Sir Gilbert Culwen

Abt 1296 - 1383  (~ 87 years)

• Name	Sir Gilbert Culwen  [1, 2]
  Title	Sir
  Born	Abt 1296	Workington, Cumberland, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1383	Workington, Cumberland, England   [1, 2]
  Notes	He fought in the Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346 as he and his men fought alongside King Edward III of England as he attempted to seize the French throne after the death of Charles IV. Gilbert was invested as a Knight on 26 August 1346 from the King on the field of Crécy, for his brilliant services. On 8 May 1362 he began work on Workington Hall, when he laid the first stone of the chief tower.
  Person ID	I1529	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Culwen,   b. Workington, Cumberland, England ,   d. 1329, Workington, Cumberland, England
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Eda Harrington
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	Abt 1295  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F1309	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret
  Married	Aft 1320  [2]
  Children	1. Gilbert Culwen,   b. Workington, Cumberland, England ,   d. Abt 1403, Workington, Cumberland, England
  Family ID	F433	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Avice
  Married	Abt 1320  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F434	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S162] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700, 7th Edition, Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, David Faris, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co; Location: Baltimore; Date: 1992;). [S161] A History of the Ancient House of Curwen of Workington in Cumberland, John F. Curwen, (Name: Titus Wilson & Co; Location: Kendal, Cumberland, U.K.; Date: 1928;).