Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Marske
Encyclopedia
Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet (4 January 1676 – 6 April 1705) was an English
landowner from Marske
, Yorkshire
. He was the eldest son of Anthony Lowther and Margaret Penn, daughter of Sir William Penn
.
On 15 June 1697, he was created a baronet
.
He married Catherine Preston and had three children:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
landowner from Marske
Marske
Marske is the name several places in North Yorkshire, England:* Marske-by-the-Sea, a small town in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire* New Marske, a village just south of Marske-by-the-Sea* Marske, a village near Richmond in North Yorkshire...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. He was the eldest son of Anthony Lowther and Margaret Penn, daughter of Sir William Penn
William Penn (admiral)
Sir William Penn was an English admiral, and the father of William Penn, founder of the Province of Pennsylvania....
.
On 15 June 1697, he was created a baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
.
He married Catherine Preston and had three children:
- Sir Thomas Lowther, 2nd Baronet (c.1699–1745)
- Catherine Lowther
- Margaret Lowther