When Miss Lothrop was born about 1517, in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England, her father, John Lowthroppe, was 39 and her mother, wife Robert Lowthroppe, was 37.
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Book of Common Prayer, a product of the English Reformation, was published in 1549 for assistance in the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England. The book outlined morning, evening, and communion prayers and orders for baptism and marriage, thus making England a truly Protestant state.
The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.
A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
English: habitational name from Lowthorpe in East Yorkshire, named with the Old Norse personal name Logi or Lági + thorp ‘outlying farmstead’.
History: In 1634 the name was brought to North America by the Rev. John Lathrop (born 1584 in Etton, Yorkshire, England), a Puritan preacher fleeing religious persecution. He arrived in Plymouth Colony and lived in Scituate, MA, until 1639, then moved to Barnstable, MA, where his Bible can still be seen.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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