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Families covered: Lowther of Lowther, Lowther of Marske

Whilst mentioning him as an earlier member of this family, BP1934 does not confirm that Sir Gervasius de Lother (a temp Henry III) was an ancestor of the following Sir Hugh but BEB1844 suggests that Sir Gervasius was great-grandfather of ...

Sir Hugh de Lowther (a 1292, 1332, Attorney General)

m. _ de Tilliol (dau of Sir Peter de Tilliol)

Sir Hugh de Lowther, Sheriff of Cumberland (a 1354)

m(1). Margaret Lucy (dau of Lucy of Cockermouth)

Sir Robert Lowther (a 1394, 1415)

m. Margaret Strickland (dau of William Strickland, Bishop of Carlisle)

Sir Hugh Lowther, Sheriff of Cumberland (a 1440)

m. Margaret or Anne Derwentwater (dau of John de Derwentwater)

Sir Hugh Lowther, Sheriff of Cumberland (d 1476-7)

m. Mabel Lancaster (dau of Sir William Lancaster of Stockbridge)

(1)

Sir Hugh Lowther of Lowther (d c1511)

m. Anne Threlkeld (dau of Sir Lancelot Threlkeld)

(A)

Sir John Lowther, Sheriff of Cumberland (a 1550)

m. Lucy Curwen (dau of Sir Christopher (or Thomas) Curwen of Workington)

(i)

Sir Hugh Lowther of Lowther

m. Dorothy Clifford (dau of Henry, Lord Clifford)

(a)

Sir Richard Lowther, Sheriff of Cumberland (b 14.02.1532, d 27.01.1607)

m. Frances Middleton (dau of John Middleton of Middleton Hall)

((1))

Sir Christopher Lowther (b 08.09.1557, d 1617, 2nd son)

BEB1844 shows Eleanor Musgrave as Sir Chrishopher's first wife and mother of his children and Mary, daughter of Thomas Wilson (Dean of Durham and Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth I), as his second wife. We follow BP1934.

m1. Eleanor Middleton (dsp)

m2. Eleanor Musgrave (dau of William Musgrave of Hayton Castle)

((A))

Sir John Lowther of Lowther (d 15.09.1637)

m. Eleanor Fleming (dau of William Fleming of Rydal)

((B))

Richard Lowther of Cripplegate

m. _ Williams (dau of John Williams)

((i))

Eleanor Lowther

((C))

Robert Lowther (bur 09.01.1655, alderman of London)

m1. Margaret Cutler (dau of Thomas Cutler of Stainborough)

m2. Elizabeth Holcroft (dau of William Holcroft of Lancashire)

Not sure which wife was mother of ...

((i))

Anthony Lowther of Marske (d 27.01.1692)

m. (02.1666-7) Margaret Penn (dau of Admiral Sir William Penn)

((a))

Sir William Lowther, 1st Bart of Marske (b 1670, d 04.1705)

m. Catherine Preston (dau of Thomas Preston of Holker)

(((1)))

Sir Thomas Lowther, 2nd Bart of Marske and Holker (d 23.03.1745)

m. (02.07.1723) Elizabeth Cavendish (d 07.11.1747, dau of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire)

(((A)))

Sir William Lowther, 3rd Bart (b 1727, d unm 03.02.1753)

(((2)))+

other issue - Cartherine, Margaret

((ii))

John Lowther of Dantzic had issue

m. Mary Lowther (dau of Col. John Lowther)

((D))

Eleanor Lowther

m. Richard Fallowfield of Great Strickland

((E))+

other issue - Gerard, Christopher (rector of Lowther, William (dsp), Lancelot (parson of Long Marton)

((2))

Sir Gerard Lowther of Lowtherstown (dsp 16.10.1624, judge)

BP1934 reports that Gerard was "one of the justices of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland". BEB1844 reports that the Sir Gerard (dsp) who was a senior figure in Ireland and married Anne Bulmer was of the next generation, brother rather than uncle of the Sir John who married Eleanor Fleming. BEB1844 reports that that Gerard became Lord Chancellor of Ireland, which is not mentioned by BP1934, and that his wives were (1) Anne, dau of Sir Ralph Bulmer (2) Anne, dau of Sir Lawrence Parsons (3) Margaret, dau of Sir John King. We follow BP1934 which reports that the Gerard of the next generation was "in the Polish service, slain in the wars against the Turks."

m1. Grace Bellingham (b c1558, d 1594, dau of Alan Bellingham of Levens)

m2. Anne Bulmer (dau of Sir Ralph Bulmer of Wetton)

((3))

Hugh Lowther (dsp)

m. ?? (Mrs. Borough)

((4))

Sir Lancelot Lowther (d 10.01.1637)

m1. Elizabeth Welbury (dsp, dau of Anthony Welbury of Castle Eden)

m2. Anne Coote (dau of Thomas Coote)

((A))

son (dvp)

((5))

William Lowther of Ingleton

m. Elinor Welbury (d 27.08.1620, dau of Anthony Welbury of Castle Eden)

((6))

Ann Lowther should be a generation (or two) earlier??

m. Alexander Fetherston of Fetherston (d 1596)

((7))

Frances Lowther (b 1578)

m. (1594) Thomas Cliborne of Cliborne (b 1580, d 16.02.1640)

((8))+

other issue (dsp) - John , George, Richard

(b)

Gerard Lowther of Penrith (a 1563, MP)

BP1934 identifies Gerard's wife as "a dau. of Dudley". Thanks to a site visitor (KW, 03.03.08) for identifying her as ...

m. Lucy Dudley (dau of Thomas Dudley of Yanwath, widow of Albany Featherstonhaugh)

(c)

Margaret Lowther

m. John Richmond of Highhead Castle

(d)

Barbara Lowther

m. Thomas Carleton of Carleton (b 1548, d 1591)

(e)

Frances Lowther

m. Sir Henry (not John) Goodyere of Polesworth

(f)

Anne Lowther

m. Thomas Wybergh of Clifton

(ii)

Mabel Lowther

m. Christopher Dalton of Uldale

(iii)

Agnes Lowther probably of this generation

m. Thomas Penruddock of Arkelby

(B)

Joan Lowther

m. John Fleming of Rydal

(C)

Mabel Lowther

m. John Leigh

(D)+

other issue - Lancelot, Robert

ii.

Anne Lowther

m. Sir Thomas Curwen of Workington

iii.

Mary Lowther

m. Sir James Pickering of Killington

iv.

Elizabeth Lowther

m. William Lancaster

daughter not mentioned by BP1934, possibly of this generation

m. Sir Thomas Wharton of Wharton and Croglin (a 1430)

B.+

other issue - Sir John, William (a 1401, Sheriff of Cumberland)

Thomas de Lowther (a 1293)

Main sources: BP1934 (Lonsdale) with support from BEB1844 (Lowther of Whitehaven)
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