Biography of William Brownlow 4th Baronet 1665-1701

Before 26th June 1659 [his father] Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet (age 16) and [his mother] Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow (age 26) were married.

On 5th November 1665 William Brownlow 4th Baronet was born to Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet (age 22) and Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow (age 32).

On 3rd July 1668 [his father] Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet (age 25) died. His son [his brother] John (age 9) succeeded 3rd Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.

Monument St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map]. Armorial Brownlow Arms with a canton of the Rad Hand of Ulster impaled his wife's Freke Arms.

Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet: Before 1643 he was born to William Brownlow 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Duncombe. Before 26th June 1659 Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow were married. In 1666 William Brownlow 1st Baronet died. His son Richard succeeded 2nd Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.

Around 1677 William Brownlow 4th Baronet (age 11) educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University.

Around 2nd February 1683 [his mother] Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow (age 50) died.

Around 1685 John Closterman (age 25) and John Riley (age 39). Portrait of William Brownlow 4th Baronet (age 19).

In 1689 William Brownlow 4th Baronet (age 23) was elected MP Peterborough.

Before 1690 William Brownlow 4th Baronet (age 24) and Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow (age 22) were married.

On 16th November 1690 [his son] John Brownlow 1st Viscount Tyconnel was born to William Brownlow 4th Baronet (age 25) and [his wife] Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow (age 23).

In 1694 [his daughter] Anne Brownlow Lady Cust was born to William Brownlow 4th Baronet (age 28) and [his wife] Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow (age 27).

On 7th January 1694 Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield (age 76) died. His son Charles (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Macclesfield, 2nd Viscount Brandon of Brandon in Suffolk, 2nd Baron Gerard of Brandon in Suffolk. [his sister-in-law] Anna Mason Countess Macclesfield (age 26) by marriage Countess Macclesfield.

On 16th July 1697 [his brother] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet (age 38) committed suicide after suffering from severe gout. His brother William (age 31) succeeded 4th Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire and inherited Belton House [Map]. [his wife] Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow (age 30) by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.

Monument in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map] sculpted by William Stanton (age 58).

In 1698 William Brownlow 4th Baronet (age 32) was elected MP Bishop's Castle.

In March 1698 Charles Gerard 2nd Earl Macclesfield (age 39) and [his sister-in-law] Anna Mason Countess Macclesfield (age 30) were divorced by Act of Parliament; the first occasion on which a divorce was so granted without a previous decree of an ecclesiastical court.

On 25th April 1699 [his son] William Brownlow was born to William Brownlow 4th Baronet (age 33) and [his wife] Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow (age 32).

In 1700 [his wife] Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow (age 33) died.

On 6th March 1701 William Brownlow 4th Baronet (age 35) died. His son [his son] John (age 10) succeeded 5th Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire and inherited Belton House [Map].