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Sir Christopher Curwen 1430–1499 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 6 Apr 1499

Death Location: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England

Father: Thomas **

Mother: Anne Lowther

Spouse(s): Anne Pennington, Catherine Salkeld, Lady Pennington

Children(s): Robert Curwen

In 1430, Sir Christopher Curwen entered the world in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England, born to Thomas Sir Curwen Knight Of The Shire And Sherriff Of Cumberland And Anne Elizabeth Lowther. Sir Christopher Curwen married Anne Pennington, Catherine Salkeld, Lady Anne Pennington, and had children including Robert Curwen. Sir Christopher Curwen passed away in 1499 in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1430, Sir Christopher Curwen entered the world in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England, born to Thomas Sir Curwen Knight Of The Shire And Sherriff Of Cumberland And Anne Elizabeth Lowther.
  • Sir Christopher Curwen married Anne Pennington, Catherine Salkeld, Lady Anne Pennington, and had children including Robert Curwen.
  • Sir Christopher Curwen passed away in 1499 in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Anne Pennington
1419–1485
Birth Location: Thurland, Lancashire, England
AP
Catherine Salkeld
1435–1500
Birth Location: Rosgill, Cumberland, England
CS
Lady Pennington
1422–1440
Birth Location: Thurland, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Robert Curwen
1495–1531
Birth Location: Workington Hall, Cumberland, , England
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Sir Curwen's Ancestors

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Sir Curwen
1430–1499
Birth Place: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Parents
Thomas ( Sir) CURWEN ( Knight of the Shire and Sherriff of Cumberland) **
1400–1470
Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Anne (Elizabeth) Lowther
1402–1450
Lowther Castle, Westmorland, England
Grandparents
William Curwen
1375–1403
Camerton, Cumberland, England
Margaret Croft
1385–
Cumberland, England
* (John) DERWENTWATER
1360–1403
Castlerigg, Cumbria
Margaret (( Lady) LOWTHER ( Derwentwater) () Strickland)
1370–1449
Lowther Castle, Lowther, Westmoreland, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Curwen's Descendants

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Sir (Christopher) Curwen (1430–6 Apr 1499) m. Anne Pennington (1419–1485) m. Catherine Salkeld (1435–14 Nov 1500) m. Lady (Anne) Pennington (1422–1440)
  1. 1. Robert Curwen 1495–1531 m. Anne Huddleston 1468–1522 m. Margaret Swynburn 1469–1490
    1. 1. Sir (Henry) Curwen 1528–1597 m. Mary Fairfax 1532–1571
      1. 1. Agnes Curwen 1554–1630 m. John Bellingham 1560–1642
        1. 1. Frances Bellingham 1593–1664 m. William Chaytor 1592–1640

Sir Curwen's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of Sir Christopher Curwen in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
1499
6 Apr 1499
Age 69
Death of Sir Christopher Curwen in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Workington Hall, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1499
    Event Place: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
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