Rev. William Curwen

SIR CHRISTOPHER CURWEN, living 1492, knighted in Scotland by the Eari of Northumberiand 20 Edward 1480-1 : married ist, Ann, daughter of Sir John Pen- gton.of Muncaster, and had 6 sons and 4 daughters:

• 3. William, parson of Distington,

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• The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families. Together with their paternal ancestry. Volume 2, by Foster, Joseph, 1844-1905. Published 1884. page 126-132 "The Descent of Henry Fraser Curwen, Esq., of Workington Hall, from the Blood Royal of England."