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Occupation Interests / Re: Do you have corkcutter ancestors?
« on: Tuesday 28 August 18 16:18 BST (UK) »
Hi Cats,
How lovely to have heard from you. My great grandfather was also John James Lowman, so I guess that makes us second cousins. My late mother was the daughter of Emily who would, I presume, have been your great aunt. I never knew my grandmother as she died before I was born. Sadly my mother also died fourteen years ago, but she mentioned several times about her grandparents having lived in Malaga with the corkcutting business and how her grandmother Sarah found the heat in Malaga very oppressive in the summer. I am presuming that this would have been around 1900. My mother was very interested in Spain probably because of this connection, visited the country several times and studied the language, as do I. When I visited Malaga last year I enquired at the municipal offices to see if I could find out any more information but I am afraid I drew a blank because although I knew the name to search under they needed a street name, and all I knew was what my mother had said, namely that they lived in the dock area, which made sense if they were involved in exporting the cork. Therefore, I was unfortunately unable to find out anything more and there is nothing in my mother's family papers about the time her grandparents were in Spain. My mother was the youngest of nine children, all of whom are deceased, and I am doubtful whether anyone else in my branch of the family would have any more information. I am afraid that this will probably not take you much further - but if you do find out anything more please let me know and I will do likewise. In any event, I am pleased that we have made contact. Best wishes, Maravilla
How lovely to have heard from you. My great grandfather was also John James Lowman, so I guess that makes us second cousins. My late mother was the daughter of Emily who would, I presume, have been your great aunt. I never knew my grandmother as she died before I was born. Sadly my mother also died fourteen years ago, but she mentioned several times about her grandparents having lived in Malaga with the corkcutting business and how her grandmother Sarah found the heat in Malaga very oppressive in the summer. I am presuming that this would have been around 1900. My mother was very interested in Spain probably because of this connection, visited the country several times and studied the language, as do I. When I visited Malaga last year I enquired at the municipal offices to see if I could find out any more information but I am afraid I drew a blank because although I knew the name to search under they needed a street name, and all I knew was what my mother had said, namely that they lived in the dock area, which made sense if they were involved in exporting the cork. Therefore, I was unfortunately unable to find out anything more and there is nothing in my mother's family papers about the time her grandparents were in Spain. My mother was the youngest of nine children, all of whom are deceased, and I am doubtful whether anyone else in my branch of the family would have any more information. I am afraid that this will probably not take you much further - but if you do find out anything more please let me know and I will do likewise. In any event, I am pleased that we have made contact. Best wishes, Maravilla