Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameSarah NUNNS, GG Grandmother
Birth2 Nov 1826, Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire, England3
Baptism3 Dec 1826, Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Death28 Jan 1907, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Burial31 Jan 1907, Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds, Yorkshire
OccupationServant
FatherJohn NUNNS (1798-1876)
MotherMary Ann FIELD (~1796-1870)
Spouses
1Henry LOWE
, GG Grandfather
, GG GrandfatherBirth7 May 1829, Bramhope, Yorkshire
Baptism7 Jun 1829, Otley, Yorkshire
Death30 Mar 1910, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Burial2 Apr 1910, Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds, Yorkshire
OccupationFarrier, Farmer, Farm Labourer
FatherThomas LOWE (~1788-1830)
MotherSarah SCATCHARD (1798-1865)
Marriage29 Sep 1851, St. Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire
ChildrenAda Nunns (~1848-1919)
Elizabeth (1852-1863)
William Scatchard (1853-1933)
Edith Patience (1854-1945)
Charles Edward (1858-1936)
Albert Edwin (1860-1885)
James (Twin) (1862-1862)
John (Twin) (1862-1862)
Joseph Henry (1864-1930)
Emily Margaret (1866-1892)
John Thomas (1871-1902)
Notes for Sarah NUNNS
Timeline for Henry Lowe and his wife Sarah (nee Nunns)
1818 August 10 Sarah’s parents John Nunns and Mary Ann Field are married in Guiseley Parish, Yorkshire, England. John is about 20 years of age, born in Horsforth and is a carpenter. Mary Ann is about 22 years of age and was born in Quebec then known as Lower Canada.
1818 November 23 Henry’s parents Thomas Lowe and Sarah Scatchard are married in Otley, Yorkshire, England. Thomas is about 30 years of age, a coachman or groom and born in West Yorkshire. Sarah is 20 years of age and born in East Keswick, her father is a farmer.
1826 November 2 Sarah Nunns is born, probably in East Keswick, West Yorkshire. Her birth is registered in the Horsforth district. She is the fifth child, of seven in the family, all girls.
1829 May 7 Henry Lowe is born in Bramhope, Yorkshire (some census’ say East Keswick). He is the sixth and youngest child in the family.
1830 December 16 Henry’s father Thomas Lowe dies and is buried in Adel, Yorkshire. Henry’s mother Sarah Lowe has 6 children all under age of 12 to care for, including Henry not yet 2 years old.
1841 June 7 Census
Breary Green Addle, Otley, Harewood.
Henry, age 12 is living with his mother and 3 older sisters
Bramham, Yorkshire.
Sarah, age 14 is living with the Picket family. She is a female servant.
1848 Approximately Ada Nunns is born, in Leeds. Her parentage is uncertain. Sometime after 1881 Ada begins using the name Ada Nunns Lowe. She might be 1) Sarah’s child, 2) both Sarah and Henry’s child or 3) a child of one of Sarah’s siblings and informally adopted by Sarah. Ada never married. She is buried in the same plot as Henry and Sarah and named her brother? Charles Lowe as her executor.
1851 March 30 Census
East Keswick, Yorkshire.
Henry, age 21 is living with his mother, her brother Robert Scatchard, a farmer and lime burner, and Henry’s sister Elizabeth.
East Keswick, Yorkshire
Sarah, age 24 is living with her father, mother, sister Jane and two of her parents’ grandchildren John Nunns, age 6 and Ada Nunns, age 3.
1851 September 29 Henry Lowe and Sarah Nunns are married in Leeds, Yorkshire. Henry is 22 and Sarah is 24.
1852 Daughter Elizabeth Lowe is born at East Keswick. Remarkably 2 baptisms of Elizabeth Lowe are recorded at East Keswick with the same parents and same minister 5 and a half months apart that year. Likely that is an error.
1853 April 2 Son William Scatchard Lowe is born in East Keswick. He is baptized August 7 by the same minister mentioned above.
1854 June 30 Daughter Edith Patience Lowe is born in East Keswick. She is baptized October 1. She will become like a mother to her nephew Percy Simmonds and known by his children, including my father, as Granny Jewell.
1858 September 1 Son Charles Edward Lowe is born in East Keswick. He is baptized October 3.
1860 October 26 Son Albert Edwin Lowe is born in East Keswick. He is baptized January 6,1861.
1861 April 7 Census
West End, East Keswick.
Henry, a farrier his wife Sarah and their 4 children William, Edith, Charles and Albert.
42 Hilda Street, West Hartlepool, Durham, England
Ada Nunns, age 13 is living with her grandparents John and Mary Nunns.
Thorner Lodge, Thorner, Yorkshire
Daughter Elizabeth is boarding at a school run by Sarah’s aunt, Hannah Scatchard.
1862 July Twins James and John Nunns are born at East Keswick. They die 2 weeks later and are buried on August 10
1863 January 12. Daughter Elizabeth Lowe dies, age 11.
1864 December 23 Son Joseph Henry Lowe is born at East Keswick and baptized August 27 1865.
1865 August 29. Henry’s mother Sarah Lowe dies at East Keswick.
1865/1866 Sometime in this period Henry took over the farm, formerly run by his uncle Robert Scatchard and later by his mother. In the Land Tax Assessments he is listed as an occupier of some land owned by the Earl of Harewood as well as some owned by Scott Johnson.
1866 October 18 Daughter Emily Margaret Lowe is born at East Keswick. She is baptized January 6 1867. She is my great grandmother.
1867 April 27 Henry’s uncle Robert Scatchard dies, likely at East Keswick. He was listed as an invalid in the 1861 census, while Henry’s mother was listed as a farmer.
1870 August 20 Sarah’s mother, Mary Ann Nunns dies at West Hartlepool, Durham, age about 74.
1871 April 2 Census
Farm House, East Keswick.
Henry, a farmer, his wife Sarah and sons William, Charles, Albert and Joseph .
Kirkgate, Shipley, Yorkshire.
Daughter Edith, a housemaid for William Kelly, the Vicar of Shipley and his family.
Lime Kiln House, East Keswick
Daughter Emily, age 4 is staying with her aunt (Sarah’s sister) Margaret Maskill, Margaret’s husband and another of Sarah’s sisters, Elizabeth Dent.
I have yet to find Ada Nunns in this census.
1871 June 12 Son John Thomas Lowe is born, likely at East Keswick. He is baptized March 31, 1872.
1876 July 7 Sarah’s father John Nunns dies, age about 78. He is buried at East Keswick.
About 1876 About this time Henry is no longer a farmer. He no longer listed in the Land Tax Assessments. A family story says that Henry Lowe lost his farm land as a result of gambling. Whether this is actually gambling or a risky business venture which did not pan out is unknown. It would seem this lead to Henry and Sarah moving to nearby Leeds.
1879 April 14 Daughter Edith marries Albert Jewell a Warrant Officer in the Army Service Corps at Sheepscar, Leeds. Two months previously Albert left the 20th Hussars to join the ASC. The 20th Hussars would have been posted at the Chapeltown Cavalry Barracks in Leeds. Very shortly after they married Albert would be sent to Natal to participate in the short lived Anglo-Zulu War.
1881 April 3 Census
24 Preston Street, Leeds, Yorkshire
Henry, retired farmer, wife Sarah and sons Charles, joiner and John.
1 Hull Terrace, Leeds, Yorkshire
Ada Nunns, dressmaker is lodging with Mary Booth and her daughter.
Wheatley Hall, Kirkheaton, Yorkshire.
Son William is a man servant for Henry F. Beaumont, County Magistrate, and Henry’s family.
There are two governesses as well as 15 servants.
19 Conduit Road, Plumstead, London
Daughter Edith is living with her husband Albert Jewell.
Wetherby, Boston, Bardsey cum Rigatoni, Yorkshire.
Son Albert, a clerk (disengaged) is living with Sarah’s sister Charlotte and Charlotte’s family
Darrington Hall, Darrington, Pontrefract, Yorkshire.
Son Joseph, a footman, is a servant for John and Mary Jane Shaw.
School House, Breary Road, Otley, Yorkshire.
Daughter Emily, age 14 is a pupil teacher (ie. apprenticing to be a teacher) and boarding with other teachers.
1882 November 23 Son Charles marries Jane Higgins at Sheepscar, Leeds.
1884 June 14 In Leeds, daughter Emily marries Alfred Simmonds, a trumpeter in the 11th Hussars. Like Albert Jewell, Alfred would have been posted to the Chapeltown Cavalry Barracks in Leeds.
1884 July 6 Grandson Alfred Henry Percy Simmonds (my grandfather) is born to daughter Emily Simmonds at son Charles Lowe’s residence, 2 Armenia Place, Headingley Leeds.
1885 June 13 Son Albert dies in Whetherby district, age 24 and is buried June 16 at East Keswick.
1886 April 29 Son William marries Jane Martin at Haydon, Northumberland.
1891 April 6 Census
6 Woods Buildings, Leeds, Yorkshire
Henry Lowe, widower, farm labourer
[Henry and Sarah seem to have split and he indicates he is a widower]
32 Royal Park Grove, Headingley, Leeds [About 1 mile from her husband]
Sarah Lowe, married, and her son John age 19, clerk and grandson Alfred H. P. Simmonds, age 6
5 Roundhay Terrace, Leeds, Yorkshire
Ada Lowe, matron for Leeds Ladies Association for care of friendless girls, plus a sub matron and 10 pupils
[Ada is now using last name Lowe instead of Nunns]
5 Bloomfield Terrace, Leeds
Son William Lowe, coachman, his wife and 2 daughters one named Edith (after his sister) and another called Ada (after his sister of uncertain parentage)
Clarendon House, Kingston on Hull Yorkshire
Daughter Edith Jewell, widow, matron for a Home for Friendless Girls, a sub matron and 5 girls.
Edith’s husband was killed in action in the Mahdist War in the Sudan in 1885.
1 Brunswick Place, Leeds
Son Charles Lowe, joiner, his wife, a daughter and a boarder.
Sizergh Castle, Helsington, Kendal, Westmoreland
Son J. H. Low, butler, born Yorkshire. The head of the household is W.C. Strickland.
[This is a likely match, with an incorrect spelling of Lowe, but it is not certain.]
24 Victoria Model Buildings, Francis Street, London
Daughter Emily Simmonds, her husband, now with the Band of the Scots Guards, and their daughter Constance, age 3. Their eldest son Percy Simmonds lives with his grandmother. He does not know his parents, nor, at this time, does he know he has a sister.
1992 October 5 Daughter Emily Simmonds, dies age 25, due to complications of child birth. Her husband is with her. She has lost a second son in infancy. She had a fourth child 6 days before, who is baptized the same day she dies. This fourth child will die before he is 6 months old. Henry Simmonds now has a 4 year old and a newborn at home. Henry will remarry 2 years later.
1901 March 31 Census
6 Woods Buildings, Leeds
Henry Lowe, widower, retired farmer
64 Royal Park Grove, Headingley, Leeds
Sarah Lowe, her daughter Edith Jewell is now head of the household, son John Lowe, commercial clerk, grandson Percy Simmonds, railway clerk.
5 Roundhay Terrace, Leeds, Yorkshire
Ada N. Lowe, matron for Leeds Ladies Association for care of friendless girls, plus a sub matron and 18 inmates.
Lower Lodge, Kentchurch, Hereford
Son William Lowe, his wife and two children Percy and Daisy
16 Neibourne Street, Leeds
Son Charles Lowe, joiner, his wife and 4 children
I have yet to find Joseph Lowe in this census.
1902 April 7 Son John Lowe dies at his sister Edith’s home and is buried is East Keswick.
1905 June 23 Daughter Edith Jewell arrives in Canada to join Percy Simmonds.
1906 Son Joseph Lowe also emigrates to Canada, and joins Percy Simmonds
1907 January 28 Sarah Lowe of 26 Speedwell Street, Woodhouse, Leeds dies age 80. She is predeceased by 6 of her children and survived by her estranged husband, 5 of her children, including Ada Nunns Lowe, and 7 grandchildren.
1910 March 30 Henry Lowe of 3 Haddon Place, Leeds, dies age 80. He is survived by 5 children and 7 grandchildren.
1919 January 21 Daughter? Ada Nunns Lowe dies age 71, Leeds, Yorkshire.
1924 January 17 Son Joseph Lowe marries Mabel Grisdale, in Potternewton, Leeds. He had returned to England in 1922 or 1923 on a permanent basis.
1930 April 23 Son Joseph Henry Lowe dies age 65, Harehill, Leeds, Yorkshire.
1933 March 23 Son William Scatchard Lowe, dies age 79, Erby, Skipton, West Yorkshire.
1936 January 22 Son Charles Edward Lowe, dies age 77, Leeds, Yorkshire.
1945 January 9 Daughter Edith Patience Jewell dies age 90, at Percy Simmonds farm near Keatley, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was the last remaining member of Henry and Sarah Lowe family.
End of timeline.
Parish Records Guiseley and Horsforth
Baptism December 3, 1826 Sarah Nunns daughter of John and Mary Nunns, Horsforth, John Nunns is a joiner.
A possible listing in the 1841 census Bramham, Yorkshire.
Saml Pickard, age 69, gamekeeper, born in Yorkshire.
Fanny Pickard, age 25, born in county.
Sarah Nunn, age 14, female servant, born in Yorkshire.
In the 1851 census East Keswick.
John Nunns, head, married, age 53, Journeyman Carpenter, born Horsforth?, Yorkshire.
Wife Mary Nunns, age 56, laundress, born Quebec, Canada.
Daughter Sarah Nunns age 24, born Horsforth Yorkshire.
Daughter Jane Field Nunns, age 19, born Horsforth.
Grandson, John Nunns, age 6, born Harewood.
Granddaughter Ada Nunns, age 3 born Leeds.
Parish Records St. Peter, Parish Church Leeds
September 29, 1851 Henry Lowe, age 22, bachelor, farmer, residence Merrion Street, father Thomas Lowe, coachman
and Sarah Nunns, age 24, spinster, residence St. Luke Street, father John Nunns, jointer.
In the presence of William Wright and Jane Nunns (mark)
In the 1881 census living at 24 Preston St., Leeds, York., England
Henry Lowe retired farmer age 57, born Bramhope,
Wife Sarah Lowe age 53, born Horsforth.
Son Charles Lowe, unmarried age 22, Joiner, born East Keswick.
[Preston Street was near the Chapeltown Cavalry Barracks. Henry and Sarah’s daughter Emily married Alfred Simmonds (also Symondson) who was in the 11th Hussars (a cavalry regiment) and lived in the barracks in 1884]
In 1891 census 32 Royal Park Grove, Headingley, Leeds.
Head Sarah Lowe, married, age 64, born Horsforth, Yorkshire.
Son John T. Lowe, single, age 19, clerk, employed, born East Keswick, Yorkshire.
Grandson Alfred H. P. Simmonds, age 6, scholar, born Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire..
In the 1901 census 64 Royal Park Grove, Headingley cum Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire.
Head Edith Patience Jewell, widow, age 46, living on own means, born Harewood, Yorkshire.
Mother Sarah Lowe, widow, age 74, living on own means, born Horsforth, Yorkshire.
Brother John Thomas Lowe, single, age 30, commercial clark, born Harewood.
Nephew Henry Alfred Percy Simmonds [order of names incorrect], age 16, railway clerk?, born Leeds.
[Note Sarah Lowe is listed as married in 1891 and a widow in 1901. Her seemingly estranged husband is listed as a widower in both 1891 and 1901. Either I have the incorrect Henry Lowe in those two census or they claimed to be widow(er)s as they wanted no contact with each other.]
Death Certificate West Leeds sub-district, Leeds district, in the County of Leeds.
Sarah Lowe died January 28, 1907 at 26 Speedwell Street, age 79 years, wife of Henry Lowe, retired farmer, cause of death senility bronchitis, cardiac failure, certified by H. Richardson L.S.A., informant son C. E. Lowe of 42a Sheepscar Street, Leeds, registered January 28, 1907, registrar Ben. A. Nila, deputy registrar.
In the January to March 1907 death index Sarah Lowe, age 79, Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, volume 9b, page 332. [Note the age in this entry would be incorrect by 1 year.]
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Sarah Lowe
Birth 1828
Death 28 Jan 1907 (aged 78–79)
Burial Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Plot 3307E
Memorial ID 226254642
Gravesite Details
Age: 79 years, Abode Place: 26 Speedwell Street, Woodhouse, Cause Of Death: Bronchitis, Natural Decay, Trade: Wife, Gender: F, Relation: John MUNRO & Mary MUNRO, Relation 1 Trade: Joiner, 31 Jan 1907 is the interment date
1818 August 10 Sarah’s parents John Nunns and Mary Ann Field are married in Guiseley Parish, Yorkshire, England. John is about 20 years of age, born in Horsforth and is a carpenter. Mary Ann is about 22 years of age and was born in Quebec then known as Lower Canada.
1818 November 23 Henry’s parents Thomas Lowe and Sarah Scatchard are married in Otley, Yorkshire, England. Thomas is about 30 years of age, a coachman or groom and born in West Yorkshire. Sarah is 20 years of age and born in East Keswick, her father is a farmer.
1826 November 2 Sarah Nunns is born, probably in East Keswick, West Yorkshire. Her birth is registered in the Horsforth district. She is the fifth child, of seven in the family, all girls.
1829 May 7 Henry Lowe is born in Bramhope, Yorkshire (some census’ say East Keswick). He is the sixth and youngest child in the family.
1830 December 16 Henry’s father Thomas Lowe dies and is buried in Adel, Yorkshire. Henry’s mother Sarah Lowe has 6 children all under age of 12 to care for, including Henry not yet 2 years old.
1841 June 7 Census
Breary Green Addle, Otley, Harewood.
Henry, age 12 is living with his mother and 3 older sisters
Bramham, Yorkshire.
Sarah, age 14 is living with the Picket family. She is a female servant.
1848 Approximately Ada Nunns is born, in Leeds. Her parentage is uncertain. Sometime after 1881 Ada begins using the name Ada Nunns Lowe. She might be 1) Sarah’s child, 2) both Sarah and Henry’s child or 3) a child of one of Sarah’s siblings and informally adopted by Sarah. Ada never married. She is buried in the same plot as Henry and Sarah and named her brother? Charles Lowe as her executor.
1851 March 30 Census
East Keswick, Yorkshire.
Henry, age 21 is living with his mother, her brother Robert Scatchard, a farmer and lime burner, and Henry’s sister Elizabeth.
East Keswick, Yorkshire
Sarah, age 24 is living with her father, mother, sister Jane and two of her parents’ grandchildren John Nunns, age 6 and Ada Nunns, age 3.
1851 September 29 Henry Lowe and Sarah Nunns are married in Leeds, Yorkshire. Henry is 22 and Sarah is 24.
1852 Daughter Elizabeth Lowe is born at East Keswick. Remarkably 2 baptisms of Elizabeth Lowe are recorded at East Keswick with the same parents and same minister 5 and a half months apart that year. Likely that is an error.
1853 April 2 Son William Scatchard Lowe is born in East Keswick. He is baptized August 7 by the same minister mentioned above.
1854 June 30 Daughter Edith Patience Lowe is born in East Keswick. She is baptized October 1. She will become like a mother to her nephew Percy Simmonds and known by his children, including my father, as Granny Jewell.
1858 September 1 Son Charles Edward Lowe is born in East Keswick. He is baptized October 3.
1860 October 26 Son Albert Edwin Lowe is born in East Keswick. He is baptized January 6,1861.
1861 April 7 Census
West End, East Keswick.
Henry, a farrier his wife Sarah and their 4 children William, Edith, Charles and Albert.
42 Hilda Street, West Hartlepool, Durham, England
Ada Nunns, age 13 is living with her grandparents John and Mary Nunns.
Thorner Lodge, Thorner, Yorkshire
Daughter Elizabeth is boarding at a school run by Sarah’s aunt, Hannah Scatchard.
1862 July Twins James and John Nunns are born at East Keswick. They die 2 weeks later and are buried on August 10
1863 January 12. Daughter Elizabeth Lowe dies, age 11.
1864 December 23 Son Joseph Henry Lowe is born at East Keswick and baptized August 27 1865.
1865 August 29. Henry’s mother Sarah Lowe dies at East Keswick.
1865/1866 Sometime in this period Henry took over the farm, formerly run by his uncle Robert Scatchard and later by his mother. In the Land Tax Assessments he is listed as an occupier of some land owned by the Earl of Harewood as well as some owned by Scott Johnson.
1866 October 18 Daughter Emily Margaret Lowe is born at East Keswick. She is baptized January 6 1867. She is my great grandmother.
1867 April 27 Henry’s uncle Robert Scatchard dies, likely at East Keswick. He was listed as an invalid in the 1861 census, while Henry’s mother was listed as a farmer.
1870 August 20 Sarah’s mother, Mary Ann Nunns dies at West Hartlepool, Durham, age about 74.
1871 April 2 Census
Farm House, East Keswick.
Henry, a farmer, his wife Sarah and sons William, Charles, Albert and Joseph .
Kirkgate, Shipley, Yorkshire.
Daughter Edith, a housemaid for William Kelly, the Vicar of Shipley and his family.
Lime Kiln House, East Keswick
Daughter Emily, age 4 is staying with her aunt (Sarah’s sister) Margaret Maskill, Margaret’s husband and another of Sarah’s sisters, Elizabeth Dent.
I have yet to find Ada Nunns in this census.
1871 June 12 Son John Thomas Lowe is born, likely at East Keswick. He is baptized March 31, 1872.
1876 July 7 Sarah’s father John Nunns dies, age about 78. He is buried at East Keswick.
About 1876 About this time Henry is no longer a farmer. He no longer listed in the Land Tax Assessments. A family story says that Henry Lowe lost his farm land as a result of gambling. Whether this is actually gambling or a risky business venture which did not pan out is unknown. It would seem this lead to Henry and Sarah moving to nearby Leeds.
1879 April 14 Daughter Edith marries Albert Jewell a Warrant Officer in the Army Service Corps at Sheepscar, Leeds. Two months previously Albert left the 20th Hussars to join the ASC. The 20th Hussars would have been posted at the Chapeltown Cavalry Barracks in Leeds. Very shortly after they married Albert would be sent to Natal to participate in the short lived Anglo-Zulu War.
1881 April 3 Census
24 Preston Street, Leeds, Yorkshire
Henry, retired farmer, wife Sarah and sons Charles, joiner and John.
1 Hull Terrace, Leeds, Yorkshire
Ada Nunns, dressmaker is lodging with Mary Booth and her daughter.
Wheatley Hall, Kirkheaton, Yorkshire.
Son William is a man servant for Henry F. Beaumont, County Magistrate, and Henry’s family.
There are two governesses as well as 15 servants.
19 Conduit Road, Plumstead, London
Daughter Edith is living with her husband Albert Jewell.
Wetherby, Boston, Bardsey cum Rigatoni, Yorkshire.
Son Albert, a clerk (disengaged) is living with Sarah’s sister Charlotte and Charlotte’s family
Darrington Hall, Darrington, Pontrefract, Yorkshire.
Son Joseph, a footman, is a servant for John and Mary Jane Shaw.
School House, Breary Road, Otley, Yorkshire.
Daughter Emily, age 14 is a pupil teacher (ie. apprenticing to be a teacher) and boarding with other teachers.
1882 November 23 Son Charles marries Jane Higgins at Sheepscar, Leeds.
1884 June 14 In Leeds, daughter Emily marries Alfred Simmonds, a trumpeter in the 11th Hussars. Like Albert Jewell, Alfred would have been posted to the Chapeltown Cavalry Barracks in Leeds.
1884 July 6 Grandson Alfred Henry Percy Simmonds (my grandfather) is born to daughter Emily Simmonds at son Charles Lowe’s residence, 2 Armenia Place, Headingley Leeds.
1885 June 13 Son Albert dies in Whetherby district, age 24 and is buried June 16 at East Keswick.
1886 April 29 Son William marries Jane Martin at Haydon, Northumberland.
1891 April 6 Census
6 Woods Buildings, Leeds, Yorkshire
Henry Lowe, widower, farm labourer
[Henry and Sarah seem to have split and he indicates he is a widower]
32 Royal Park Grove, Headingley, Leeds [About 1 mile from her husband]
Sarah Lowe, married, and her son John age 19, clerk and grandson Alfred H. P. Simmonds, age 6
5 Roundhay Terrace, Leeds, Yorkshire
Ada Lowe, matron for Leeds Ladies Association for care of friendless girls, plus a sub matron and 10 pupils
[Ada is now using last name Lowe instead of Nunns]
5 Bloomfield Terrace, Leeds
Son William Lowe, coachman, his wife and 2 daughters one named Edith (after his sister) and another called Ada (after his sister of uncertain parentage)
Clarendon House, Kingston on Hull Yorkshire
Daughter Edith Jewell, widow, matron for a Home for Friendless Girls, a sub matron and 5 girls.
Edith’s husband was killed in action in the Mahdist War in the Sudan in 1885.
1 Brunswick Place, Leeds
Son Charles Lowe, joiner, his wife, a daughter and a boarder.
Sizergh Castle, Helsington, Kendal, Westmoreland
Son J. H. Low, butler, born Yorkshire. The head of the household is W.C. Strickland.
[This is a likely match, with an incorrect spelling of Lowe, but it is not certain.]
24 Victoria Model Buildings, Francis Street, London
Daughter Emily Simmonds, her husband, now with the Band of the Scots Guards, and their daughter Constance, age 3. Their eldest son Percy Simmonds lives with his grandmother. He does not know his parents, nor, at this time, does he know he has a sister.
1992 October 5 Daughter Emily Simmonds, dies age 25, due to complications of child birth. Her husband is with her. She has lost a second son in infancy. She had a fourth child 6 days before, who is baptized the same day she dies. This fourth child will die before he is 6 months old. Henry Simmonds now has a 4 year old and a newborn at home. Henry will remarry 2 years later.
1901 March 31 Census
6 Woods Buildings, Leeds
Henry Lowe, widower, retired farmer
64 Royal Park Grove, Headingley, Leeds
Sarah Lowe, her daughter Edith Jewell is now head of the household, son John Lowe, commercial clerk, grandson Percy Simmonds, railway clerk.
5 Roundhay Terrace, Leeds, Yorkshire
Ada N. Lowe, matron for Leeds Ladies Association for care of friendless girls, plus a sub matron and 18 inmates.
Lower Lodge, Kentchurch, Hereford
Son William Lowe, his wife and two children Percy and Daisy
16 Neibourne Street, Leeds
Son Charles Lowe, joiner, his wife and 4 children
I have yet to find Joseph Lowe in this census.
1902 April 7 Son John Lowe dies at his sister Edith’s home and is buried is East Keswick.
1905 June 23 Daughter Edith Jewell arrives in Canada to join Percy Simmonds.
1906 Son Joseph Lowe also emigrates to Canada, and joins Percy Simmonds
1907 January 28 Sarah Lowe of 26 Speedwell Street, Woodhouse, Leeds dies age 80. She is predeceased by 6 of her children and survived by her estranged husband, 5 of her children, including Ada Nunns Lowe, and 7 grandchildren.
1910 March 30 Henry Lowe of 3 Haddon Place, Leeds, dies age 80. He is survived by 5 children and 7 grandchildren.
1919 January 21 Daughter? Ada Nunns Lowe dies age 71, Leeds, Yorkshire.
1924 January 17 Son Joseph Lowe marries Mabel Grisdale, in Potternewton, Leeds. He had returned to England in 1922 or 1923 on a permanent basis.
1930 April 23 Son Joseph Henry Lowe dies age 65, Harehill, Leeds, Yorkshire.
1933 March 23 Son William Scatchard Lowe, dies age 79, Erby, Skipton, West Yorkshire.
1936 January 22 Son Charles Edward Lowe, dies age 77, Leeds, Yorkshire.
1945 January 9 Daughter Edith Patience Jewell dies age 90, at Percy Simmonds farm near Keatley, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was the last remaining member of Henry and Sarah Lowe family.
End of timeline.
Parish Records Guiseley and Horsforth
Baptism December 3, 1826 Sarah Nunns daughter of John and Mary Nunns, Horsforth, John Nunns is a joiner.
A possible listing in the 1841 census Bramham, Yorkshire.
Saml Pickard, age 69, gamekeeper, born in Yorkshire.
Fanny Pickard, age 25, born in county.
Sarah Nunn, age 14, female servant, born in Yorkshire.
In the 1851 census East Keswick.
John Nunns, head, married, age 53, Journeyman Carpenter, born Horsforth?, Yorkshire.
Wife Mary Nunns, age 56, laundress, born Quebec, Canada.
Daughter Sarah Nunns age 24, born Horsforth Yorkshire.
Daughter Jane Field Nunns, age 19, born Horsforth.
Grandson, John Nunns, age 6, born Harewood.
Granddaughter Ada Nunns, age 3 born Leeds.
Parish Records St. Peter, Parish Church Leeds
September 29, 1851 Henry Lowe, age 22, bachelor, farmer, residence Merrion Street, father Thomas Lowe, coachman
and Sarah Nunns, age 24, spinster, residence St. Luke Street, father John Nunns, jointer.
In the presence of William Wright and Jane Nunns (mark)
In the 1881 census living at 24 Preston St., Leeds, York., England
Henry Lowe retired farmer age 57, born Bramhope,
Wife Sarah Lowe age 53, born Horsforth.
Son Charles Lowe, unmarried age 22, Joiner, born East Keswick.
[Preston Street was near the Chapeltown Cavalry Barracks. Henry and Sarah’s daughter Emily married Alfred Simmonds (also Symondson) who was in the 11th Hussars (a cavalry regiment) and lived in the barracks in 1884]
In 1891 census 32 Royal Park Grove, Headingley, Leeds.
Head Sarah Lowe, married, age 64, born Horsforth, Yorkshire.
Son John T. Lowe, single, age 19, clerk, employed, born East Keswick, Yorkshire.
Grandson Alfred H. P. Simmonds, age 6, scholar, born Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire..
In the 1901 census 64 Royal Park Grove, Headingley cum Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire.
Head Edith Patience Jewell, widow, age 46, living on own means, born Harewood, Yorkshire.
Mother Sarah Lowe, widow, age 74, living on own means, born Horsforth, Yorkshire.
Brother John Thomas Lowe, single, age 30, commercial clark, born Harewood.
Nephew Henry Alfred Percy Simmonds [order of names incorrect], age 16, railway clerk?, born Leeds.
[Note Sarah Lowe is listed as married in 1891 and a widow in 1901. Her seemingly estranged husband is listed as a widower in both 1891 and 1901. Either I have the incorrect Henry Lowe in those two census or they claimed to be widow(er)s as they wanted no contact with each other.]
Death Certificate West Leeds sub-district, Leeds district, in the County of Leeds.
Sarah Lowe died January 28, 1907 at 26 Speedwell Street, age 79 years, wife of Henry Lowe, retired farmer, cause of death senility bronchitis, cardiac failure, certified by H. Richardson L.S.A., informant son C. E. Lowe of 42a Sheepscar Street, Leeds, registered January 28, 1907, registrar Ben. A. Nila, deputy registrar.
In the January to March 1907 death index Sarah Lowe, age 79, Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, volume 9b, page 332. [Note the age in this entry would be incorrect by 1 year.]
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Sarah Lowe
Birth 1828
Death 28 Jan 1907 (aged 78–79)
Burial Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Plot 3307E
Memorial ID 226254642
Gravesite Details
Age: 79 years, Abode Place: 26 Speedwell Street, Woodhouse, Cause Of Death: Bronchitis, Natural Decay, Trade: Wife, Gender: F, Relation: John MUNRO & Mary MUNRO, Relation 1 Trade: Joiner, 31 Jan 1907 is the interment date
Notes for Henry (Spouse 1)
From notebook of Joseph Harry Lowe, courtesy of Gordon Slater.
Henry Lowe born March 6th 1829 m. Sarah Nunns daughter of John & Mary Nunns of Lime Kiln House East Keswick and of Horsforth York’s
see Nunns of Horsforth family vault
Nunns of East Keswick
Sarah born Nov 2nd 1827 married Henry Lowe of East Keswick (see Lowe of East Keswick.)
Parish Records of All Saints, Otley
Baptism June 7, 1829 Henry Lowe son of Thomas and Sarah Lowe of Bramhope, father is a farmer, by the Curate of Bramhope.
In the 1841 census, Breary Green, parish of Addle, township of Arthington, civil parish of Addle Skyrack Hundred (upper division), registration district Otley, sub district Harewood.
Sarah Low age 40 .
Mary Low age 20.
Sarah Lowe age 16.
Elizabeth Low age 14.
Henry Low age 12.
All born in Yorkshire. [Remember ages of adults are rounded to the nearest 5 years]
[Arthington and Bramhope are about 1.5 miles apart. A Breary Lane is between the two centres but does not connect them.]
In the 1851 census Henry Lowe age 21 born East Keswick is living with
his uncle Robert Scatchard age 54,
mother Sarah Lowe age 52, widow, housekeeper and
sister Elizabeth Lowe age 23 unmarried.
His uncle is listed as a farmer and lime burner owning 23 acres, East Keswick. Elizabeth was not born at East Keswick.
Land Tax Assessment 1852
East Keswick, Skyrack, Yorkshire
Proprietor Mrs Fenton Scott,, occupier Henry Lowe, land, sums assessed and not exonerated 8 shillings 5.5 pence
In the 1861 census West End, East Keswick , Yorkshire
Head Henry Lowe, age 31, farrier, born in Bramhope, Yorkshire
Wife Sarah Lowe age 33, farrier’s wife, born Horsforth, Yorkshire
Son William S. Lowe, age 8, farriers son, born East Keswick, Yorkshire
Daughter Edith Lowe age 6, farriers daughter, born East Keswick, Yorkshire
Son Charles E. Lowe, age 2, farriers son, born East Keswick, Yorkshire
Son Albert E. Lowe age 5 months. farriers son, born East Keswick, Yorkshire.
It would seem that Henry Lowe came to farm more land after his mother Sarah Lowe (nee Scatchard) died in 1865 and his mother’s brother Robert Scatchard, a former farmer but later an invalid, died in 1866.
Land Tax Assessment 1865/1866, 1870/71
Est Keswick, Skyrack, Yorkshire
Proprietor Earl of Harewood, Occupier Henry Lowe, Land, sums assessed and exonerated 2 pounds 4 shillings 10 pence
[There were 16 or more occupiers listed for the Earl of Harewood including the Earl himself]
Electoral Registers, West Yorkshire 1868, 1870 to 1875
Voters as Occupiers of Rateable Value of 12 pounds and under 50 pounds Rental.
Lowe, Henry, East Keswick, Occupier of House and Land rateable value 12 pounds
Also George Clough, George Maskill
Land Tax Assessment 1868/9
East Keswick, Skyrack, Yorkshire
Proprietor Scott Johnson, occupier Henry Lowe, sums assessed and not exonerated 8 shillings 5.5 pence
In the 1871 census
Henry Lowe age 41, a farmer of 23 acres employing 1 man, living at the farm house, East Keswick, Yorkshire. He was born at Bramhope, Yorkshire.
Wife Sarah, age 43, born at Horsforth and
sons William S, age 18,
Charles E., age 13,
Albert E. age 12 and
Joseph H. age 6
are all born at East Keswick are listed. No daughters are present.
A family story says that Henry Lowe lost his farm land as a result of gambling. Whether this is actually gambling or a risky business venture which did not pan out is unknown. It would also seem this lead to Henry and Sarah moving to Leeds and later parting ways after 1881. They are living apart, but still in Leeds by 1891.
In the 1881 census living at 24 Preston St., Leeds, York., England
Henry Lowe retired farmer age 57?, born Bramhope.
Wife Sarah Lowe age 53, born Horsforth.
Son Charles Lowe, unmarried age 22, Joiner, born East Keswick.
Son John F. Lowe, age 9, scholar, born East Keswick.
[Interestingly his age from the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1901 match. But differ by the same amount in the 1881 and 1891 census. Obviously the Henry Lowe in the 1881 and 1891 census is the same person as he lives at the same address and have the same birthplace. Also interestingly Henry claims to be a widower in 1891 and 1901 when his wife is still living and Sarah claims to be a widower in 1901 when her husband is still living. While I can’t exactly locate the Woods Buildings, perhaps they have been torn down, from the census they would have been within 0.35 miles of Royal Park Grove where Henry’s wife was living. There seems to have been a marital break.]
In the 1891 census 6 Woods Buildings, Woodhouse Parish, Leeds, Yorkshire.
Head Henry Lowe, widower, age 57, farm labourer, employed, born Bramhope, Yorkshire
In the 1901 census 6 Woods Buildings, Leeds, Yorkshire.
Head Henry Lowe, widower, age 71, retired farmer, born Bramhope, Yorkshire.
In the April to June 1910 death index Henry Lowe, age 79, Leeds registration district, Yorkshire West Riding, volume 9b, page 263.
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Henry Lowe
Birth 1831
Death 30 Mar 1910 (aged 78–79)
Burial Woodhouse Cemetery
Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Plot 3307F
Memorial ID 226257184
Gravesite DetailsAge: 79 years, Birth Place: East Keswick, Abode Place: 3 Haddon Place, Cause Of Death: Natural Decay, Trade: Joiner, Gender: M, Relation: LOWE, 2 Apr 1910 is the interment date
[This must be Henry Lowe the husband of Sarah Lowe, even though all the details do not agree.
1) The grave is beside that of his wife.
2) The death year and time of year are a match
3) Although the birth year does not match, it is close
4) I have no records of him ever being a joiner, however other family members were joiners.]
Marriage year from ancestry.ca tree Ashworth/Lowe
Henry Lowe born March 6th 1829 m. Sarah Nunns daughter of John & Mary Nunns of Lime Kiln House East Keswick and of Horsforth York’s
see Nunns of Horsforth family vault
Nunns of East Keswick
Sarah born Nov 2nd 1827 married Henry Lowe of East Keswick (see Lowe of East Keswick.)
Parish Records of All Saints, Otley
Baptism June 7, 1829 Henry Lowe son of Thomas and Sarah Lowe of Bramhope, father is a farmer, by the Curate of Bramhope.
In the 1841 census, Breary Green, parish of Addle, township of Arthington, civil parish of Addle Skyrack Hundred (upper division), registration district Otley, sub district Harewood.
Sarah Low age 40 .
Mary Low age 20.
Sarah Lowe age 16.
Elizabeth Low age 14.
Henry Low age 12.
All born in Yorkshire. [Remember ages of adults are rounded to the nearest 5 years]
[Arthington and Bramhope are about 1.5 miles apart. A Breary Lane is between the two centres but does not connect them.]
In the 1851 census Henry Lowe age 21 born East Keswick is living with
his uncle Robert Scatchard age 54,
mother Sarah Lowe age 52, widow, housekeeper and
sister Elizabeth Lowe age 23 unmarried.
His uncle is listed as a farmer and lime burner owning 23 acres, East Keswick. Elizabeth was not born at East Keswick.
Land Tax Assessment 1852
East Keswick, Skyrack, Yorkshire
Proprietor Mrs Fenton Scott,, occupier Henry Lowe, land, sums assessed and not exonerated 8 shillings 5.5 pence
In the 1861 census West End, East Keswick , Yorkshire
Head Henry Lowe, age 31, farrier, born in Bramhope, Yorkshire
Wife Sarah Lowe age 33, farrier’s wife, born Horsforth, Yorkshire
Son William S. Lowe, age 8, farriers son, born East Keswick, Yorkshire
Daughter Edith Lowe age 6, farriers daughter, born East Keswick, Yorkshire
Son Charles E. Lowe, age 2, farriers son, born East Keswick, Yorkshire
Son Albert E. Lowe age 5 months. farriers son, born East Keswick, Yorkshire.
It would seem that Henry Lowe came to farm more land after his mother Sarah Lowe (nee Scatchard) died in 1865 and his mother’s brother Robert Scatchard, a former farmer but later an invalid, died in 1866.
Land Tax Assessment 1865/1866, 1870/71
Est Keswick, Skyrack, Yorkshire
Proprietor Earl of Harewood, Occupier Henry Lowe, Land, sums assessed and exonerated 2 pounds 4 shillings 10 pence
[There were 16 or more occupiers listed for the Earl of Harewood including the Earl himself]
Electoral Registers, West Yorkshire 1868, 1870 to 1875
Voters as Occupiers of Rateable Value of 12 pounds and under 50 pounds Rental.
Lowe, Henry, East Keswick, Occupier of House and Land rateable value 12 pounds
Also George Clough, George Maskill
Land Tax Assessment 1868/9
East Keswick, Skyrack, Yorkshire
Proprietor Scott Johnson, occupier Henry Lowe, sums assessed and not exonerated 8 shillings 5.5 pence
In the 1871 census
Henry Lowe age 41, a farmer of 23 acres employing 1 man, living at the farm house, East Keswick, Yorkshire. He was born at Bramhope, Yorkshire.
Wife Sarah, age 43, born at Horsforth and
sons William S, age 18,
Charles E., age 13,
Albert E. age 12 and
Joseph H. age 6
are all born at East Keswick are listed. No daughters are present.
A family story says that Henry Lowe lost his farm land as a result of gambling. Whether this is actually gambling or a risky business venture which did not pan out is unknown. It would also seem this lead to Henry and Sarah moving to Leeds and later parting ways after 1881. They are living apart, but still in Leeds by 1891.
In the 1881 census living at 24 Preston St., Leeds, York., England
Henry Lowe retired farmer age 57?, born Bramhope.
Wife Sarah Lowe age 53, born Horsforth.
Son Charles Lowe, unmarried age 22, Joiner, born East Keswick.
Son John F. Lowe, age 9, scholar, born East Keswick.
[Interestingly his age from the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1901 match. But differ by the same amount in the 1881 and 1891 census. Obviously the Henry Lowe in the 1881 and 1891 census is the same person as he lives at the same address and have the same birthplace. Also interestingly Henry claims to be a widower in 1891 and 1901 when his wife is still living and Sarah claims to be a widower in 1901 when her husband is still living. While I can’t exactly locate the Woods Buildings, perhaps they have been torn down, from the census they would have been within 0.35 miles of Royal Park Grove where Henry’s wife was living. There seems to have been a marital break.]
In the 1891 census 6 Woods Buildings, Woodhouse Parish, Leeds, Yorkshire.
Head Henry Lowe, widower, age 57, farm labourer, employed, born Bramhope, Yorkshire
In the 1901 census 6 Woods Buildings, Leeds, Yorkshire.
Head Henry Lowe, widower, age 71, retired farmer, born Bramhope, Yorkshire.
In the April to June 1910 death index Henry Lowe, age 79, Leeds registration district, Yorkshire West Riding, volume 9b, page 263.
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Henry Lowe
Birth 1831
Death 30 Mar 1910 (aged 78–79)
Burial Woodhouse Cemetery
Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Plot 3307F
Memorial ID 226257184
Gravesite DetailsAge: 79 years, Birth Place: East Keswick, Abode Place: 3 Haddon Place, Cause Of Death: Natural Decay, Trade: Joiner, Gender: M, Relation: LOWE, 2 Apr 1910 is the interment date
[This must be Henry Lowe the husband of Sarah Lowe, even though all the details do not agree.
1) The grave is beside that of his wife.
2) The death year and time of year are a match
3) Although the birth year does not match, it is close
4) I have no records of him ever being a joiner, however other family members were joiners.]
Marriage year from ancestry.ca tree Ashworth/Lowe