Birth: Circa 1836 Sheriff Hill, Durham, UK
Father: William Lowery (Lowrie, Lowry) c1793-1870
Mother: Jane Johnson c1801-1861
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: July-September 1854 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, UK
Wife: Margaret Hackworth 1838-1898
Marriage: January-March 1905 Gateshead, Durham, UK
Wife: Priscilla Ann Thirlaway 1855-1918
Death: October-December 1906 Gateshead, Durham, UK
By Margaret
Isaac Lowery 1855-1916
Robert Lowery 1859-1926
William Lowery 1860-1950
Joseph Lowery 1869-1915
Jane Ann Lowery 1870-a1911
Elizabeth Lowery 1874-a1891
George Lowery 1879-1932
In the 1841 census as Joseph Lowrey (sic - on the original) aged 5, born in Durham and living with William and Jane (parents?), John, Robert, Thomas and William (brothers?) and Sarag (sister?) in New Row, Gateshead, Durham.
In the 1851 census as Joseph Lowry aged 15, born in Sheriff Hill, Durham, a coal miner, and living with his parents (William Lowery and Jane Lowry), and four brothers (John, Robert, Thomas and Wiliam, surnames Lowry) in Kibblesworth, Durham. The surname spelling is difficult to interpret.
Marriage of Joseph Lowrey and Margaret Hackworth in FreeBMD in July-September 1854 in Newcastle upon Tyne (10B 114)
His children were born in Sheriff Hill, Durham.
In the 1861 census as Joseph Lawery (sic - in the index, Lowery on the original) aged 25, born in Sheriff Hill, Durham, a coal miner, and living with his wife (Margaret) and three sons (Isaac, Robert and William) in Spout Burn, Kibblesworth, Durham.
In the 1871 census as Joseph Lawrey (sic - on the original) aged 35, born in Sheriff Hill, Durham, and living with his wife (Margaret), four sons (Isaac, Joseph, Robert and William) and daughter (Jane A) in Lamesley, Durham.
In the 1881 census as Joseph Lowrey (sic - in the index) aged 45, born in Lamesley, Durham, a coal miner, and living with his wife (Margaret), five sons (George, Isaac, Joseph, Robert and William) and two daughters (Elizabeth and Jane Ann) at 81 The Square, Lamesley, Durham.
In the 1891 census as Joseph Lowery aged 55, born in Shery (sic - in the index, Sherif on the original) Hill, Durham, a waggoner's man at colliery, and living with his wife (Margaret), three sons (George, Isaac and Joseph) and daughter (Elizabeth) at 38 The Square, Lamesley, Durham.
His wife died in January-March 1898 in Chester le Street.
In the 1901 census as Joseph Lowery, no aged in the index, 66 on the original, born in Sheriff Hill, Durham, a retired coal hewer, and living with his wife (Priewllian Lowery) in two rooms at 4 Albert Place, Gateshead, Durham. Another family lived in two rooms at the same address.
Marriage of Joseph Lowery and Priscilla Ann Thirlway in FreeBMD in January-March 1905 in Gateshead (10A 1141).
Death of Joseph Lowery in FreeBMD in October-December 1906 aged 71 in Gateshead.
There are fifty six entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Joseph Lowery/Lowry.
Sheriff Hill is just south of the centre of Gateshead, Lamesley is 3 miles south of Gateshead, and Kibblesworth is 4 miles south of Gateshead in the registration district of Chester le Street.
Joseph Lowery was the husband of Priscilla Ann Thirlaway, aunt of John James Thirlow, husband of Alice Johnston, first cousin of Peter Purves, husband of Isabella Richardson Steele, wife of Robert James Gordon, father of Irene Alice Gordon, wife of George William Barton, brother of Dennis Alfred Barton, my brother-in-law.
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