William Lowther (1639-1705)
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Sir William Lowther was an English
landowner dwelling at Swillington
, the eldest son of Sir William Lowther.
He married Catherine Harrison and had ten children:
He had a falling-out with his eldest son, William, over his marriage to the daughter of Lord Maynard
, because of the reduction in the estates that would be entailed by her jointure
.
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 dwelling at Swillington
Swillington
Swillington is a small village and civil parish near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It is located east of the River Aire and surrounded by streams including Fleakingley Beck. As of 2001, Swillington had a population of about 3,530.Swillington used to be a...
, the eldest son of Sir William Lowther.
He married Catherine Harrison and had ten children:
- Sir William Lowther, 1st BaronetSir William Lowther, 1st Baronet, of SwillingtonSir William Lowther, 1st Baronet was an English landowner dwelling at Swillington, the eldest son of Sir William Lowther....
(1663–1729) - son, first apprenticed to a merchant, then joined the Army
- son, first apprenticed to a merchant, then joined the Army
- son, joined the Army
- Richard Lowther, merchant, married successively the daughters of Sir Christopher Wandesford and Sir John Fenwick
- Christopher Lowther (d. 1718), merchant, of Little Preston, married Elizabeth Maude and had issue
- Gerard Lowther, lawyer, d.v.p. age 23
- Catherine Lowther, married Henry Slingsby
- Mary Lowther, married John Stanhope
He had a falling-out with his eldest son, William, over his marriage to the daughter of Lord Maynard
Banastre Maynard, 3rd Baron Maynard
Banastre Maynard, 3rd Baron Maynard was a peer and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Essex 17 Mar 1663 - 25 Feb 1679 and Baron Maynard....
, because of the reduction in the estates that would be entailed by her jointure
Jointure
Jointure is, in law, a provision for a wife after the death of her husband. As defined by Sir Edward Coke, it is "a competent livelihood of freehold for the wife, of lands or tenements, to take effect presently in possession or profit after the death of her husband for the life of the wife at...
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