Foster's The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families (1884) - Lineage of Curwen, of Workington

objective

• to ensure "gateway" profiles to royal ancestors are as well sourced as we can do

method

• use the book "The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families" as a cited source for the lines covered

instructions

• add profiles of the profiles noted to the project
• attach the document "Lineage of Curwen, of Workington", or "Descent ... from The Blood Royal of England" to the appropriate profiles, and tick off their names (cite in the "sources" tab)
• add the citation text (below) to all the profiles
• clean the profile & tree, resolving data and tree conflicts
• find the pedigree & step thru it to the royal ancestor, requesting MP's as needed

citation

Please add the following text to profiles in the project:

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."

about the source & author

The book traces the descents of Edward l, crowned King of England in 1274, and his wife Eleanor of Castile.

Joseph Foster (9 March 1844 – 29 July 1905) was an English genealogist whose transcriptions of records held by the Inns of Court and Oxford University are still important historical resources.

resources

• Joseph Foster. The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families. Together with their paternal ancestry .. (Volume 2)  (page 29 of 40) "Lineage of Curwen, of Workington."
• Browse Plantagenet Ancestry - Richardson
• "Curwen Family" on TudorPlace.com (careful, contains errors)
• Sir Christopher Curwen on thepeerage.com
  • Citing: John F. Curwen, A History of the Ancient House of Curwen of Workington in Cumberland (Kendal, Cumberland, U.K.: Titus Wilson & Co., 1928). Hereinafter cited as History of Curwen in Workington.
• Eldred, 1st Baron Kendal, Lord Workington on "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins"

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