Samuel Lower (1835 - 1884)

Born 9 Feb 1835 in Seaford, Sussex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Simmons) Lower — married 27 Aug 1855 in St John, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 1 May 1884 at age 49 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

UK Census 1841: Aged 6 Living in Seaford, Sussex with

Matthew Lower M 52-56 Sussex

Eliz Lower F 46-50 Sussex

Fredk Lower M 17-21 Sussex

Henry Lower M 15-19 Sussex

Alfred Lower M 13 Sussex

Matthew Lower M 11 Sussex

Eliza H Lower F 8 Sussex

Sarah Jane Lower F 2 Sussex

1851: Age 16 living at 22 Church Road as a housekeeper, Seaford, Sussex with

LOWER Matthew Father W M 61 Baker Sussex - Seaford

LOWER Henry Son U M 25 Boot Maker Sussex - Seaford

LOWER Alfred John Son U M 23 Bricklayer Sussex - Seaford

LOWER Eliza H Dau U F 18 House Keeper Sussex - Seaford

LOWER Sarah Jane Dau - F 12 Scholar Sussex - Seaford

Samuel arrived in South Australia in June 1854, on board the “Trafalgar" with his father and some of his siblings^[1][2]:

LOWER, Matthew (64), widower/baker/bootmaker

+ Henry John (27), bootmaker

+ Eliza H. (21), dressmaker

+ Samuel (18), baker/bootmaker

+ Sarah Jane (14), servant

Samuel was a musician, and had also been a barman at the General Havelock Hotel on Carrington Street, Adelaide. ^[3][4]

According to the police report^[5], Samuel committed suicide by cutting his own throat. His death is recorded as May 1, 1884^[6] but the police records indicated that he died the day before the inquest which was held on the 1st.

Sources

1841 census England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7S2-74F : 3 September 2017), Matt Lower, Seaford, Sussex, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey

1851 census www.freecen.org.uk

1. ↑ http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/trafalgar1854.shtml
2. ↑ https://passengers.history.sa.gov.au/voyage-passengers-all/946350/06/03/1854%20-%2028/06/1854?title=&page=8
3. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97325911?searchTerm=Samuel%20Lower%20Samuel%20Lower
4. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43659431?searchTerm=Samuel%20Lower%20Samuel%20Lower
5. ↑ South Australia Police Gazette 1884, May 7, p 92
6. ↑ Births, Deaths & Marriages - South Australia - Book/Page: 137/317