John Lower (Lomer) (1850-1921)


Dates

Birth: 18 February 1850 Newhaven, Sussex, UK
Father: Richard Lower 1804-1866
Mother: Louisa Sarah Hester 1810-1878

Christening: 7 April 1850 Newhaven, Sussex, UK

Marriage: October-December 1881 Wandsworth, Surrey, UK
Wife: Mary Ann (Allen) Scammell 1857-1919

Death: July-September 1921 Croydon, Surrey, UK

Children

Ethel Mary Lower 1882-1900
John William Lower 1884-1941
Frank Bridger Lower 1886-a1930
Niel (Neil) Eustace Lower 1888-1917
Harold Lower 1891-1913

Notes

Birth of John Lower in FreeBMD in January-March 1850 in Lewis &c (7 480).

Christening of John Lower in the IGI on 7 April 1850 in Newhaven, Sussex, parents Richard and Sarah Lower.

In the 1851 census as John Lorber (sic - in the index, original illegible) aged 1, born in Newhaven, Sussex, and living with his mother (Louisa Sarah), brother (Mathew), four sisters (Ellen, Jane, Louisa and Sarah) and a cousin (Hannah Cola aged 3 and born in Shoreham, Sussex) in Newhaven, Sussex. I assume his father was at sea.

In the 1861 census as John Lower aged 11, born in Newhaven, Sussex, and living with his mother (Lewis), sister (Jane), married sister (Louisa Dowers) and neice (Sarah L Dowers) in Newhaven, Sussex. I assume his father was at sea.

His father died in Newhaven in 1866.

In the 1871 census as John Lower aged 21, born in Newhaven, Sussex, single, a clerk at the railway office, and living his widowed mother (Sarah) in Chapel Street, Newhaven, Sussex.

His mother died in Newhaven in 1878.

In the 1881 census as John Lower aged 31, born in Newhaven, Sussex, single, a railway clerk, and boarding with William Reed (aged 58, born in Hull, Torkshire, and a master grocer), his wife (Mary aged 50 and bon in Doncaster, Yorkshire), his son (James aged 19, born in Newhaven, single and a railway clerk), another boarder (Henry Lambert aged 21, born in Brighton, Sussex, single and a metal turner) and a general servant (Eliza wiltshire aged 15 and born in Newhaven) at 1 Clifton Terrace, Newhaven, Sussex

Marriage of John Lower and Mary Ann Scammell in FreeBMD in October-December 1881 in Wandsworth (1d 994).

In the 1891 census as John Lower aged 41, born in Newhaven, Sussex, a clerk, and living with his wife (Mary A), three sons (Frank B, John W and Mel C), and daughter (Ethel M) in four rooms at 16 Railway Road, Newhaven, Sussex

I cannot find an entry for him in the 1901 census, but his wife (Mary A) and four sons (Harold, John W, Frank B and Rich E) were living in four rooms at 16 Railway Road, Newhaven, Sussex.

In the 1911 census as John Lower aged 61, and living with Mary Ann (wife?), and Harold, John William and Neil Eustace (sons?) in Newhaven, Sussex.

They were still living in Newhaven when his son (Neil) was killed in 1917, but the address for his Neil's Medals is given as 53 Hartley Road, Croydon.

His wife died in Newhaven in 1919.

Death of John Lower in FreeBMD in July-September 1921 aged 71 in Croydon (2a 310).

There are eight entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for John Lower born on 18 February 1850 in Newhaven, Sussex, parents Richard Lower and Louisa Sarah Hester. Three entries give his birth on 7 April 1850. One entry gives his marriage to Mary A and four children - Ethel M, John W, Frank B and Niel C.

Relationship

John Lower was the husband of Mary Ann (Allen) Scammell, third cousin twice removed of Cyril Larby, my half second cousin once removed.

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