“Bessie” Cromwell – 1629
2nd July 1629 Elizabeth, second daughter of Oliver & Elizabeth Cromwell, was born in Huntingdon and baptised in this font.
‘Bessie’ was her father’s favourite, and her premature death in the summer of 1658 broke his heart and precipitated his own decline.
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