William Lowle 
William was born before 1288 in Yardley, County Worcester, England. William is no longer alive.General Notes
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Within a few miles of Yardley, lived a noble Norman family, the Lyttletons.
With the family, William became connected by marriage. The Lyttletons held large
domains spreading out around Frankley and extending toward Yardley, whereon today
is Hagley Hall, seat of its present head, Earl Cobham, late Lord of Lyttleton.
Whether William was descended from savage Saxon progenitors on the banks of
the Avon or Severn or from the marauders from Normandy is matter more from
curiosity than to kindle enthusiasm. William lived at Yardley at a time when
Norman supremacy and Saxon subserviency had reached its acme. William Lowle
married a scion of a noble Norman family. It seems decisive that the claim of a
Saxon origin may confidently be dismissed.
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Within a few miles of Yardley, lived a noble Norman family, the Lyttletons.
With the family, William became connected by marriage. The Lyttletons held large
domains spreading out around Frankley and extending toward Yardley, whereon today
is Hagley Hall, seat of its present head, Earl Cobham, late Lord of Lyttleton.
Whether William was descended from savage Saxon progenitors on the banks of
the Avon or Severn or from the marauders from Normandy is matter more from
curiosity than to kindle enthusiasm. William lived at Yardley at a time when
Norman supremacy and Saxon subserviency had reached its acme. William Lowle
married a scion of a noble Norman family. It seems decisive that the claim of a
Saxon origin may confidently be dismissed.
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Within a few miles of Yardley, lived a noble Norman family, the Lyttletons.
With the family, William became connected by marriage. The Lyttletons held large
domains spreading out around Frankley and extending toward Yardley, whereon today
is Hagley Hall, seat of its present head, Earl Cobham, late Lord of Lyttleton.
Whether William was descended from savage Saxon progenitors on the banks of
the Avon or Severn or from the marauders from Normandy is matter more from
curiosity than to kindle enthusiasm. William lived at Yardley at a time when
Norman supremacy and Saxon subserviency had reached its acme. William Lowle
married a scion of a noble Norman family. It seems decisive that the claim of a
Saxon origin may confidently be dismissed.
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Within a few miles of Yardley, lived a noble Norman family, the Lyttletons.
With the family, William became connected by marriage. The Lyttletons held large
domains spreading out around Frankley and extending toward Yardley, whereon today
is Hagley Hall, seat of its present head, Earl Cobham, late Lord of Lyttleton.
Whether William was descended from savage Saxon progenitors on the banks of
the Avon or Severn or from the marauders from Normandy is matter more from
curiosity than to kindle enthusiasm. William lived at Yardley at a time when
Norman supremacy and Saxon subserviency had reached its acme. William Lowle
married a scion of a noble Norman family. It seems decisive that the claim of a
Saxon origin may confidently be dismissed.
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There is no specific date accessible to his birth or death but he is the registered root, so far as English annals disclose, of the Lowell family. By the strict rule of longevity it is safe to say the birth of William occurred in the year 1288. Without doubt William Lowle was born at Yardley in County Worcester, England and there lived and was buried. Place of internment is . Within a few miles of Yardley, lived a noble Norman family, the Lyttletons. With the family, William became connected by marriage. The Lyttletons held large domains spreading out around Frankley and extending toward Yardley, whereon today is Hagley Hall, seat of its present head, Earl Cobham, late Lord of Lyttleton. Whether William was descended from savage Saxon progenitors on the banks of the Avon or Severn or from the marauders from Normandy is matter more from curiosity than to kindle enthusiasm. William lived at Yardley at a time when Norman supremacy and Saxon subserviency had reached its acme. William Lowle married a scion of a noble Norman family. It seems decisive that the claim of a Saxon origin may confidently be dismissed. (Whalen, M. 1995. Lowell Genealogy. World Wide WEB page)
It is desirable to know as nearly as possible the period in which William of the first given English generation lived, as upon that fact considerable light is thrown upon the enquiry concerning his racial extraction. There is no specifi date accessible of his birth, death, either from the foregoing table or from any record or mortuary source. He is the registered root, so fas as English annals
disclose, of the Lowle family. By strict rule of longevity, with William as head link, and John of the eighth generation (who died March of the year 1552), as an end link the birth of William would have occurred in the year 1288. There is persuasive evidence of an earlier date. The two generations succeeding John, number 113 years, that is, to the death of Percival in the year 1665. The fecundity of the family as shown on the table and its well-known virility, lead to a conclusion that William was born, more probably, early in the 13th century. As indicative of race, consideration should be furthermore given to his family connections, and to the political and social conditions existing at this period, as also to the spirit and temper of the times, for, excepting his family connections, little else of direct personal acquaintance with him is procurable. William Lowle, without doubt, was born at Yardley, in County Worcester, England, and there lived, and was there buried. The place of his interment is not known. It was a custom then, and one still followed in many places, of depositing remains in vaults beneath or contiguous to churches. The parish clerk at Yardley writes of date May, 1898:"Forty years ago the slabs covering the vaults inside the church were overlaid with tiles and no record made of them." But it should not be entertained that the social and racial estate of William Lowle has for this reason gone out in entire obscurity. Within a few miles of Yardley lived a noble Norman family, the Lyttletons; with this family William became connected by marriage. There is little to add to a portrature of William's family connections and local surroundings. The topic of race seems, however, to demand furhtermore a suggestion of the spirit and temper, and political aspect of the times wherein William lived. Whether William Lowle was descended from savage Saxon progenitors on the banks of the Avon or Severn, or from the Marauders from Normandy, is matter more of curiosity than to enkindle enthusiasm. It is here a question of truth, rather than sentiment. He lived at Yardley at a time when Norman supremacy, and Saxon subserviency had reached its acme. So great was the degradation to which the Saxons had been reduced, it may well be expressed in the language of a writerconcerning that period: "Little was left to the Saxon but the air theay breathed." On the other hand, the Normans were a nation or race of knights errant, carrying their fortunes at the point of the lance, having an uncontrollable passion for conquest and power; they were skilled in statecraft; their women were deft in the fine arts, and they brought to England a refinement -a moral seriousness -a shrewd humor -the hatred of a lie. Their invasion found the Saxon had made no perceptible advance of civility and skill from the state of their savage progenitors on the banks of the Elbe. From the invasion of England by the Normans in 1066, to William Lowle of 1220, intervenes a hiatus of his family record. One at least, and probably two, of the name were adherents, from Normandy, of the standard of the conqueror, as shown by the "Battle Abbey Roll." Whatever of family changes occurred during this hiatus of some four or five generations is matter of conjecture; we know of no family alliances during that period with the Welsh. It is hardly inferable that because our ancestors lived in southwest England, known then as Wales, and upon which territory, also, so many other Norman families had engrafted themselves and become transplanted as a result of the conquest, that therefore they did not retain the purity of their Norman descent; yet there is a possibility of an intermixture of Welsh blood during these generations; and for reasons hitherto, and here given, there exists at least an equal measure of improbability. We do know that family alliances occurred between the dominant Normans, who, consequent upon the conquest, had practically usurped the territory then known as Wales. It will be especially pleasing to the feminine stems of the family Lowell to know how much of historic interest attaches to the maternal branches of our transatlantic ancestry. (D. R. Lowell. 1899. The Historic Genealogy of the Lowells of America}[Direct Linage1.FTW]
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There is no specific date accessible to his birth or death but he is the registered root, so far as English annals disclose, of the Lowell family. By the strict rule of longevity it is safe to say the birth of William occurred in the year 1288. Without doubt William Lowle was born at Yardley in County Worcester, England and there lived and was buried. Place of internment is . Within a few miles of Yardley, lived a noble Norman family, the Lyttletons. With the family, William became connected by marriage. The Lyttletons held large domains spreading out around Frankley and extending toward Yardley, whereon today is Hagley Hall, seat of its present head, Earl Cobham, late Lord of Lyttleton. Whether William was descended from savage Saxon progenitors on the banks of the Avon or Severn or from the marauders from Normandy is matter more from curiosity than to kindle enthusiasm. William lived at Yardley at a time when Norman supremacy and Saxon subserviency had reached its acme. William Lowle married a scion of a noble Norman family. It seems decisive that the claim of a Saxon origin may confidently be dismissed. (Whalen, M. 1995. Lowell Genealogy. World Wide WEB page)
It is desirable to know as nearly as possible the period in which William of the first given English generation lived, as upon that fact considerable light is thrown upon the enquiry concerning his racial extraction. There is no specifi date accessible of his birth, death, either from the foregoing table or from any record or mortuary source. He is the registered root, so fas as English annals
disclose, of the Lowle family. By strict rule of longevity, with William as head link, and John of the eighth generation (who died March of the year 1552), as an end link the birth of William would have occurred in the year 1288. There is persuasive evidence of an earlier date. The two generations succeeding John, number 113 years, that is, to the death of Percival in the year 1665. The fecundity of the family as shown on the table and its well-known virility, lead to a conclusion that William was born, more probably, early in the 13th century. As indicative of race, consideration should be furthermore given to his family connections, and to the political and social conditions existing at this period, as also to the spirit and temper of the times, for, excepting his family connections, little else of direct personal acquaintance with him is procurable. William Lowle, without doubt, was born at Yardley, in County Worcester, England, and there lived, and was there buried. The place of his interment is not known. It was a custom then, and one still followed in many places, of depositing remains in vaults beneath or contiguous to churches. The parish clerk at Yardley writes of date May, 1898:"Forty years ago the slabs covering the vaults inside the church were overlaid with tiles and no record made of them." But it should not be entertained that the social and racial estate of William Lowle has for this reason gone out in entire obscurity. Within a few miles of Yardley lived a noble Norman family, the Lyttletons; with this family William became connected by marriage. There is little to add to a portrature of William's family connections and local surroundings. The topic of race seems, however, to demand furhtermore a suggestion of the spirit and temper, and political aspect of the times wherein William lived. Whether William Lowle was descended from savage Saxon progenitors on the banks of the Avon or Severn, or from the Marauders from Normandy, is matter more of curiosity than to enkindle enthusiasm. It is here a question of truth, rather than sentiment. He lived at Yardley at a time when Norman supremacy, and Saxon subserviency had reached its acme. So great was the degradation to which the Saxons had been reduced, it may well be expressed in the language of a writerconcerning that period: "Little was left to the Saxon but the air theay breathed." On the other hand, the Normans were a nation or race of knights errant, carrying their fortunes at the point of the lance, having an uncontrollable passion for conquest and power; they were skilled in statecraft; their women were deft in the fine arts, and they brought to England a refinement -a moral seriousness -a shrewd humor -the hatred of a lie. Their invasion found the Saxon had made no perceptible advance of civility and skill from the state of their savage progenitors on the banks of the Elbe. From the invasion of England by the Normans in 1066, to William Lowle of 1220, intervenes a hiatus of his family record. One at least, and probably two, of the name were adherents, from Normandy, of the standard of the conqueror, as shown by the "Battle Abbey Roll." Whatever of family changes occurred during this hiatus of some four or five generations is matter of conjecture; we know of no family alliances during that period with the Welsh. It is hardly inferable that because our ancestors lived in southwest England, known then as Wales, and upon which territory, also, so many other Norman families had engrafted themselves and become transplanted as a result of the conquest, that therefore they did not retain the purity of their Norman descent; yet there is a possibility of an intermixture of Welsh blood during these generations; and for reasons hitherto, and here given, there exists at least an equal measure of improbability. We do know that family alliances occurred between the dominant Normans, who, consequent upon the conquest, had practically usurped the territory then known as Wales. It will be especially pleasing to the feminine stems of the family Lowell to know how much of historic interest attaches to the maternal branches of our transatlantic ancestry. (D. R. Lowell. 1899. The Historic Genealogy of the Lowells of America}
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