John William Lower (1884-1941)


Dates

Birth: July-September 1884 Newhaven, Sussex, UK
Father: John Lower (Lomer) 1850-1921
Mother: Mary Ann (Allen) Scammell 1857-1919

Christening: Unknown

Marriage: July-September 1912 Newhavem, East Sussex, UK
Wife: Margaret Ellen Moore 1888-1950

Death: April-June 1941 Croydon, Surrey, UK

Children

Ronald John Lower 1913-1998
Ethel Joan Lower [Sawyer] 1916-2009

Notes

Birth of John William Lower in FreeBMD in July-September 1884 in Lewes (2b 187).

In the 1891 census as John W Lower aged 6, born in Newhaven, Sussex, and living with his parents (John and Mary A), two brothers (Frank B and Meol C - sic Niel E), and sister (Ethel M) in four rooms at 16 Railway Road, Newhaven, Sussex.

In the 1901 census as John W Lower aged 16, born in Newhaven, Sussex, a messenger for HM Customs and living with his married mother (Mary A) and three brothers (Frank B, Harold, and Rich - sic Neil) in four rooms at 16 Railway Road, Newhaven, Sussex. I cannot find an entry for his father.

In the 1911 census as John William Lower aged 26, and living with John and Mary Ann (parents?), Harold and Neil Eustace (brothers?) in Newhaven, Sussex.

Marriage of John W Lower and Margaret E Moore in FreeBMD in July-September 1912 in Newhaven (2b 461).

His son and daughter were born in Croydon in 1913 and 1916.

Death of John W Lower in FreeBMD in April-June 1941 aged 56 in Croydon (2a 1374).

There are 16 entries in Ancestry British Phone Books 1880-1984 for John W Lower address 43 Selwood Road Croydon number ADDscombe 2808 between 1930 ad 1941.

There is an entry in Ancestry Public Member Trees for John W Lower born in 1885 in Newhaven, Sussex, parents John and Mary A Lower, his marriage to Margaret E Moore, and a son and daughter.

Relationship

John William Lower was the fourth cousin once removed of Cyril Larby, my half second cousin once removed.

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