Family and Education
b. c. 1602, 1st s. of Sir Henry Curwen of Workington by 1st w. Catherine, da. of Sir John Dalston of Dalston, and coh. to her gdfa. Thomas Tyrell of Birdbrook, Essex. educ. Queens’, Camb. matric. 18 Apr. 1620, aged 18. m. 28 Feb. 1620, Isabella (d. Jan. 1667), da. and coh. of Sir George Selby of Whitehouse, co. Dur., 1s. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1623; cr. Bt. 12 Mar. 1627.J. F. Curwen, House of Curwen, 142-51; Vis. Cumb. (Harl. Soc. vii), 5; Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiv), 661.
Offices Held
J.p. Cumb. 1625 – 44, July 1660 – d., dep. lt. by 1627 – 42, c. Aug. 1660 – d.; commr. for oyer and terminer 1630, Northern circuit July 1660; piracy Cumb. 1631, sheriff 1636 – 37, commr. for assessment 1640, Aug. 1660 – d., array 1642; lt. honour of Cockermouth by Mar. 1660 – d.; lt.-col. of militia ft. Cumb. Oct. 1660 – d., commr. for loyal and indigent officers 1662.
Col. of ft. (royalist) 1642–4.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Workington, Cumb.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
CURWEN, Sir Patricius (c.1602-64)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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