Birth: July-September 1855 Carrs Hill, Heworth, Durham, UK
Father: Thomas Thirlaway (Thirlawell, Thirlow, Thirlwall) c1823-1900
Mother: Ann Bell 1826-1904
Marriage: Janary-March 1905 Gateshead, Durham, UK
Husband: Joseph Lowery (Lowrey) 1836-1906
Death: October-December 1918 Gateshead, Durham, UK
Frederick Thirlaway 1890-1891
Birth of Priscilla Ann Thirlow (sic - on the typed original) in FreeBMD in July-September 1855 in Gateshead (10A 481).
Her brother was born on 18 September 1858 at Carr Hill, Heworth.
In the 1861 census as Priscilla Thirlway (sic - on the original) aged 5, born in Heworth, Durham, and living with her parents (Thomas and Ann), two brothers (John J and Thomas), and sister (Elizabeth) in Carr Hill, Heworth, Durham.
Her sister was registered in April-June 1864 and brother in July-September 1870, both in Gateshead, but both born in Heworth.
In the 1871 census as Priscilla A Therlevay (sic) - aged 15, born in Gateshead, Durham, and a servant living with Thomas Brewib (aged 26, born in Heworth Shire, Durham, employment illegible), his wife (Elizabeth M aged 26 and born in Souther Arla, Surrey), and daughter (Isabella aged 9 months and born in Gateshead, Durham) at 2 Cross Street, Gateshead, Durham. The entry is nearly illegible.
In the 1881 census as Priscilla A Thirlaway aged 24, born in Gateshead, Durham, single, and a servant living with James S Ward (aged 35, born in South Shields, Durham, and a provision merchant), his wife (Agnes J aged 33 and born in Gateshead, Durham), four sons (Lionel Sam aged 5, Sidney aged 9, Stanley H aged 7 and Thos (no age in index, aged 8 months on original)), all born in Gateshead, Durham) and daughter (Ann Eliz aged 3 and born in Gateshead, Durham) at 3 Seymour Terrace, Heworth, Durham.
Her son was registered in January-March 1889 in Gateshead, surname Thirlaway.
In the 1891 census as Prscilla Thorllow (sic - original illegible) aged 34, born in Gateshead, Durham, and a servant living with John Brown (aged 53, born in Carlisle, Cumberland, widowed and a roadman), his two sons (John J aged 17, born in Windy Nook, Durham and Robert aged 13 and born in Felling, Durham, both single and no stated employment) and daughter (Jane A aged 15 and born in Windy Nook, Durham), and her son (Fred) in two rooms at 2 Railway Place, Heworth, Durham.
Her son died soon after the census.
In the 1901 census as Priewllian (sic - in the index, original illegible) Lowery aged 46, born in Carrs Hill, Durham and living with her husband (Joseph Lowery) in two rooms at 4 Albert Place, Gateshead, Durham. Another family lived in two rooms at the same address.
Marriage of Priscilla Ann Thirlway and Joseph Lowery in FreeBMD in Janary-March 1905 in Gateshead (10A 1141).
Her husband died in October-December 1906 in Gateshead.
In the 1911 census as Briscilla (sic - in the index, Priscilla on the original) Ann Lowery aged 54, born in Carrs Hill, Gateshead, widowed, washing and cleaning at home (crossed out), and living in one room at 9 Boundary Cottages, Low Fell, Gateshead, Durham.
Death of Priscilla Lowery in FreeBMD in October-December 1918 aged 62 in Gateshead (10A 1974).
There are three entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Priscilla Ann Thirlow/Thorllow/Thirlway/Thirlaway.
Heworth is 2 miles east of Gateshead with Carr Hill between the two.
Priscilla Ann Thirlow was the 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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