738786.
Sir Robert Lowther & 738787. Margaret Strickland
~1365, Robert Louther born in England, s/o 1477572. Sir Hugh de Lowther & 1477573.
Margaret de Quale.
~1365, Margaret born in England, heir & d/o 1477574. Bishop William Strictland.
[––Margaret––]
Margaret 1st married to John Derwentwater.
6/21/1377, Richard II, age 10, succeeded Edward III as King
of England.
1381, Peasant Revolt against new Poll tax. [Aka Wat Tyler’s
Rebellion.]
Aft. 1384, Robert’s father died in Cumberland.
[––Robert & Margaret––]
~1383, Robert married Margaret.
5/21/1393, Commission of oyer and terminer … William
Gascoigne … complaint by Richard le Scrope, knight, that … [many named] Richard
de Louther of Cumberland, … and other evildoers broke his park at Brignale, co.
York. (S) CPRs.
3/6/1394, Clement de Skelton knight and Robert de Louther to
receive £22
for 55 days at parliament at Westminster representing Cumberland. (S) CFRs.
1394, Robert Louthre and Clement de Skelton, Knights of the
Shire for Cumberland.
1396-97, Robert deputy to Ralph, Lord Neville, as keeper of
the royal forests north of Trent.
9/1398, Robert and Margaret secured a papal indult to make
use of a portable altar.
6/1399, Peter Tilliol accompanied Richard II to Ireland. He
entrusted his affairs to his cousin Robert Lowther, son of his paternal aunt
Maud.
9/1399, Robert accompanied King Richard to Ireland. [Which
provided an opportunity for future Henry IV, in exile, to invade England and
take the crown.]
12/23/1399, IPM of Maud wife of Henry, Earl of
Northumberland. … Cumberland: Whitehope. The manor, held by Robert de Lowther …
Castalrige and Talantire, held by Robert de Lowther and Margaret his wife by
23s. 3d. for cornage and 16d. for watch of the sea. … Crosseby Alwardby, held
by Robert de Lowther by knight’s service … [multiple holding also held by
Thomas de Lowther, likely the son of uncle Thomas.] (S) CIsPM.
11/1400, Robert in a commission in Cumberland about the
detention of tax rebates.
1/1401, Robert, Knight of the Shire for Cumberland. (S)
CCRs.
1401, Robert Lowther contributed to the building of the
choir of the Cathedral of Carlisle with his father-in-law William Strickland.
12/1401, Robert collector of taxes in Cumberland.
9/30/1399, Henry IV succeeded Richard II as King of England.
1401, Robert contributed to the building of the choir of the
Cathedral of Carlisle with his father-in-law William Strickland.
1402, Robert Louthre and William de Stapilton, Knights of
the Shire for Cumberland.
1/1404 in London, Robert, M.P. for Cumberland [along with Peter
Tilliol, his cousin.] (S) CCRs.
2/16/1405, Robert, Collector of wool custom, Carlisle. [along
with his brother William.]
1405, Robert Louthre and William de Louthre, Knights of the
Shire for Cumberland. [Brothers]
2/13/1406, Robert Louther on a commission of peace for
Cumberland. (S) CPRs.
6/1406, Robert to take control of the earl of
Northumberland’s castle of Cockermouth for the King.
10/27/1406, “Richard Redmane, Robert Lowther, and William
Stapylton state that they were appointed by the King's letters patent to
collect the reasonable aid for the marriage of Lady Blanche, the King's eldest
daughter.” (S) UKNA.
12/1406, Robert, collector of taxes in Cumberland for the
aid of the marriage of Princess Philippa.
12/22/1406, Robert de Louther and John de Skelton knights to
receive £80
8s for 201 days at parliament at Westminster representing Cumberland. (S) CFRs.
1407-08, Robert, High Sheriff of Cumberland.
6/8/1407, To the sheriff of Cumberland. Writ de expenses for
Robert de Louther and John de Skelton knights £80 8s. for 201 days, knights
of the shire at the parliament summoned at Westminster on 1 March last [until 3
April]. (S) CCRs.
12/20/1412, Grant by John Bower of Karlille, and Christina
his wife, ... of a tenement with a garden in Penreth, abutting on the castle
croft. Witnesses:- Robert Louther, knight, and others (named): [Cumbl.] (S)
UKNA.
3/20/1413, Henry V succeeded Henry IV as King of England.
4/1414, Robert Lowther and William de Legh, Knights of the
Shire for Cumberland.
11/30/1417, John de Lancastre to Peter Tillioll, Robert de
Louther knights and Robert Warcop of Westmerland. Recognisance for £100,
to be levied etc. of his lands and chattels in Cumberland. (S) CCRs.
1418, Sir Robert Lowther and Sir Peter de Tilliol, Knights
of the Shire for Cumberland. [Cousins]
1418-19, Robert, High Sheriff of Cumberland.
1419, Sir Robert Lowther and Sir Peter de Tilliol Knights of
the Shire for Cumberland.
5/25/1419, Bishop William de Strickland wrote his will,
naming son-in-law Robert Lowthat an executor.
1421 Sir Robert de Lowther held the whole of Lowther manor
by the cornage of twenty shillings and fourpence. (S) Picturesque Views, V2,
Morris, P65.
9/1/1421, Robert Louther, ‘chivaler, knight, on a commission
of peace in Westmorland. (S) CPRs.
2/12/1422, Robert Louther, ‘chivaler, knight, on a
commission of peace in Westmorland. (S) CPRs.
11/6/1422, To the escheator in Westmerland. Order to give
Elizabeth who was wife of John de Clyfforde knight livery of … 20s. 4d. in
Louther of Robert Louther knight, … (S) CCRs.
1422, Sir Robert Lowther held the whole of Lowther manor
under the Cliffords.
8/31/1422, Henry VI (an infant) succeeded Henry V as King of
England.
1423, Sir Robert Lowther and Sir Peter de Tilliol Knights of
the Shire for Cumberland.
1423, 1424, Robert Louther, knight, on commission of peace
in Cumberland. (S) CPRs.
1426, Sir Robert, an executor of the will of Ralph Neville,
Earl of Westmorland, petitions the parliament at Leicester about an error. (S)
UKNA.
2/1427, Robert on a commission about damage to a watercourse
at Carlisle.
1428, Robert Louther, knight, on commission of peace in
Cumberland. (S) CPRs.
1/20/1430, Robert de Louther, knight, and Margaret, his
wife, deforciants … 24 messuages, 200 acres of land, … to remain to Geoffrey
the son of Robert and Margaret for his life, with successive remainders (1) to
Thomas the brother of Geoffrey for his life, (2) to John the brother of Thomas
the brother of Geoffrey for his life, (3) to Robert the brother of John for his
life, and (4) to the male heirs of the bodies of Robert and Margaret for ever,
and in default of such heirs (5) to the heirs of the body of Margaret, and (6)
to the right heirs of Margaret. (S) Feet of Fines.
4/9/1430, Robert died. [A brass plate to his memory is in
Lowther church.] He left large flocks of sheep to his younger children and
wife. His executors included his wife Margaret, and his son William.
4/20/1430, Writ of diem clausit extremum, after the death of
Robert Louther, knight ; Cumberland. (S) CFRs.
[––Margaret––]
1434, Margaret demanded against Isabella, wife of John
Barton, the manor of Ormeshead and lands in Great Asby.
7/16/1449, Margaret died.
7/22/1449, Writ of diem clausit extremum, after the death of
Margaret late the wife of Robert Louther knight ; Cumberland and Westmoreland.
(S) CFRs.
(S) Visitation of Yorkshire, Fowler, 1881, P250. (S) The
Irish & Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry, O’Hart, 2000, P216. (S) The History and
Antiquities of Cleveland, Ord, 1846, P387. (S) Hist. of Parlaiment, Roskell,
1993. (S) Hist. and Antiq. of Westmorland, V2, Nicolson, 1777, P576.
Children of Robert
and Margaret: [6 sons, 3 daughters.]
i. Mary Lowther (369393), born ~1385 in England.
ii. Hugh de Lowther, born ? in England.
8/1412, Hugh married Mary
Restwold.
10/25/1415, Hugh at the battle of Agincourt in northern
France. The English longbows gave “a terrifying hail of arrow shot.” [Robert
and Margaret, Hugh’s parents, both made generous bequests to Margaret Restwold,
d/o Richard Restwold in their wills. (S) Hist. of Parl., Roskell, 1993./
iii. Anne Lowther, born ? in England.
Anne married Sir Thomas Curwen of Workington, knight.
iv. Elizabeth Lowther, born ? in England.
Elizabeth married William Leigh.
