Researching Sam 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 Sam means "to hear" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Sam Lowe on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sam Lowe and the Lowe Family History
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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. |
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Sam Lowe
Sam Lowe (19 July 1867 – 29 March 1947) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-bowler. He was born and died in Kirkby-in-Ashfield.
Lowe made one first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire during the 1894 season, and played Minor Counties cricket for Glamorgan between 1896 and 1902. Lowe's input to the first-class game was minimal, scoring eight runs in the first innings and a duck in the second innings of his only first-class match.
Sam's brothers, Richard and Tom, also had brief first-class careers.
Category:1867 birthsCategory:1947 deathsCategory:English cricketersCategory:Nottinghamshire cricketersCategory:People from Kirkby-in-AshfieldCategory:Glamorgan cricketers
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