Robert Lowthropp (abt. 1511 - 1558)

Born about 1511 in Harthill Wapentake, East Riding, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen (Unknown) Lowthropp — married 1535 in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1558 at about age 47 in Cherry Burton Parish, East Riding, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

This profile is part of the Lathrop Name Study.

Robert Lowthroppe, AKA various spellings incl. Lowthropp, Lothropp, Lathropp, Lathrap, Lothrop

Origin

Robert is assumed to be a son of John Lowthroppe born c. 1513 at Harthill Wapentake, East Riding, Yorkshire, England.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Robert married to Ellen, assumed to be Ellen Aston, daughter of Thomas Aston, from Fole or Checkley in Staffordshire.^[1] Circumstantial evidence is the mention of Richard Ashton (Aston) in both the wills of Robert and Ellen.^[1] Robert and Ellen lived at Cherry Burton Par., East Riding, Yorkshire, England. They had four known children: three sons and a daughter.

Known children of Robert and Ellen:^[1]

1. Thomas, bpt 19 Jun 1536, bur 9 Oct 1606 - Etton Par., East Riding, Yorkshire; m 1) Mrs. Elizabeth Wood Clark, 2) Mary Howell? or Maud, 3) Jane Carter
2. John, bpt 19 Apr 1537
3. Lawrence, bpt 21 Mar 1538/9, bur 8 Jun 1602 - Cherry Burton Par.; m Elizabeth Howell - 12 Jun 1568 - Cherry Burton Par.
4. Margaret; m Robert Hodgeson

The above are the only documented children of Robert and Ellen. The following children have been claimed by others, without citation.

• Robert
• Elizabeth
• Isabell

Death and Legacy

Robert left a will dated 16 July 1558 and proved in the Prerogative Court of York 20 Oct 1558.^[1]

Wife Ellen left a will dated 12 February 1572/3, and was buried on 8 March 1572/3 in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Evans, David R., 2015 Robert Lowthroppe Evans Family WebPage, accessed 26 March 2016.

• Huntington, E. B. 1884 A genealogical memoir of the Lo-Lathrop family in this country ... Ridgefield, CT: Huntington family, Archive.org accessed 26 March 2016, Pages 15-20.
• Moriarty, G. Andrews, 1930 "Genealogical Research in England: Lothrop." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database accessed 26 March 2016: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.) Vol 84, Pages 437-39.
• Hubbard, G.D.R., Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel Lothrop, Sr., 1545 to 1901 (G.D.R. Hubbard, Brooklyn, New York, 1901) Page 6
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 March 2021), memorial page for Robert Lothrop (1513–20 Oct 1558), Find A Grave: Memorial #177557453, citing St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Cherry Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England ; Maintained by Ro§e❈ (contributor 47359710) .