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Sir Henry (Sherrif Cumberland) Curwen 1528–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1528

Birth Location: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 25 December 1596

Death Location: Workington, Cumberland, England (Burial Place: St Michael's Church Workington, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England MEMORIAL ID 14636307)

Father: Sir Workington

Mother: Lady VYNE

Spouse(s): Lady Belasye, Agnes Wharton, Jane Curwen

Children(s): Sir Curwen, Esther dates

The story of Sir Henry (Sherrif Cumberland) Curwen began in 1528 in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England. Sir Henry (Sherrif Cumberland) Curwen married Agnes Wharton, Jane Anne Mary Crosby Curwen, Lady Mary Margaret Fairfax Curwen Belasye, and had children including Esther Curwen Or Corayne 1563 Edit Dates, Sir Nicholas John Clark Curwen. Sir Henry (Sherrif Cumberland) Curwen passed away in 1596 in Workington, Cumberland, England (Burial Place: St Michael's Church Workington, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England MEMORIAL ID 14636307).

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  • The story of Sir Henry (Sherrif Cumberland) Curwen began in 1528 in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England.
  • Sir Henry (Sherrif Cumberland) Curwen married Agnes Wharton, Jane Anne Mary Crosby Curwen, Lady Mary Margaret Fairfax Curwen Belasye, and had children including Esther Curwen Or Corayne 1563 Edit Dates, Sir Nicholas John Clark Curwen.
  • Sir Henry (Sherrif Cumberland) Curwen passed away in 1596 in Workington, Cumberland, England (Burial Place: St Michael's Church Workington, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England MEMORIAL ID 14636307).

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Sir Curwen's Ancestors

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Sir Curwen
1528–1596
Birth Place: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Curwen of Workington
1493–1543
Workington Hall, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes De STRICKLAND, BARONESS SANDYS of THE) VYNE
1509–1537
Syzergh Castle, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Walter II, Baron Strickland of) Sizergh
1497–1527
Sizergh, Westmoreland, England
Catherine Neville
1497–1536
Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England -- or -- Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Curwen's Descendants

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Sir (Henry (Sherrif Cumberland)) Curwen (May 1528–25 December 1596) m. Lady (Mary Margaret Fairfax - Curwen -) Belasye (1528–1 Jun 1631) m. Agnes Wharton (1528–1566) m. Jane (Anne Mary (Crosby)) Curwen (1545–1 June 1631)
  1. 1. Sir (Nicholas (John Clark)) Curwen 1550–1604 m. Anne Musgrave 1551–1586 m. Lady (Anne) Musgrave 1551–1611 m. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Carus 1563–1611
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Strickland) Curwen 1572–1630 m. Sir (Thomas Strickland (Knight of the Bath)) Sr 1564–1612
      1. 1. John (Williams Strickland Capt.) Soldier 1584–1672 m. "Jane" (Jannete Elizabeth) Fenwick 1590–1663
        1. 1. Martha ((Mary) Strickland) Smith 1624–1648 m. John (Richard Rock Smith) Capt. 1615–1706
        2. 2. Elizabeth Strickland 1610–1665
    2. 2. William O'Churryn 1590–1618
  2. 2. Esther (CURWEN or Corayne ^1563 edit) dates 1563–1620

Sir Curwen's Timeline

4 Records

1528
May 1528
Birth of Sir Henry (Sherrif Cumberland) Curwen in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
1534
2 October 1534
Age 6
Sir Henry (Sherrif Cumberland) Curwen was married in Topcliffe, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Topcliffe, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
1571
1571
Age 43
Sir Henry (Sherrif Cumberland) Curwen was married in Walton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Walton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1596
25 December 1596
Age 68
Death of Sir Henry (Sherrif Cumberland) Curwen in Workington, Cumberland, England (Burial Place: St Michael's Church Workington, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England MEMORIAL ID 14636307)
Workington, Cumberland, England (Burial Place: St Michael's Church Workington, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England MEMORIAL ID 14636307)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1528
    Event Place: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 October 1534
    Event Place: Topcliffe, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Walton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Corwin genealogy (Curwin, Curwen, Corwine) in the United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1596
    Event Place: Workington, Cumberland, England (Burial Place: St Michael's Church Workington, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England MEMORIAL ID 14636307)
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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