Marmaduke Langdale was born in 1598, only son of Peter Langdale (d.1617) and his wife Anne Wharton (1576–1646), who in 1606 purchased Pighill Hall, Molescroft, near Beverley in Yorkshire.
The name 'Langdale' allegedly came from the manor of Langdale in Yorkshire.

In 1626 Langdale married Lenox Rodes (d.1639), daughter of Sir John Rodes (1562–1639) of Barlborough Hall, Derbyshire.
Before she died in childbirth in 1639, they had seven children, four of whom survived to adulthood.

Marmaduke Langdale, 2nd Baron Langdale (1627–1703), eldest son and heir;
Philip Langdale (died 1672);
Lenox Langdale (died 1658), daughter;
Mary Langdale (died 1678).
Marmaduke Langdale was born in 1598, only son of Peter Langdale (d.1617) and his wife Anne Wharton (1576–1646), who in 1606 purchased Pighill Hall, Molescroft, near Beverley in Yorkshire. The name 'Langdale' allegedly came from the manor of Langdale in Yorkshire.
In 1626 Langdale married Lenox Rodes (d.1639), daughter of Sir John Rodes (1562–1639) of Barlborough Hall, Derbyshire. Before she died in childbirth in 1639, they had seven children, four of whom survived to adulthood.
Marmaduke Langdale, 2nd Baron Langdale (1627–1703), eldest son and heir;
Philip Langdale (died 1672);
Lenox Langdale (died 1658), daughter;
Mary Langdale (died 1678).
Marmaduke Langdale, 1st Baron Langdale of Holme