LOWTHER, Sir William, 1st Bt. (1676-1705), of Marske, Yorks. and Holker Hall, Lancs.

bap. 4 Jan. 1676, 1st surv. s. of Anthony Lowther† of Marske by Margaret, da. of Admiral Sir William Penn of Pennsylvania. m. 24 June 1697, Catherine (d. 1701), da. and h. of Thomas Preston*, 2s. 2da. suc. fa. 1693; cr. Bt. 15 June 1697. H. Owen, Lowther Fam. 257, 263–4; Trans. Cumb. and Westmld. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. n.s. xliv. 112.