How old is Lucius?

[Sharon Hayes]

No: HPFGUIDX 180066

I was laying in bed at 2am this morning, couldn't sleep, and of course my thoughts go to HP. I was wondering what era Lucius is from.  Is there anything in canon that says how far ahead or behind of the Marauders he was at Hogwarts? Since Draco is the same age as Harry et al, it makes me wonder whether Lucius was around Hogwarts at the same time as the Marauders. He seems to be a contemporary of Snape's, as well as Nott, Crabbe and Goyle Snrs, yet there is no mention of him in the context of flashbacks in canon, that I can recall. If he WAS a contemporary of Snape's in Slytherin, it's probable he wouldn't have hung out with Snape, since the latter was rather, geeky and poor.  Any pointers to mentions in the books about this would be much appreciated.

Sharon, who continually gets confused about canon from reading far too much fan fiction!