry: "This was the most lucrative benefice in the Church of England under a bishopric, and was usually held by a near relative of the Archbishop." It included the provostship of Wingham College and the rectories of Cliff and Ickham in Kent. 'In this promotion of his brother Archbishop Cranmer only followed the examples of his predecessors Chicheley, Bourchier, and Warham." He was already married at the time (his first child was born in 1535) and their were other indications of his sympathy with the Reformers.
Religion	4 Mar 1550	Canterbury, , Kent, England
Collated to the 6th canonry in Canterbury Cathedral
Death	Bef 20 Apr 1571
Person ID	I3046	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	26 Sep 2023

Father	Thomas CRANMER, b. Abt 1462, Aslockton, , Nottinghamshire, England d. 27 May 1501 (Age ~ 39 years)
Mother	Agnes HATFIELD, b. Abt 1467, Thurgarton, , Nottinghamshire, England d. Abt 1506, , , , England (Age ~ 39 years)
Marriage	Abt 1486	, , , England
Family ID	F384	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Alice SANDS, b. Abt 1514, , , Kent County, England d. Aft 1544, , , , England (Age ~ 31 years)

Marriage Abt 1534 , , , England [3]

Children

	1. Thomas CRANMER, b. Abt 1535, , , , England d. 3 Jun 1604, Canterbury, , Kent, England (Age ~ 69 years)
	2. George CRANMER, b. Abt 1537, Wingham, , Kent, England d. 1563 (Age ~ 26 years)
+	3. Alice CRANMER, b. 1539, London, , , England d. Aft 11 Feb 1601/02, Chestnut, , Hertfordshire, England (Age 63 years)
	4. Anne CRANMER, b. Abt 1541, , , , England d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F399 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Nov 2019

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1491 - Aslockton, , Nottinghamshire, England
	Education - 1513 - Cambridge, , Cambridgeshire, England
	Education - 1520 - Cambridge, , Cambridgeshire, England
	Marriage - Abt 1534 - , , , England
	Religion - 9 Mar 1535 - Canterbury, , Kent, England
	Religion - 4 Mar 1550 - Canterbury, , Kent, England

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3046&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Edmund CRANMER, Archdeacon of Canterbury."

Sources

[S1311] The History of Parliament Trust, The History of Parliament., (http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/ : 1964-2016), accessed 24 Feb 2016), Thomas Norton (by1532-84), of London and Sharpenhoe, Beds.
[S2314] Robert E. C. Waters, Genealogical memoirs of the kindred families of Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, and Thomas Wood, bishop of Lichfield . Internet Archive. Digital images. (London: Robson, 1877), (https://archive.org: 2009), 19. accessed 28 Jun 2019.
[S2314] Robert E. C. Waters, Genealogical memoirs of the kindred families of Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, and Thomas Wood, bishop of Lichfield . Internet Archive. Digital images. (London: Robson, 1877), (https://archive.org: 2009), 47. accessed 28 Jun 2019.