CURWEN FAMILY

Born: ABT 1070, Workington, Coupland, England

Notes: 3rd Baron of Kendal.

Mother: Edgitha of Northumberland

Children:

2. Orme of Kendal

Orme of Kendal

Mother: Christiana De TAILLEBOIS

Children:

Gospatric of Workington (E. Dunbar)

Died: 1179

Father: Orme of Kendal

Married: Egeline ENGAINE (b. ABT 1114) (dau. of Raoul d´Engaine and Ibria De Estriviers)

Children:

2. Orme De IREBY

Orme De IREBY

Father: Gospatric of Workington (E. Dunbar)

Mother: Egeline ENGAINE

Children:

1. Adam De IREBY

Adam De IREBY

Father: Orme De IREBY

Married: Juliana ? (b. ABT 1164) ABT 1200, Standish, Lancashire, England

1. Alan De IREBY (b. ABT 1200)

Thomas FitzGospatic De FURNEYS

Born: ABT 1130, High Ireby, Scotland

Died: 13 Nov 1200, Workington, Allerdale, Scotland

Mother: Egeline ENGAINE

Children:

2. Thomas FITZTHOMAS of Workington

3. Patrick De CURWEN

4. Alan De CAMERTON

Ada De FURNEYS

Born: ABT 1148, Preston Patrick, Kendal, Cambria, England

Father: Thomas FitzGospatic De FURNEYS

Married 1: William FLEMING (b. 1153 - d. 1203) (son of Michael De Fleming and Christian of Lancaster)

1. Michael FLEMING (m. Agatha Ravensworth)

2. Catherine FLEMING (m. Reginald De Aldwarke)

3. Malcom FLEMING (Sheriff of Dunbarton) (d. 1246)

Married 2: William PINCERNA ABT 1190, Workington, Allerdale, Scotland

4. Almeric PINCERNA

Alan De CAMERTON

Born: ABT 1160

Died: 1236, Camerton, Yorkshire, England

Notes: younger son. He acquired the lands of Camberton [Cammerton, Camerton] by a gift from his brother, Patrick, and his descendents were afterwards known by that surname. 

Father: Thomas FitzGospatic De FURNEYS

Married: ¿?

1. Alan De CAMERTON

Thomas FITZTHOMAS of Workington

Born: ABT 1153, Workington, Allerdale, Scotland

Notes: third Lord Workington. Thomas died during his father's lifetime and Workington reverted to his brother, Patrick.

Father: Thomas FitzGospatic De FURNEYS

Married: Joan VETERIPONT (b. ABT 1156) (dau. of Robert De Veteripont)

1. Christiana De WORKINGTON

Christiana De WORKINGTON

Father: Thomas FITZTHOMAS of Workington

Married: Robert De HAVERINGTON

1. Thomas De HAVERINGTON

2. Son De HAVERINGTON

Patrick De CURWEN

Born: ABT 1158, Preston Patrick, Kendal, Cambria, England

Father: Thomas FitzGospatic De FURNEYS

Married: ¿?

Children:

1. Alan De CURWEN

2. Thomas De CURWEN

3. Gilbert De CURWEN of Workington

Alan De CURWEN

Born: ABT 1175, Workington, Cumberland, England

Father: Patrick De CURWEN

Mother: ¿?

Married: ¿?

Children:

1. Dau. CURWEN

Dau. CURWEN

Born: ABT 1195

Notes: she was the daughter of Alan De Curwen, who was a descendant of Gospatric, Earl of Northumberland, the Barons of Kendal, and the Lords of Lancaster. Some sources lists her as Joan, others as Margaret.

Father: Alan De CURWEN

Mother: ¿?

Married: Adam RADCLIFFE

Children:

1. Richard (Robert) RADCLIFFE

2. William RADCLIFFE

3. John RADCLIFFE

Thomas De CURWEN

Died: BEF 1255

Father: Patrick De CURWEN

Mother: ¿?

Married: Joan LASCELLES

1. Elena CURWEN

Elena CURWEN

Mother: Joan LASCELLES

Children:

Gilbert De CURWEN of Workington

Father: Patrick De CURWEN

Married: Edith ? ( b. ABT 1230)

1. Gilbert CURWEN of Workington (Sheriff of Cumberland)

Gilbert CURWEN of Workington (Sheriff of Cumberland)

Died: 1329

Mother: Edith ?

Children:

2. Robert CURWEN (b. ABT 1320 - d. 1370)

4. Roger CURWEN

5. Symkin CURWEN

6. Thomas CURWEN

7. William CURWEN

8. Christian CURWEN

9. Isabel CURWEN

10. Ellen CURWEN

Gilbert CURWEN of Workington

Died: 1370

Father: Gilbert CURWEN of Workington (Sheriff of Cumberland)

Married: Margareta ?

1. Gilbert CURWEN of Workington

2. John CURWEN of Gresgarth Hall

John CURWEN of Gresgarth Hall

Born BET 1306 / 1310

Father: Gilbert CURWEN of Workington

Mother: Margareta ?

Married: Agnes GERNET (dau. of Thomas Gernet de Caton)

1. Roger CURWEN of Gresgarth Hall

Roger CURWEN of Gresgarth Hall

Born: ABT 1340

Died: 1403

Father: John CURWEN of Gresgarth Hall

Mother: Agnes GERNET

Married: Agnes ?

1. Walter CURWEN of Gresgarth Hall

Walter CURWEN of Gresgarth Hall

Born: ABT 1380

Died: 1457

Father: Roger CURWEN of Gresgarth Hall

Mother: Agnes ?

Married: ¿?

Children:

1. John CURWEN of Gresgarth Hall

John CURWEN of Gresgarth Hall

Born: ABT 1417

Notes: died without issue [d.s.p.] some time after 1457. The Gresham estate passed to a relative, Gilbert Curwen and his descendants. When the last Curwen died in 1633 it passed to the Morleys who sold it to the Girlingtons of Therland. (Thurland).

Father: Walter CURWEN of Gresgarth Hall

Mother: ¿?

Gilbert CURWEN of Workington

Died: 1403

Mother: Margareta ?

Children:

William CURWEN of Workington

Died: AFT 1403

Father: Gilbert CURWEN of Workington

Mother: Alice LOWTHER

Married 2: Margaret CROFT (b. ABT 1360) (dau. of Sir John Croft and Dau. Haviock) ABT 1380

1. Christopher CURWEN of Workington (Sir)

Christopher CURWEN of Workington (Sir)

Born: ABT 1380, Workington, Cumberland, England

Died: 17 Jul 1450

Father: William CURWEN of Workington

Mother: Margaret CROFT

Children:

1. Thomas CURWEN (Sir)

2. Mabel CURWEN

Mabel CURWEN

Father: Christopher CURWEN of Workington (Sir)

Married: William SANDFORD (b. 1420 - d. 1511) (son of Thomas Sandford and Margaret Musgrave) ABT 1455

1. Edmund SANFORD (b. 1460 - d. 1518) (m. Elizabeth Warcop)

Thomas CURWEN (Sir)

Born: ABT 1405, Workington, Cumberland, England

Father: Christopher CURWEN of Workington (Sir)

Married: Anne LOWTHER (dau. of Robert Lowther and Margaret De Strickland)

1. Christopher CURWEN (Sir)

2. Elizabeth CURWEN

3. Margaret (Joan) CURWEN (b. AFT 1428)

4. Gilbert CURWEN of Stubbe

5. William CURWEN

6. Thomas CURWEN

7. Gilbert CURWEN

8. Ambrose CURWEN

9. Anne CURWEN

10. Janet CURWEN

11. Isabel CURWEN

Elizabeth CURWEN

Died: 8 Aug 1489

Mother: Anne LOWTHER

Married: John CLYBURNE (b. ABT 1416 - d. 8 Aug 1487) (son of Rowland Clyburne and Catherine De Lancaster)

Children:

2. Thomas CLYBURNE (b. ABT 1467)

Christopher CURWEN (Sir)

Died: 6 Apr 1499

Mother: Anne LOWTHER

Married 1: Anne PENNINGTON (dau. of Sir John Pennington and Catherine Tunstall)

Children:

1. Thomas CURWEN (Sir)

2. Mabel (Isabel) CURWEN (b. ABT 1452)

3. Margaret CURWEN

Married 2: Catherine ?

Children:

4. Richard CURWEN

5. John CURWEN

Margaret CURWEN

Father: Christopher CURWEN (Sir)

Mother: Anne PENNINGTON

Married: William CURWEN of Camerton

1. Thomas CURWEN (Priest of Lowick)

Thomas CURWEN (Sir)

Died: 1464 / 1522, Stringston, Somersetshire, England

Father: Christopher CURWEN (Sir)

Mother: Anne PENNINGTON

Married: Anne HUDDLESTON (dau. of John Huddleston and Joan Stapleton)

Children:

1. Christopher CURWEN (Sir)

2. Lucy CURWEN

3. Elizabeth CURWEN

Elizabeth CURWEN

Notes: some sources shows her as dau. of Thomas and Agnes Strickland.

Father: Thomas CURWEN (Sir)

Mother: Anne HUDDLESTON

Married: William MUSGRAVE (Sir) (b. 1497 - d. 18 Oct 1544) (son of Sir Edward Musgrave and Joan Ward)

1. John MUSGRAVE (Capt.) (b. 1516)

2. Richard MUSGRAVE (b. 1524 - d. 1555) (m. Anne Wharton)

Lucy CURWEN

Born: ABT 1480, Workington, Cumberland, England

Father: Thomas CURWEN (Sir)

Mother: Anne HUDDLESTON

Married: John LOWTHER (Sir) (b. 1487 - d. 3 Feb 1551/2) (son of Sir Hugh Lowther and Anne Threlkeld) 27 Jan 1501/2

Children:

1. Hugh LOWTHER (Sir) (b. 1505 - d. 1546) (m. Dorothy Clifford)

2. Mabel LOWTHER (m. Christopher Dalton)

Christopher CURWEN (Sir)

Father: Thomas CURWEN (Sir)

Mother: Anne HUDDLESTON

Children:

1. Alice CURWEN

2. John CURWEN (b. ABT 1489)

3. Robert CURWEN (b. ABT 1492 - d. 18 Nov 1531)

4. Ellen CURWEN

5. Thomas CURWEN of Workington (Sir)

6. Edmund CURWEN of Calder (b. ABT 1507)

Alice CURWEN

Father: Christopher CURWEN (Sir)

Mother: Margaret BELLINGHAM

Ellen CURWEN

Notes: some sources shows her as dau. of Thomas and Agnes Strickland.

Father: Christopher CURWEN (Sir)

Mother: Margaret BELLINGHAM

Married: James LEYBOURNE (Sir Knight) (son of Thomas Leybourne and Margaret Pennington) ABT 1525, Cunswick Park, Kendal, Westmorland, England

1. Nicholas LAYBOURNE (m. Elizabeth Warcop)

2. Catherine LAYBOURNE (m. Richard Duckett)

Thomas CURWEN of Workington (Sir)

Died: 1519 / 1544 / Jul 1557, Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire, England

Notes: died in the 34th year of Henry VIII, in which year, on an inquisition of knights' fees, it is stated that he held the manor of Workington of the King, by the service of one knight's fee, 45s. 3d. Cornage, 4s. seawake [this has something to do with keeping the watch for hostile ships], and puture of two sergeants [puture is a claim by Foresters for food for man and beast, horse and dog, within the bounds of the forest]. He also held the manors of Thornthwaite, Seaton, and Cammerton, with one-third of the manor of Bootle, and divers other tenements at Gilcrux, Great Broughton, and Dearham.

Father: Christopher CURWEN (Sir)

Mother: Margaret BELLINGHAM

Children:

1. Henry CURWEN (Sir)

2. Joan CURWEN

3. Margaret CURWEN

6. William CURWEN

Children:

7. Thomas CURWEN (b. ABT 1539)

9. Agnes CURWEN (b. ABT 1543)

Margaret CURWEN

Father: Thomas CURWEN of Workington (Sir)

Mother: Agnes STRICKLAND

Children:

1. Thomas PRESTON (b. 1565 - d. 11 Oct 1615) (m. Margaret Fytche)

2. Nicholas PRESTON

3. Margaret PRESTON

Henry CURWEN (Sir)

Born: May 1528

Buried: Workington Church, Cumberland, England

Notes: Sheriff of Cumberland. Queen Mary and King Felipe, in the 3rd and 4th of their reign, granted the demesne and manor of Harrington to Henry Curwen, Esq., to hold in capite, by the fortieth part of one knight's fee, for all rents, services, and demands. Sir Henry represented Cumberland in Parliament in the 6th year of the reign of Edward VI and the 1st year of Elizabeth. Mary, Queen of Scots, landed near Workington Hall in her flight from Scotland on Sunday 16 May 1568, and was hospitably entertained here by Sir Henry till she removed to Cockermouth, on her route to Carlisle. Knight for the Shire BET 1554 and 1556, Cumberland, England. Knight for the Shire 1563, Cumberland, England. Knighted 22 Aug 1570. Will Filed 31 Jan 1597, Yorkshire, England.

Father: Thomas CURWEN of Workington (Sir)

Married 1: Mary FAIRFAX 1548

1. Nicholas CURWEN (Sir)

2. Joan CURWEN

3. Agnes CURWEN

4. Mabel CURWEN

Married 2: Catherine LAMBTON (d. 1575)

Married 3: Jane CROSBY

Children:

5. John CURWEN

6. George CURWEN (b. 1584)

7. Julian CURWEN (b. 1585)

8. Thomas CURWEN of Sella Park

9. Bridget CURWEN (b. 1594)

10. Henry CURWEN (Sir)

Joan CURWEN

Mother: Mary FAIRFAX

Children:

Agnes CURWEN

Father: Henry CURWEN (Sir)

Married: James BELLINGHAM of Levens (Sir Knight) (b. 5 May 1560 - d. 1641) (son of Alan Bellingham and Dorothy Sandford) ABT 1575, Helsington, Levens, Westmoreland, England

Children:

1. Henry BELLINGHAM (Sir Knight) (d. Oct 1650) (m. Dorothy Boynton)

2. Alan BELLINGHAM (b. 14 Dec 1606 - d. 1672) (m. Susan Constable)

3. Mary BELLINGHAM (chr. 14 Apr 1583) (m. Christopher Crackenthorpe)

4. Dorothy BELLINGHAM (m. Ralph Assheton)

5. Robert BELLINGHAM

6. Anne BELLINGHAM (d. 1640) (m. Sir William Ingleby of Spofforth)

7. Thomas BELLINGHAM

8. Elizabeth BELLINGHAM

9. Frances BELLINGHAM

10. Alice BELLINGHAM

Mabel CURWEN

Born: 1560

Died: 29 Nov 1624, Ronaldsway, Malew, Isle of Man

Father: Henry CURWEN (Sir)

Married 1: William CHRISTIAN  ABT 1576

1. Ewan CHRISTIAN (b. 1579 - d. 20 Sep 1655) (m. Catherine Harrison)

2. Jane CHRISTIAN (d. 1629) (m. Thomas Sammesbury)

3. Mary CHRISTIAN (m. John Quayle)

Married 2: William FAIRFAX (Sir) 1581

Children:

4. Phillip FAIRFAX (Sir)

5. Mary FAIRFAX

Thomas CURWEN of Sella Park

Died: 26 Apr 1653, Sella Park, Beckermet

Father: Henry CURWEN (Sir)

Married: Helena SANDERSON (b. ABT 1611 - d. 4 Feb 1670) (dau. of Samuel Sanderson of Hedley Hope) 3 Feb 1639

1. Henry CURWEN (b. 1640)

2. Isabel CURWEN (b. 1641) (m. Edward Stanley of Dalegarth, Esq.)

3. Darcy CURWEN (b. 11 Jun 1643 - d. 30 Jul 1722) (m. Isabel Lawson)

4. Barbara CURWEN (b. 1644)

5. Thomas CURWEN (b. 1646) (m. Dau. Midford)

6. Mary CURWEN (b. 1649)

7. Patrick CURWEN (b. 1653)

Henry CURWEN (Sir)

Father: Henry CURWEN (Sir)

Married: Margaret WHARTON

1. Martha CURWEN

Martha CURWEN

Died: 22 Jan 1664/5

Father: Henry CURWEN (Sir)

Married: William BELASSYE (Col.) (b. 30 Dec 1617 - d. BEF 20 Jul 1679) (son of Sir William Belassye and Margaret Selby) ABT 1640, Morton House, Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

John CURWEN

Died: 1 Jun 1631, Sibbertoft, Warwickshire, England

Father: Henry CURWEN (Sir)

Married: Margery ? ABT 1608, England

Children:

1. George CURWEN (Capt.)

George CURWEN (Capt.)

Died: 3 Jan 1685, Salem, Essex, Massachusets

Father: John CURWEN

Mother: Margery ?

Married 1: Elizabeth HERBERT 1636, England

Children:

1. Elizabeth CURWEN (b. ABT 1644) (m. Nicholas Stilwell)

2. Hannah CURWEN

Married 2: Elizabeth WINSLOW (d. 1696) (dau. of Edward Winslow and Sussanah Jackson) (w. of Richard Brooks) ABT 1669

Nicholas CURWEN (Sir)

Died: 16 Jan 1604

Notes: Sheriff of Cumberland. M.P. for Cumberland. Knighted Apr 1603, Lumley Castle.

Mother: Mary FAIRFAX

Children:

2. Jane CURWEN

Married 2: Anne MUSGRAVE (dau. of Simon Musgrave and Juliana Elleker)

3. Margaret CURWEN

4. Henry CURWEN

Mary CURWEN

Father: Nicholas CURWEN (Sir)

Married: Henry WIDDRINGTON of Widdrington and Swinburne Castle (Sir) (b. 1561 - d. 4 Sep 1623) (son of Edward Widdirngton and Ursula Carnaby)

1. Mary WIDDRINGTON (d. 22 Jul 1672) (m. Sir Francis Howard)

2. Dorothy WIDDRINGON (m. Sir Charles Howard)

3. William WIDDRINGTON (1º B. Widdrington) (b. 1611 - d. Aug 1651) (m. Mary Thorold)

Jane CURWEN

Died: 3 Mar 1618/9, Durham, Durham, England

Mother: Elizabeth CARUS

Children:

Margaret CURWEN

Born: 1572

Mother: Anne MUSGRAVE

Children:

5. Son STRICKLAND

6. Dau. STRICKLAND

7. Dau. STRICKLAND

Henry CURWEN

Died: 1623

Father: Nicholas CURWEN (Sir)

Mother: Anne MUSGRAVE

Children:

2. Henry CURWEN of Workington (Sir) (b. 1605 - d. unm 24 Feb 1672)

Married 2: Margaret BOUSKEL  (bur. 2 May 1656) ( dau. of Thomas Bonskill)

3. Eldred CURWEN of Workington (bur. 25 Apr 1673) (m. Catherine Wharton)

4. Anne CURWEN (d. 30 Jun 1704) (m. Henry Fletcher)

5. Wilfred CURWEN

6. Musgrave CURWEN (bur. 6 Feb 1656)

7. John CURWEN

8. Frances CURWEN

9. Barbara CURWEN

10. Martha CURWEN

11. Magdalen CURWEN (b. 1615) (m. James Duckett)

Patrick CURWEN of Workington (1º Bt)

Born: 1601

Died: 15 Dec 1664

Mother: Catherine DALSTON

Married: Isabel SELBY (d. 7 Jan 1666) (dau. of Sir George Selby of Whitehouse) 28 Feb 1619

1. Henry CURWEN (chr. 23 Mar 1621 - d. 21 Aug 1636)

2. Magdalen CURWEN (m. Sir Thomas Gascoigne of Lasingcroft)

Catherine CURWEN

Married: Richard DUCKET (b. ABT 1471) (son of Richard Ducket and Eleanor Harrington) (w. of Anne Fleming)

Margaret CURWEN

Father: Gerard CURWEN

Mother: ¿?

Married: George SANDYS of Esthwaite ABT 1485

Children:

2. Thomas SANDYS

3. John SANDYS

4. Robert SANDYS

5. George SANDYS

6. Christopher SANDYS

7. Anthony SANDYS

8. Anne SANDYS

9. Myles SANDYS

Eleanor CURWEN

Born: ABT 1518 - 1537

Married: Christopher SANDYS of Graythwaite

Children:

1. David SANDYS

Hugh CURWEN (Archbishop of Dublin)

Born: ABT 1505

Died: Oct 1568

Buried: 1 Nov 1568, Parish Church of Burford

Notes: See his Biography. Bishop of Oxford 1567.

Awdrey CURWEN

Born: ABT 1587, Cuckfield, Sussex, England

father: Francis CURWEN

Mother: ¿?

Married: Robert HUSSEY ABT 1612, London, Middlesex, England

Children:

1. Edward HUSSEY (b. ABT 1613)

2. George HUSSEY (b. ABT 1616)

3. Robert HUSSEY (b. ABT 1620)

4. Peter HUSSEY (b. ABT 1623)

5. Joseph HUSSEY (b. ABT 1626)

6. Thomas HUSSEY (b. ABT 1631)

7. Francis HUSSEY (b. 1629 - d. ABT 1653)

Married: Margaret MIDDLETON

Christopher CURWEN

Died: 1464

Mother: ¿?

Children:

Thomas CURWEN

Died: 1500

Notes: Called 'Black Tom'.

Mother: Elizabeth SANDYS

Children:

William CURWEN of Camerton

Mother: Margaret SWINBURN

Children:

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