Hi
I believe this is a different John since this John is born in Durham. It seems following a few other leads that he was born in Tanfield, Durham since Esther was later found living with visitors in Tanfield and there is a Birth and Baptism record from Tanfield
John Lowes b 22 Jan 1805, baptism 17 Feb 1805
Robert Lowes - father
Eleanor Hedley - mother
Its a good find though considering the very unclear writing and mistransriptions. It seems that Lowes is often mistranscribed as Lower
So I still am searching for John Lowes from Leeds in the 1841 census. Its a tricky one though since the daughter Eleanor's age matches up but the other ages and John's birthplace don't match up
Thanks anyway. I am getting close to a brute force search through every page of the 1841 Heworth Census. Its always possible they were in Northumberland. I have found a huge amount of river crossing between 1841 and 1851 - mainly mine related but Heworth still seems most likely
regards Duncan
1841 Living at Heworth Lane, Jarrow, Gateshead All born in County Durham
John Lowes 30 Labourer
Ellnoir Lowes 30
Elener Lowes 6
Esther Lowes 1
Added Esther's birth on GRO Index also lists mothers maiden name as Taylor