He was the son of Sir Thomas Christopher Curwen (Curwyn) b. 1493, d. 1543, and Lady Agnes Anne Stricklang b. 1490, d. 1528.
He was born at Workington Hall, Great Clifton, Cumbriashire.
He married Lady Mary Margaret Fairfax in 1555, and their daughter, Jane Mable Curwen, was born in 1558 and died 1593 at Derby Haven, Ronaldsway, Isle of Man. She married Judge, Deemster, William McChristian in 1576 and their son, Ewan McChristian, was born 1579 at Ewan Rigg-Hall in Cumbriashire.
The Curwen family was descended from Gospatric, Earl of Northumberland (bordering Scotland). Their surname originated by agreement with Culwen, a family of Galloway, (not Ireland, but in South Ayrshire, Scotland) into which they married. The name was mistakenly spelled Curwen in public records during the reign of Henry VI and has remained so since that time.
Gospatric I, founder of the House of Dunbar, was the son of Maldred, King of Strathclyde, and thereby great-grandson of Malcolm II, King of Scotland. His mother was Bethoc, daughter of the Earl Uchtred of Northumberland and his wife, Elgiva, who was the daughter of Ethelred II, Saxon King of England.
Gospatric succeeded to his maternal grandfather’s Earldom of Northumberland, and as such, with his father Maldred, ruled Strathclyde.
Workington Hall dates to the 14th century and was once one of the finest Manor houses in Cumbria. In 1568, Lord Henry Curwen, Lord of the Manor of Workington, gave shelter to Mary, Queen of Scots, his 5th cousin, on her last flight from Scotland before her imprisonment and execution. While staying at Workington Hall, Mary wrote a letter to her half-sister, Elizabeth, Queen of England, which is now in the British Museum. She gave the Curwen family an Agate cup which was to ensure good luck for the family as long as it wasn't broken.
Today, the striking ruins are still used to stage operas, pageants, plays and is the location for the annual "Curwen Fair".
He was born at Workington Hall, Great Clifton, Cumbriashire.
He married Lady Mary Margaret Fairfax in 1555, and their daughter, Jane Mable Curwen, was born in 1558 and died 1593 at Derby Haven, Ronaldsway, Isle of Man. She married Judge, Deemster, William McChristian in 1576 and their son, Ewan McChristian, was born 1579 at Ewan Rigg-Hall in Cumbriashire.
The Curwen family was descended from Gospatric, Earl of Northumberland (bordering Scotland). Their surname originated by agreement with Culwen, a family of Galloway, (not Ireland, but in South Ayrshire, Scotland) into which they married. The name was mistakenly spelled Curwen in public records during the reign of Henry VI and has remained so since that time.
Gospatric I, founder of the House of Dunbar, was the son of Maldred, King of Strathclyde, and thereby great-grandson of Malcolm II, King of Scotland. His mother was Bethoc, daughter of the Earl Uchtred of Northumberland and his wife, Elgiva, who was the daughter of Ethelred II, Saxon King of England.
Gospatric succeeded to his maternal grandfather’s Earldom of Northumberland, and as such, with his father Maldred, ruled Strathclyde.
Workington Hall dates to the 14th century and was once one of the finest Manor houses in Cumbria. In 1568, Lord Henry Curwen, Lord of the Manor of Workington, gave shelter to Mary, Queen of Scots, his 5th cousin, on her last flight from Scotland before her imprisonment and execution. While staying at Workington Hall, Mary wrote a letter to her half-sister, Elizabeth, Queen of England, which is now in the British Museum. She gave the Curwen family an Agate cup which was to ensure good luck for the family as long as it wasn't broken.
Today, the striking ruins are still used to stage operas, pageants, plays and is the location for the annual "Curwen Fair".
He was the son of Sir Thomas Christopher Curwen (Curwyn) b. 1493, d. 1543, and Lady Agnes Anne Stricklang b. 1490, d. 1528.
He was born at Workington Hall, Great Clifton, Cumbriashire.
He married Lady Mary Margaret Fairfax in 1555, and their daughter, Jane Mable Curwen, was born in 1558 and died 1593 at Derby Haven, Ronaldsway, Isle of Man. She married Judge, Deemster, William McChristian in 1576 and their son, Ewan McChristian, was born 1579 at Ewan Rigg-Hall in Cumbriashire.
The Curwen family was descended from Gospatric, Earl of Northumberland (bordering Scotland). Their surname originated by agreement with Culwen, a family of Galloway, (not Ireland, but in South Ayrshire, Scotland) into which they married. The name was mistakenly spelled Curwen in public records during the reign of Henry VI and has remained so since that time.
Gospatric I, founder of the House of Dunbar, was the son of Maldred, King of Strathclyde, and thereby great-grandson of Malcolm II, King of Scotland. His mother was Bethoc, daughter of the Earl Uchtred of Northumberland and his wife, Elgiva, who was the daughter of Ethelred II, Saxon King of England.
Gospatric succeeded to his maternal grandfather’s Earldom of Northumberland, and as such, with his father Maldred, ruled Strathclyde.
Workington Hall dates to the 14th century and was once one of the finest Manor houses in Cumbria. In 1568, Lord Henry Curwen, Lord of the Manor of Workington, gave shelter to Mary, Queen of Scots, his 5th cousin, on her last flight from Scotland before her imprisonment and execution. While staying at Workington Hall, Mary wrote a letter to her half-sister, Elizabeth, Queen of England, which is now in the British Museum. She gave the Curwen family an Agate cup which was to ensure good luck for the family as long as it wasn't broken.
Today, the striking ruins are still used to stage operas, pageants, plays and is the location for the annual "Curwen Fair".
He was born at Workington Hall, Great Clifton, Cumbriashire.
He married Lady Mary Margaret Fairfax in 1555, and their daughter, Jane Mable Curwen, was born in 1558 and died 1593 at Derby Haven, Ronaldsway, Isle of Man. She married Judge, Deemster, William McChristian in 1576 and their son, Ewan McChristian, was born 1579 at Ewan Rigg-Hall in Cumbriashire.
The Curwen family was descended from Gospatric, Earl of Northumberland (bordering Scotland). Their surname originated by agreement with Culwen, a family of Galloway, (not Ireland, but in South Ayrshire, Scotland) into which they married. The name was mistakenly spelled Curwen in public records during the reign of Henry VI and has remained so since that time.
Gospatric I, founder of the House of Dunbar, was the son of Maldred, King of Strathclyde, and thereby great-grandson of Malcolm II, King of Scotland. His mother was Bethoc, daughter of the Earl Uchtred of Northumberland and his wife, Elgiva, who was the daughter of Ethelred II, Saxon King of England.
Gospatric succeeded to his maternal grandfather’s Earldom of Northumberland, and as such, with his father Maldred, ruled Strathclyde.
Workington Hall dates to the 14th century and was once one of the finest Manor houses in Cumbria. In 1568, Lord Henry Curwen, Lord of the Manor of Workington, gave shelter to Mary, Queen of Scots, his 5th cousin, on her last flight from Scotland before her imprisonment and execution. While staying at Workington Hall, Mary wrote a letter to her half-sister, Elizabeth, Queen of England, which is now in the British Museum. She gave the Curwen family an Agate cup which was to ensure good luck for the family as long as it wasn't broken.
Today, the striking ruins are still used to stage operas, pageants, plays and is the location for the annual "Curwen Fair".
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