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Christopher Lowther 1557–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 September 1557

Birth Location: Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 July 1617

Death Location: Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Knight)

Mother: Lady Lowther)

Spouse(s): Eleanor Musgrave

Children(s): Sir Hall

Christopher Lowther was born in 1557 in Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Richard Rychard Lowther High Sheriff Of Cumberland Lord Warden Of The West Marches Knight And Lady Frances Middleton Lady Lowther. Christopher Lowther married Eleanor Musgrave, and had children including Sir John Lowther Of Lowther Hall. Christopher Lowther passed away in 1617 in Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Christopher Lowther was born in 1557 in Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Richard Rychard Lowther High Sheriff Of Cumberland Lord Warden Of The West Marches Knight And Lady Frances Middleton Lady Lowther.
  • Christopher Lowther married Eleanor Musgrave, and had children including Sir John Lowther Of Lowther Hall.
  • Christopher Lowther passed away in 1617 in Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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Christopher Lowther's Ancestors

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Christopher Lowther
1557–1617
Birth Place: Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard ( Rychard) LOWTHER ( High Sheriff of Cumberland, Lord Warden of the West Marches, Knight)
1530–1607
Lowther, Eden District, Cumbria, England
Lady (Frances Middleton (Lady) Lowther)
1533–1597
Middleton, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England
Grandparents
Hugh (Lowther) VII
1508–1555
Lowther Hall, Lowther, Westmorland, England
Dorothy (de Clifford Wife of Hugh Lowther) (1508-1555)
1512–1562
Lowther Hall, Lowther, Westmorland, England
Sir (John of Lonsdale) Middleton
1506–1580
Middleton Hall, Westmoreland, England
Anne Tunstall
1510–1580
Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Lowther
–1552
Lucy Curwen
1489–1553
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Curwen
1469–1522
Anne Curwen
–1502

Christopher Lowther's Descendants

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Christopher Lowther (8 September 1557–29 July 1617) m. Eleanor Musgrave (1560–1597)
  1. 1. Sir (John Lowther of Lowther) Hall 1582–1637 m. 1 (ELEANOR FLEMING) 11 1566–1659
    1. 1. Sir (John Lowther MP, 1st Baronet of) Lowther 1605–1675 m. ( (Lady) Mary Lowther () Fletcher) 1604–1647
      1. 1. Richard (Lowther, Earl of) Lonsdale 1638–1703 m. Barbara Prickett 1656–1731
        1. 1. Robert (Lowther, MP, Governor of) Barbados 1681–1745 m. Catherine Pennington 1706–1764
    2. 2. Christopher Lowther 1606–1644
    3. 3. William Lowther 1610–1646
    4. 4. Agnes Lowther 1598–1685

Christopher Lowther's Timeline

2 Records

1557
8 September 1557
Birth of Christopher Lowther in Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1617
29 July 1617
Age 60
Death of Christopher Lowther in Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 September 1557
    Event Place: Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 July 1617
    Event Place: Lowther, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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