Jesse Lower was born Lewes to Jeremiah & Emily Lower on 19/1/1802, baptised 13/6/1802- Ancestry E & W Christening Records 1530 -1906 . Siblings: Lucy 1797, Susanna 1799, Cordelia 1809 & Emily 1812. A huge Ancestry tree- Haverley - has him baptised 19/2/1802 in Lewes.
. . .No marriage for Jeremiah Lower 1788-1797 on Ancestry, IGI nor FMP. Would appear to be dead by 1841C, also his wife Emily
. 1840 Jeremiah Lower, 68, thus born~ 1772, feasible, was buried Lewes on 2/2/1840 - FMP. No burial found for Emily Lower on same site, IGI or Ancestry
. So Jeremiah Lower 1772-1840
1822. Jesse Lower married Kezia Coates 28/4/1822 St Nicholas Brighton - Ancestry - not on IGI , nor on FMP
Both Kezia and Jesse are of Hebrew origin- could they have been Jewish?? She seemingly not from her baptism
They had the following children:
Amelia 1824, Esther 1828, Kezia 1830, Jemima 1841 baptised to Jesse & Kezia Lower , St Nicholas Brighton
Mary Anne 1822, Sarah 1826, Susannah 1836 baptised to Jesse & Kezia Lower, St Michaels Lewes
No baptism found for Naoma nor for Benjamin .
Seemingly the family moved to Brighton after the marriage , but still had family ties in Lewes, so some children baptised there.
1841C. Joseph Lower, 39, bricklayer, is living Gerards Court, Brighton with his wife Keziah, shoe binder, & 6 children
| LOWER, Joseph | M | 39 | 1802 | Sussex | |||
| LOWER, Keziah | F | 38 | 1803 | Sussex | |||
| LOWER, Amelia | F | 17 | 1824 | Sussex | |||
| LOWER, Keziah | F | 11 | 1830 | Sussex | |||
| LOWER, Naoma | F | 9 | 1832 | Sussex | |||
| LOWER, Benjamin | M | 7 | 1834 | Sussex | |||
| LOWER, Susannah | F | 5 | 1836 | Sussex | |||
| LOWER, Jemimah | F | 0 (7 months) | 1841 | Sussex |
1841. Jemima Lower baptised 25/4/1841 to Jesse & Kezia
1851C. Difficult to find in FMP! First got them in Ancestry. Jesse Lower, mistranscribed as Jower, living at 1 Bond Street Row, Brighton with his wife Kezia & 4 children
| JOWER, Jesse | Head | Married | M | 49 | 1802 | Bricklayer & Mason |
Lewes, Sussex | ||
| JOWER, Kezia | Wife | Married | F | 48 | 1803 | Shoe Binder |
Brighton, Sussex | ||
| JOWER, Naomi | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 19 | 1832 | Shoe Binder |
Brighton, Sussex | ||
| JOWER, Benjaman | Son | Unmarried | M | 17 | 1834 | Painter |
Brighton, Sussex | ||
| JOWER, Susannah | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 15 | 1836 | Shoe Binder |
Brighton, Sussex | ||
| JOWER, Jamima | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 10 | 1841 | Scholar |
Brighton, Sussex |
1853. His wife, Kezia Lower, dies Brighton Sep 1853
1853. Jesse Lower remarries Brighton Dec 1853 , not wasting much time!, to Mary Anne Debney
1861C. Difficult to find in FMP! Have got him in Ancestry. Jessey Lower, 59, general dealer, with wife Mary A, 48, b. Mddx and son Jesse 6 ,b. Hove, living 16 Gloucester Lane Brighton
| LOWER, Jessey | Head | Married | M | 59 | 1802 | General Dealer |
Lewes, Sussex | ||
| LOWER, Mary A | Wife | Married | F | 43 | 1818 | Middlesex | |||
| LOWER, Jesse | Son | M | 6 | 1855 | Hove, Sussex |
1871C. Jesse Lower, 69, bricklayer, b. Lewes, with wife Mary A, 57, b. Mddx, living Kemp Street Brighton
| LOWER, Jesse | Head | M | 69 | 1802 | Sussex | ||||
| LOWER, Mary A | Wife | F | 57 | 1814 | Middlese |
1872. Jesse Lower ,70, dies Brighton Mar 1872