Researching Gordon Lowe
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 22450 people with the Lowe surname? In that year Lowe was ranked number 151 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gordon means "from the cornered hill" and is of English origin.
Records of Gordon Lowe on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gordon Lowe and the Lowe Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lowe 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 Lowe family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 30189 people with the Lowe surname in the UK? Lowe is now ranked number 159 for popularity in the UK. |
Lowe Family History Databases
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Lowe Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 118492 people with the Lowe surname in the USA? Lowe is ranked number 118 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Gordon Lowe. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gordon Lowe
Gordon Lowe
Sir Francis Gordon Lowe, 2nd Baronet (21 June 1884 – 17 May 1972) was a British male tennis player.
Lowe is best remembered for winning the Australasian Championships in 1915 (where he beat champion Horace Rice in the final). and for winning the World Covered Court Championships (Indoor) in 1920. Lowe also won Queen's Club in 1912, 1913 and 1925. His father, Sir Francis Lowe, 1st Baronet, was a Member of Parliament, representing Birmingham Edgbaston. In 1929 Lowe became Sir Gordon Lowe, succeeding his father to the baronetcy. Gordon's brother Arthur Lowe was also a tennis player and another brother, John, played first-class cricket.
He was ranked World No. 8 in 1914 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph.
In 1910 he won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships, played at the Queen's Club in London, defeating his brother Arthur in the final in three straight sets. He won the singles title at Monte Carlo three times, in 1920, 1921, 1923 and the South of France Championships in 1923. He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics.
From 1932 to 1936 he was the editor of the Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual.
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