Sir Christopher Culwen
Bef 1382 - 1453 (71 years)-
Name Sir Christopher Culwen [1, 2] Title Sir Born Bef 1382 Workington, Cumberland, England 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 17 Jul 1453 Workington, Cumberland, England [2] Buried Workington, Cumberland, England [2] Notes - In 1428, Henry VI of England, granted Sir Christopher (ii) de Curwen (1382-1453), the Castle and land of Cany and Canyell in Normandy, France as a reward for "good service". In 1429, he returned to northern England to fight an invasion by the Scots. In 1442, he oversaw the truce between Henry VI of England and King James II of Scotland. The lands in Normandy were lost to the French in 1450. Sir Christopher and his wife, Elizabeth Huddleston, are buried inside St Michael's Church, under a heavily carved tombstone bearing their effigies.
Person ID I4165 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Father William Culwen, b. Workington, Cumberland, England , d. Aft 1403, Workington, Cumberland, England Relationship Natural Mother Margaret Croft Relationship Natural Family ID F1194 Group Sheet
Family Elizabeth Huddleston, b. Millom, Cumberland, England , bur. Workington, Cumberland, England Children 1. Thomas Curwen, b. 1402, Workington, Cumberland, England , d. Abt 1470, Workington, Cumberland, England (Age 68 years)Family ID F1195 Group Sheet
- In 1428, Henry VI of England, granted Sir Christopher (ii) de Curwen (1382-1453), the Castle and land of Cany and Canyell in Normandy, France as a reward for "good service". In 1429, he returned to northern England to fight an invasion by the Scots. In 1442, he oversaw the truce between Henry VI of England and King James II of Scotland. The lands in Normandy were lost to the French in 1450. Sir Christopher and his wife, Elizabeth Huddleston, are buried inside St Michael's Church, under a heavily carved tombstone bearing their effigies.
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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;).
- [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;).