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Lady Margaret Ellen Curwen 1520–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 1589

Death Location: Furness Abby, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Curwen

Mother: Lady Sandys

Spouse(s): Sir Lancashire)

Children(s): Thomas Lancashire

Lady Margaret Ellen Curwen was born in 1520 in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England, the child of Sir Thomas Christopher Curwen And Lady Agnes Strickland Baroness Sandys. Lady Margaret Ellen Curwen married Sir John Preston Sheriff Of Lancashire, and had children including Thomas Preston Sheriff Of Lancashire. Lady Margaret Ellen Curwen passed away in 1589 in Furness Abby, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Margaret Ellen Curwen was born in 1520 in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England, the child of Sir Thomas Christopher Curwen And Lady Agnes Strickland Baroness Sandys.
  • Lady Margaret Ellen Curwen married Sir John Preston Sheriff Of Lancashire, and had children including Thomas Preston Sheriff Of Lancashire.
  • Lady Margaret Ellen Curwen passed away in 1589 in Furness Abby, Lancashire, England.

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Children(s)

Lady Curwen's Ancestors

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Lady Curwen
1520–1589
Birth Place: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Christopher Curwen
1485–1557
Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Lady (Agnes Strickland Baroness) Sandys
1501–1557
Syzergh Castle, Westmorland, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Christianson) Curwen
1469–1522
Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Lady (Anne) Huddleston
1468–1522
Workington, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Curwen's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Ellen) Curwen (1520–1589) m. Sir (John Preston (Sheriff of) Lancashire) (1511–1573)
  1. 1. Thomas (Preston Sheriff of) Lancashire 1541–1604 m. Anne ('Margaret' Westby Preston Clarke - Mother of Lady Elizabetha Curwen Preston, Child of Lady Perpetya) Norris 1542–1619
    1. 1. Elizabetha (Curwen) Preston 1560–1602 m. Sir (John) Ingram 1554–1607
      1. 1. Sir (John Penkridge) Ingram 1590–1650 m. Isabelle Poole 1595–1655
        1. 1. Abel Ingram 1614–1658 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Chatfield 1615–1649

Lady Curwen's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Lady Margaret Ellen Curwen in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
1589
1589
Age 69
Death of Lady Margaret Ellen Curwen in Furness Abby, Lancashire, England
Furness Abby, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Furness Abby, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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