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Sir Christopher Curwen 1422–1499 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1422

Birth Location: Workington Hall, Workington, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 6 April 1499

Death Location: Workington Hall, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England

Father: Sir Curwen

Mother: Anne Lowther

Spouse(s): Anne Pennington

Children(s): Thomas Curwen

The story of Sir Christopher Curwen began in 1422 in Workington Hall, Workington, Cumberland, England. Sir Christopher Curwen married Anne Pennington, and had children including Thomas Curwen. Sir Christopher Curwen passed away in 1499 in Workington Hall, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Christopher Curwen began in 1422 in Workington Hall, Workington, Cumberland, England.
  • Sir Christopher Curwen married Anne Pennington, and had children including Thomas Curwen.
  • Sir Christopher Curwen passed away in 1499 in Workington Hall, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Curwen
1400–1470
Birth Location: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
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Anne Lowther
1402–1450
Birth Location: Lowther Castle, Cumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Pennington
1420–1485
Birth Location: Pennington Hall, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Curwen
1469–1522
Birth Location: –
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Sir Curwen's Ancestors

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Sir Curwen
1422–1499
Birth Place: Workington Hall, Workington, Cumberland, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Curwen
1400–1470
Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Anne Lowther
1402–1450
Lowther Castle, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Sir (Christopher) Curwen
1382–1450
Workington Hall, Cumbria, England
Elizabeth Huddleston
1382–1468
Millom Castle, Cumberland, England
Sir (Robert) Lowther
1368–1430
Lowther Castle, Cumberland, England
Margaret (Strickland) **
1370–1449
Lowther Castle, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Curwen
1355–1403
Margaret Croft
1360–
John Huddleston
1353–
Sybil Croft
1360–
Sir Lowther
1340–1373
Margaret Lucy
1345–1373
William Carlisle
1330–1419
Isabel Warcop
1300–1365
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Curwen
1315–1403
Alice Lowther
1330–1403
Sir III
1313–1373
Lady Tilliol
1318–1369
Sir Strickland
1300–1374
Cecilia Welles
1310–1387
Thomas Warcop
1274–
Margaret Westmorland
1278–

Sir Curwen's Descendants

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Sir (Christopher) Curwen (Abt. 1422–6 April 1499) m. Anne Pennington (1420–1485)
  1. 1. Thomas Curwen 1469–1522
    1. 1. Christopher Curwen 1470–1535 m. Margaret Bellingham 1478–
      1. 1. Thomas Curwen 1493–1543 m. Lady (Agnes) Strickland 1509–1537
        1. 1. Sir (Henry) Curwen 1528–1593 m. Lady (Mary Margaretha Fairfax) ** 1532–1571

Sir Curwen's Timeline

2 Records

1422
Abt. 1422
Birth of Sir Christopher Curwen in Workington Hall, Workington, Cumberland, England
Workington Hall, Workington, Cumberland, England
1499
6 April 1499
Age 77
Death of Sir Christopher Curwen in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Workington Hall, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1422
    Event Place: Workington Hall, Workington, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1499
    Event Place: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Workington Hall, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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