Joseph Lowe (1914 - 1989)

Born 10 Jun 1914 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ancestors

Son of John William Lowe and Hetty (Timmis) Lowe

Husband of Edith Alexandra Eleanor (Smith) Lowe — married 8 Feb 1941 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died 1989 at about age 74 in Greece

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Biography

Joseph was born 10 June 1914 at 39 Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England ^[1]

In the 1921 census Joseph (age 7) was the son of John William Lowe at 39 Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.^[2]

He studied at Macclesfield Grammar school and Central School, passing the Higher School Certificate examination in 1932. ^[3] He attended the Newtown Methodist Church since childhood. In 1935 he was a local preacher on the Methodist Circuit, he taught in the Sunday School and was a leader of the Christian Endeavour. ^[4]

He studied at Manchester University, receiving a BA in 1935, BD in 1938 and MA in 1939. ^[5]

In July 1936, he was unanimously recommended for training for the Methodist Ministry, for which he attended Hartley Victoria Theological College in Manchester. ^[6][7][8] In 1937, he conducted the funeral services for his grandmother Annie Lydia Slack. ^[9]

He received his first appointment as a minister of the Methodist Church, which would commence in September 1939 while stationed at Hartlepool, County Durham as a junior minister. ^[10]

In the 1939 register, he was a Methodist Minister living at 28 Belmah Street in West Hartlepool, Durham, England ^[11]

Joseph married Edith Alexandra Eleanor Smith (1912-2002) on 8 February 1941 at the Newtown Methodist Church on South Park Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England ^[12][13]

In 1950, he was a Methodist Minister living at 24 Hockliffe Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England ^[14]

He completed Ordination Training for the Church of England at St Aidan's Birkenhead in 1956, was ordained a Deacon in 1957 at the Parish Church of Lache with Saltney, Chester, Cheshire and Priest in 1958. ^[5]

He was the Vicar of Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire from 1959 to 1964, Vicar of Bushbury, Wolverhampton from 1964 to 1967, Vicar of Shelton with Oxon, Shrewsbury, Shropshire from 1967 to 1974. He was a Surrogate (Deputy to the Bishop) in the Diocese of Lichfield from 1965. ^[5]

He was a Hospital Chaplain in Shrewsbury, Shropshire from 1974 to 1979, when he retired. ^[15]

Joseph died while on holiday in Greece in 1989. ^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, FreeBMD Birth Index : accessed 23 August 2021, database entry for Lowe, Joseph (Mother's maiden name: Timmis) GRO Reference: 1914 Jun Quarter in Macclesfield, Volume 8a Page 268
2. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
   Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 16769; District reference: RD 444 RS 4 ED 7
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 October 2022)
   Joseph Lowe (7) son in household of John William Lowe (32) at 39 Sunderland Street in Macclesfield registration district in Cheshire, England. Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
3. ↑ Scholastic - FindMyPast : accessed 19 January 2023; Macclesfield Times 26 August 1932; Page 2
4. ↑ Coming of Age - Mr. Joseph Lowe - FindMyPast : accessed 19 January 2023; Macclesfield Times 14 June 1935; Page 8
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Crockford's clerical directory 1975-1976 - FamilySearch : accessed 10 September 2021; Film: 1368350; DGS: 8881727; Image:355
6. ↑ Methodist Synod at Macclesfield - FindMyPast : accessed 19 January 2023; Alderley & Wilmslow Advertiser 15 May 1936; Page 10
7. ↑ Macclesfield Candidate for Ministry - FindMyPast : accessed 19 January 2023 - Staffordshire Sentinel 10 July 1936; Page 15
8. ↑ Training for Ministry - FindMyPast : accessed 19 January 2023; Macclesfield Times 07 August 1936; Page 7
9. ↑ Obituary - Mrs. A. L. Slack - Alderley & Wilmslow Advertiser 12 February 1937; Page 7 - FindMyPast.co.uk : accessed 19 January 2023
10. ↑ Ministerial Appointment for Macclesfield Man - FindMyPast : accessed 19 January 2023; Alderley & Wilmslow Advertiser 07 July 1939; Page 6
11. ↑ 1939 Register - FindMyPast accessed 23 August 2021, database entry for Lowe, Joseph West Hartlepool C.B. Schedule 219 sub number 2 Piece number: 2732E Item number: 18 Line number: 20
12. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, FreeBMD Marriage Index : accessed 23 August 2021, database entry for Lowe, Joseph GRO Reference: 1941 Mar Quarter in Macclesfield, Volume 8a Page 517
13. ↑ Wedding Notice - FindMyPast : accessed 19 January 2023; Harrow Observer 14 March 1941; Page 6
14. ↑ Birth Record of Lowe-12940
15. ↑ "The Revd Joseph LOWE." Crockford's Clerical Directory. Church House Publishing, accessed September 10, 2021, https://www.crockford.org.uk/people/23109/the-revd-joseph-lowe.
16. ↑ Tomas Lowe Personal Recollection

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between BL and GL, his 1st cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John Lowe and Hetty Timmis, the grandparents of both BL and GL. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: cousin, based on sharing 846 cM across 27 segments.