Peerage Record – 1222

     Eleanor Musgrave was the daughter of William Musgrave.¹ She married Sir Christopher Lowther, son of Sir Richard Lowther and Frances Midleton, in 1576.²
     From 1576, her married name became Lowther.²

     Robert Lowther was the son of Sir Christopher Lowther and Eleanor Musgrave.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Holcroft, daughter of William Holcroft.¹ He married, firstly, Margaret Cutler, daughter of Thomas Cutler.¹ He died circa January 1655.¹ He was buried on 9 January 1655.¹
     He held the office of Alderman of London.¹

     Gareth John Binning was born on 19 July 1971.¹ He is the son of John Bathurst Shaw Binning and Lady Nora Kathleen Annesley.¹

     Elizabeth Holcroft was the daughter of William Holcroft. She married Robert Lowther, son of Sir Christopher Lowther and Eleanor Musgrave.¹
     Her married name became Lowther.¹

     Anthony Lowther was the son of Robert Lowther.¹ He married Margaret Penn, daughter of Admiral Sir William Penn and Margaret Jasper, circa February 1666/67.¹ He died on 27 January 1692.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Appleby from 1678 to 1679.¹ He lived at Marske, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Margaret Penn was the daughter of Admiral Sir William Penn and Margaret Jasper.^1,2 She married Anthony Lowther, son of Robert Lowther, circa February 1666/67.¹
     Her married name became Lowther.

     Sir William Lowther, 1st Bt. was born in 1670.¹ He was the son of Anthony Lowther and Margaret Penn.¹ He married Catherine Preston, daughter of Thomas Preston.¹ He died in April 1705.¹
     He was created 1st Baronet Lowther, of Marske, co. Yorks [England] on 15 June 1697.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lancaster between 1702 and 1705.¹ He lived at Marske, Yorkshire, England^G.

     Catherine Preston was the daughter of Thomas Preston.¹ She married Sir William Lowther, 1st Bt., son of Anthony Lowther and Margaret Penn.¹
     Her married name became Lowther.¹

     Sir Thomas Lowther, 2nd Bt. was the son of Sir William Lowther, 1st Bt. and Catherine Preston.¹ He married Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire and Rachel Russell, on 2 July 1723.¹ He died on 23 March 1745.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Lowther, of Marske, co. Yorks [E., 1697] in April 1705.¹ He lived at Marske, Yorkshire, England^G.

     Robert Carr, 1st and last Earl of Somerset was born circa 1587.³ He was the son of Sir Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst and Janet Scott. He married Lady Frances Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and Katherine Knyvett, on 26 December 1613.⁴ He died circa July 1645 at London, England^G, without male issue.⁵ He was buried on 17 July 1645.⁶
     He held the office of Gentleman of teh Bedchamber in 1607.⁶ He was appointed Kngiht in 1607.⁶ In January 1608/9 he was granted the disgraced Sir Walter Ralegh’s Sherborne estate in Dorset.⁶ He was Page of Honour to King James VI.⁶ In January 1609/10 he was granted the disgraced Lord Maxwell’s estates in Scotland.⁶ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1611.⁶ He held the office of Keeper of Westminster Palace in 1611.⁶ He was created 1st Viscount Rochester [England] on 25 March 1611.⁶ In July 1611 he was granted Rochester Castle.⁶ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1612.⁶ He held the office of Acting Secretary of State between 1612 and 1614.⁶ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1613.⁶ He was created 1st Earl of Somerset [England] on 3 November 1613.⁶ He was created 1st Baron Brancepeth, co. Durham [England] on 3 November 1613.⁶ He held the office of Lord Chamberlain from 1614 to 1615.⁶ He held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1614 to 1615.⁶ He held the office of Acting Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal from 1614 to 1615.⁶ In 1616 he was, with his wife, found guilty of murder and imprisoned in teh Tower of London, but was pardoned in 1624.⁶ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁷