Lowes Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1739 people with the Lowes surname? In that year Lowes was ranked number 2000 for popularity in the UK. |
Lowes records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"LOWES, Lowis. From old lands of the name near the Loch of Lowes in Selkirkshire. Lowys, Lowis, Lowes, is a Lowland surname the first record of which appears to be in 1318. In that year Walter Lowys witnessed a charter to lands in the earldom of Dunbar (Laing, 22). Patrick de Lowis appears as burgess of 0 Edinburgh, 1447 (Egidii, p. 77, 114), and in 1449 as Patrick Lowis (without 'de') attested a renunciation by Walter Scott of Bukcleuch (Satire, p. 319;. There was a family of Lowis of Mener in Peeblesshire in record 1463-64 (RMS., n, 781), and the family is to be traced beyond the year 1622 (Retours, Peebles, 58). Thomas of Lowis in record, 1473 (Peebles, 20). Families of the name were also long tenants under the see of Glasgow in Eddleston parish (Buchan, Peeblesshire, n, p. 454). Margaret Lowyss held half the lands of Burnetland, Peeblesshire, 1557. Ninian Lowis was member of Scots parliament for Peebles, 1603 (Hanna, n, p. 503), and John Lowis of Maner was heir of Thomas of Maner, 1607 (Inquis., 331). There was also a family of Lowis of Merchiston, Edinburgh. Patrick Lowis, notary public, witnessed at Edinburgh, a charter dated 1517 (RMS., m, 173), and in 1524 Stephen Lowyss was witness in Glasgow (LCD., p. 221). James Lowes of Merchistoun was retoured in lands and barony of Hornden, parish of Ladiekirk, 1680 (Retours, Berwick, 379, 404). Ninian Lowes was an apothecary in Edinburgh, 1689 (Inquis., 6972). John Lowse in Carnwath, 1601, and Ninian Lowis in Carstairs, 1790 (Lanark CR.). John Lous in Scotstoun, 1694 (Peebles CR.). The Merchiston family spelled their name Lows in 1689. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Lowes Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lowes Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Lowes family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2174 people with the Lowes surname in the UK? Lowes is now ranked number 2238 for popularity in the UK. |
Lowes Family Tree Databases
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Lowes family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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