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William Lowther 1612–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1612

Birth Location: Lowther Hall, Westmorland, England

Death Date: 1 Feb 1687

Death Location: Swillington, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Lowther

Mother: Eleanor Fleming

Spouse(s): Jayne Busfeld

Children(s): Gulielmi Lowther

William Lowther was born in 1612 in Lowther Hall, Westmorland, England, the child of John Lowther And Eleanor Fleming. William Lowther married Jayne Busfeld, and had children including Gulielmi Lowther. William Lowther passed away in 1687 in Swillington, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Lowther was born in 1612 in Lowther Hall, Westmorland, England, the child of John Lowther And Eleanor Fleming.
  • William Lowther married Jayne Busfeld, and had children including Gulielmi Lowther.
  • William Lowther passed away in 1687 in Swillington, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lowther
1582–1637
Birth Location: Lowther Castle, Westmoreland, Cumberland, England
JL
Eleanor Fleming
1583–1659
Birth Location: Coniston Hall, Coniston, Cumberland, England
EF

Spouses(s)

Jayne Busfeld
1615–1686
Birth Location: Leeds Parish Church, Yorkshire, England., West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
JB

Children(s)

Gulielmi Lowther
1639–1705
Birth Location: Kirkgate, Leeds, YKS, England
GL

William Lowther's Ancestors

Self
William Lowther
1612–1687
Birth Place: Lowther Hall, Westmorland, England
Parents
John Lowther
1582–1637
Lowther Castle, Westmoreland, Cumberland, England
Eleanor Fleming
1583–1659
Coniston Hall, Coniston, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Christofer Lowther
1557–1617
Whitehaven, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England
Eleanor Musgrave
1560–1597
Hayton Castle, Hayton, Cumberland, England
Fleming
1563–
Great-Grandparents
Richard Lowther
1530–1607
Frances Middleton
1533–1597
William Musgrave
1518–1597
Isabel Martindale
1525–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh VII
1508–1555
Dorothy Clifford
1512–1562
John Middleton
1506–1580
Anne Tunstall
1510–1580
Thomas Musgrave
1460–1532
Elisabeth Dacre
1488–
James Martindale
1490–1532
Mary Musgrave
1487–1540

William Lowther's Descendants

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William Lowther (28 Sep 1612–1 Feb 1687) m. Jayne Busfeld (Sep 1615–29 Mar 1686)
  1. 1. Gulielmi Lowther 1639–1705 m. Katherine Harrison 1645–1708
    1. 1. Katherin Lowther 1664–1695 m. Christopher Abbet 1660–1721
      1. 1. John Abbet 1684–1736 m. Mary Jackson 1684–
        1. 1. Mary Abbott 1708–1771 m. Henry Chaulmley 1708–1760

William Lowther's Timeline

2 Records

1612
28 Sep 1612
Birth of William Lowther in Lowther Hall, Westmorland, England
Lowther Hall, Westmorland, England
1687
1 Feb 1687
Age 75
Death of William Lowther in Swillington, Yorkshire, England
Swillington, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1612
    Event Place: Lowther Hall, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Swillington
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1687
    Event Place: Swillington, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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