LOWE, John b: 20 Feb 1824 Warrington

[Sandymc47]

Hi
Did find this Jessie Thomasine Lowe on my travels, dont know
if it is yours?

Jessie Thomasine Lowe christened 31st August 1862 at Leverton, Lincoln
parents are Henry and Sarah

regards
Sandymc

[SusanMC1]

Hi Sandy:  Yes, that must be her - parent's name are correct and birth year as well.  I had the location as Old Leake, Boston, Lincolnshire rather than Leverton, though.  Still trying to find a connection between Jessie's family and John Lowe's family as I find it just too coincidental that Jessie and her husband, Herbert Cunningham, ended up with a Western Land grant in Manitoba in the "Lowe Farm" area.  Thanks for your information.  Susan

[Sandymc47]

Hi again

Leverton is 2 miles from Old Leake and they are both in the registration district of Boston.  She may have been born in Old Leake but it said she was christened in Leverton.  Maybe Henry or Sarahs family lived there.
The church at Leverton is called St Helena.
Might have to find out if Henry had anything to do with John as maybe thats whey Jessie was on Lowe land in Canada.
Will see if I can find anything that connects, could be hard though lol.

regards Sandymc 

[SusanMC1]

Hi Sandy:  It looks like I missed one of your messages; you asked about Jessie's death and her parents.  This is what I have found:  Jessie died on Salt Spring Island, B.C.  23 Feb 1932, her parent's were Henry born 1825 or 26 in Sleaford, Derbyshire, no death date for him.  His parents were Thomas Lowe, b: 28 Sep 1783 d: 12 Nov 1854 Sleaford and his mother Mary Hannah b: 1793, Pornthorn.  I have Henry's gg grandparents as Francis Lowe 1745 and Ann Leek, no details.  Jessie's mother: Sarah Strapps, b: 1832, Sleaford, no death date for her or location and no parents for Sarah.  My thoughts were if John and Jessie were cousins or he was, perhaps, an uncle.  If he immigrated to Canada and amassed a huge track of prime farmland and encouraged Jessie and James Cunningham to immigrate and settle in the same region as well.  Thanks for your assistance and thoughts to date.  Regards, Susan

[Sandymc47]

Hi Susan

I thought I had posted the following but maybe it has not gone through.  I found this on my travels this morning.

Henry Lower think it should be Lowe married Sarah Strapps at Sleaford
2nd March 1859. Henry is 32 and Sarah is 28.
Henrys Dad was Thomas and Sarahs was Richard Strapps.

This means that Henry was born in about 1827.
I did find a Cheshire Henry Lowe born about 1827 who marries in 1847
so wonder if he was widowed, and moved to Lincolnshire to remarry
Sarah.  Only guessing here but might be worth having a look at.

Must admit I have never heard of Strapps alot before but there seems
to be quite a few around the Lincolnshire area.
 
Living in Nottinghamshire and not far from either Lincolnshire or Derbyshire I can assure you that Sleaford is in Lincolnshire and not in Derbyshire as you mentioned as I have been through it many times on the way to the seaside at Skegness, Lincolnshire. Unfortunately, we cant rely on everything transcribed with the lack of knowledge of readfing and writing in those days.  The thick accents of people who couldnt write or spell. Makes it very mixed up for us educated people. Dont think they imagined that their future relatives would be searching for them two hundred years later lol.   

Cant seem to find the Lowe connection unless they heard of it from distant relatives or its just a coincidence??

regards Sandymc

[judithBaker]

HI, Jessie Thomasine was my grandfathers sister. He was Henry Harvey Lowe b. 1866 old Leake Lincolnshire England, son of Henry and sarah. She had a sister Annie Mary who married Spencer Percival, for a short time lived in Manatoba and in 1902 established a home on Pender Island where she lived until her death in 1934. Henry, my grandfather did put down a deposit on a large tract of land in Manatoba but could not raise the entire sum so it was forfeit. He came to Australia in 1901 with his wife Edith nee Fox and 5yr, old daughter Gladys. After that  the couple had two more daughters Doris and Edyth. My father Thomas Harvey b. 1909 .
I have been trying to trace Jessie Thomasine for a long time and only recently discovered she had married Herbert Cunningham and also went to Canada. Would love to know more about her life etc. and my relatives in Canada. Would you have a picture of her? Keep contact please. Yours Judith.

[Sandymc47]

Hi there
Thats lovely Judith you finding Susan on here.

You have to make 3 posts before you can do private mails to each other so another two and you will be able to chat with one another.

I was busy yesterday but did find the siblings so here is info I found

Annie Mary Lowe  christened 25/11/1860
Jessie Thomasine                    31/8/1862
Henry Harvey                          11/11/1866
Thomas Richard                       3/9/1870
Catherine Ellen                        2/4/1875

parents Henry and Sarah

Hope you find your connection now you have found some relatives.
Think you are cousins two or three times removed? Cant always remember
it correctly.

regards and good hunting

Sandymc 

[judithBaker]

Hi there, thank you for getting back to me. Regarding John Lowe of Warrington, he is not of our direct line but maybe a distant cousin. Francis Lowe married Ann Leek in 1772 they had 3 daughters
1.  thomiasin Lowe (1772 Cheadle Stafford England.2.  Elizabeth Lowe 1774(same place) 3.  Ann Lowe 1776(same)and one son Thomas Lowe1783 also Cheadle Stafford England.
Thomas married twice. First wife Mary Armshaw 1802 had a son Francis Armshaw Lowe 1803 Cheadle. Second wife Mary Ann Harvey 1806. Thomas and Mary had 11 sons  and one daughter. I have their information.Henry was the ninth child born 18th Sept.1825 Norbury and Roston Derby England.There were two sons called John the first born1809 but died 1816. The second John was the last child born 1830 in Quarrington Lincolnshire. He became an eminent doctor who treated the prince of Wales when he was laid low with typhoid fever.
Henry married Sarah Strapps in 1869 and became a farmer in Boston, lived at Moat House in old Leake ( see 1881 british census). Regards Judith.

[SusanMC1]

Hello Sandy and Judith:  Thank you so very much for the additional information you have so kindly taken the time to find and pass along to me.  I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.  Discovering the history is an extremely interesting journey, isn't it?  I had kept my research focused on the immediate family up until I realized that Jessie's and James C.'s immigration to Canada may have had a family connection to John Lowe.  If anyone sees a possible breakthrough between these two families that would lead to a positive connection, I would be thrilled.  Until then, I will try and work my way through the twigs and branches.  Thank you again, for your help and information.  Regards, Susan