Henry Curwen MP (1528 - 1597)

Born May 1528 in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Fairfax) Curwen — married about 1548 in England

Husband of Jane (Crosby) Corwin — married 1555 in Workington, Cumberland, England

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1597 at age 69 in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England

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Biography

Henry Curwen MP is Notable.

Sir Henry Curwen was the first son of Sir Thomas Curwen of Workington and Agnes Strickland.^[1][2][3][4]

He was mentioned in his father Thomas’ will of 1543.^[5]

In 1568 Mary, Queen of Scots took refuge with Sir Henry at Workington.^[6]

Marriage

Henry was initially contracted to marry Agnes Wharton, but the deal fell through.^[7]

m.1 (abt. 1548) Mary Fairfax^[8][9] Mary was the daughter of Nicholas Fairfax of Walton.^[10] Issue:

• Nicholas^[9][8]
• Mabel m. William Fairfax^[8]
• Joan (Jane) m. Christopher Musgrave.^[8][11][12]
• Agnes m. Sir James Bellingham^[8] of Over Levens, Westmoreland^[13]

m.2 Jane Crosby^[8][9]. Issue: 2 sons, 5 dau.^[14] Jannet was daughter of ___ Crosby.^[10]

• George^[8] (d.v.p).^[9]
• Thomas^{[8][9][2][15]}
• 5 daughters^[8] which might include:

• Elizabeth m. ____ Williamson.^[2]
• Bridget (d. 1681).^[2]
• Mary m. ____ Benson.^[2]

Occupation

• 28 Aug 1570: Knighted by Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex at Carlisle. ^[16]

• Offices: Commr. relief from aliens, Cumb. 1550, to survey Carlisle and west marches 1563, for piracy 1565, to survey castles and take musters, west marches 1580, to take oaths 1592; j.p. Cumb. 1554-d., Westmld. 1583/86-d.; sheriff, Cumb. Mar.-Nov. 1562, 1570-1, 1580-1, 1589-90.

• 8 Edward VI and 1 Eliz. I: MP.^[9]

Death

Henry died 25 Dec 1596, leaving a will dated 7 Oct 1595, proved 31 Jan 1597/8.^[8]

Sources

• History of Parliament online 1558-1603: CURWEN, Henry (1528-96), of Workington, Cumb

Henry was born in 1540. Henry Corwin ... He passed away in 1592. ^[17]

Sources

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Curwen_(1528%E2%80%931596)

1. ↑ Curwen, Henry (1528-96), of Workington, Cumb. HOP. Web.[1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} O'Hart, J. (1892). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry when Cromwell Came to Ireland, p. 667. Dublin: James Duffy and Co. Google Books.[2]
3. ↑ Lewis, M. (2013, July 10). "Sir Henry Curwen, Sheriff of Cumberland #33811, b. May 1528, d. 25 Dec 1596," (citing Richardson). ORTCNA. Web.[3]
4. ↑ see also: DOB est. age at fa.’s. i.p.m., C142/68/23. Vis. Cumb. (Harl. Soc. vii), 30; J. F. Curwen, House of Curwen, 106 seq.; W. Jackson, Pprs. and Peds. (Cumb. and Westmld. Antiq. and Arch. Soc.), i. 288-370; Biog. Studies (now Recusant History ), iii. 84; CPR, 1553, p. 364; 1553-4, p. 18; 1554-5, p. 106; 1560-3, pp. 435, 485; 1563-6, p. 20; 1569-72, p. 223; APC, vii. 284; xxiii. 257; M. E. James, Change and Continuity in Tudor North (Borthwick Pprs. xxvii), 10, 11, 19, 36, 47; A Tudor Magnate and the Tudor State (ibid. xxx), 7, 17, 20n; LP Hen. VIII, xii, xxi; Surtees Soc. xxvi. 44-46; liii. 341; CPR, 1563-6, p. 487; CPR, 1553, p. 381; 1555-7, p. 287; 1563-6, p. 142; Cam. Misc. ix(3), 50, 79; Cath. Rec. Soc. xxii. 117; VCH Cumb. ii. 77; C142/248/18; York wills 27, f. 151.
5. ↑ “Wills and inventories from the registry of the archdeaconry of Richmond, extending over portions of the counties of York, Westmerland, Cumberland, and Lancaster” by Richmond, Eng. (Archdeaconry); Raine, James, 1830-1896; Publication date 1853; Publisher Durham [Eng.]; pp44- 46 https://archive.org/details/willsinventories00richrich/page/46/mode/1up
6. ↑ Scott, D. (1908). The Stricklands of Sizergh Castle: The Records of Twenty-five Generations of a Westmorland Family, p. 295 (unnumbered). Highgate; Titus Wilson. Google Books.[4]
7. ↑ Bindoff, S. T. (1982). "Wharton." The House of Commons, 1509-1558, 1, pp. 598. London: Secker and Warburg. Google Books.[5]
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 545.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5} Burke, J. (1833). A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, pp. 577-580. London: Henry Colburn. Google Books.[6].
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Henry's first recorded marriage, published in "The Curwens of Workington Hall and kindred families" by Jackson, W, Publication date 1880; Publisher Kendal Printed by T. Wilson; Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto; Language English; 75 pages; Available online at Archive.org, (https://archive.org/details/curwensofworking00jack/page/22/mode/2up) Page 23. Accessed by Scheffer-943.
11. ↑ St. George, R. (1753). Visitation of Westmoreland 1615, pp. 8. London: John Gray Bell. Google Books.[7]
12. ↑ Wikipedia: Sir Richard Musgrave, 1st Baronet
13. ↑ Surtees Society, 67.[8]
14. ↑ Crosby had 1 son and 3 dau; no mention of first wife, (O'Hart).
15. ↑ Thos. had 2 sons: Henry and Eldred, who succeeded after bros. George and cousin Henry.
16. ↑ Metcalfe's Book of Knights p.126
17. ↑ Entered by Jonathon Dale Walter Myers, Jun 20, 2013

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Jonathon Dale Walter Myers for starting this profile.

Resource Notes

The PEDIGREE of Henry (Sir; of Workington Hall) CURWEN (https://fabpedigree.com/s026/f513543.htm)