Social Victorians/People/Lowe
Also Known As
[edit | edit source]- Family name: Low, often misspelled in the press as Lowe
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Nationality
[edit | edit source]- William Mackay Low: British
- Daisy (Juliette Magill Kinzie) Gordon Low: American
Residences
[edit | edit source]- Beauchamp hall, Beauchamp square, Leamington (1888)[1]
- Wellesbourne-house, Warwickshire[2] (1889[3]–1904)
Family
[edit | edit source]- Billow[2] or Willy (William Mackay) Low (3 August 1860 – 8 June 1905)[4]
- Daisy (Juliette Magill Kinzie) Gordon (31 October 1860 – 17 January 1927)[5]
Relations
[edit | edit source]Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies
[edit | edit source]Juliette Gordon Low
[edit | edit source]- Rudyard and Carrie Kipling[5]
William Mackay Low
[edit | edit source]- Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
- Anna Bridges Bateman (sexual partner)
Organizations
[edit | edit source]Juliette Gordon Low
[edit | edit source]- Girl Guides and then Girl Scouts of America
William Mackay Low
[edit | edit source]- Brasenose College, Oxford (1880)[6]
- Steward of the Warwick Meeting, along with Lord Aylesford and Mr. G. Graham (early 1890s)
- Conservative Club, Birmingham (1902)[7]
- Tennis Court Club, Leamington Spa (1902)
Timeline
[edit | edit source]1886 December 21, William Mackay Low and Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon married in Savannah, Georgia.[5]
1893 March 3, the P. and O. ship S.S. Valetta, captain R. F. Briscoe, left London for Yokohama. Mr. W. M. Lowe and his valet were on board.[8]
1897 July 2, Mr. W. M. Lowe attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball.
1897 July 16, Saturday, "At the Warwick County Police Court, on Saturday, Mr. W. M. Low, of Wellesbourne, was summoned for keeping nine servants, three dogs, and a carriage, without licenses. Mr. Lewis Young, supervisor, of Leamington, prosecuted. Mr. H. Field, Leamington, defended, and explained that Mr. Low had been abroad a good deal lately, and he did not think it had come to his notice that it was time to renew the licenses. It was entirely inadvertence. He had no intention to defraud. A fine of £2 16s., including costs, in each case, was imposed; £8 8s. altogether."[9]
1898 June 25, Saturday, the Prince of Wales was in Warwickshire visiting the Earl and Countess Warwick (Wednesday and Thursday), Lord and Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox (Friday), and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lowe at Wellesbourne-house (Saturday).[2]
1901, Anna Bridges Bateman visited the Lows in Scotland, when Juliette Low learned that William Low and Bateman were in a sexual relationship.[5]
Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball
[edit | edit source]At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Mr. W. M. Lowe (at 350) was dressed as a Gentilhomme de la Cour Louis XVI in the Quadrille of the Louis XV. and Louis XVI.[10]
Notes and Questions
[edit | edit source]- Was Juliette Gordon Low present and just not mentioned? If Juliette Low was present, it is likely her costume was the result of thought and some expense. Was she absent for some reason, perhaps to do with her relationship with W. M. Low, her hearing, her health, or something else? Her husband’s costume does not suggest that it was part of what a couple would wear, but it could have been.
Footnotes
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Midlands Historical Data collection of Trade Directories. Tony Abrahams. Midlands Trade Directories 1770–1941. Midlands Historical Data, Solihull, West Midlands. UK, Midlands and Various UK Trade Directories, 1770-1941 [database on-line].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Visit of the Prince of Wales to Warwick Castle." Coleshill Chronicle 25 June 1898 Saturday: 5 [of 8], Col. 2c [of 6]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003369/18980625/071/0005.
- ↑ Shultz, Gladys Denny and Daisy Gordon Lawrence. Lady from Savannah: The Life of Juliette Low. Pickle Partners Publishing, 2016. Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=nUxvCwAAQBAJ.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Juliette Gordon Low - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-08. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Gordon_Low.
- ↑ Brasenose College. Brasenose College Register 1509–1909. Volume 1 (January 1, 1909). Digitized book. Oxford, England: B. H. Blackwell, 1909. Ancestry.com. Oxford - Brasenose College Register 1509-1909 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
- ↑ 1902 Court Guide & County Blue Book of Warks, Worcs & Staffs; Publisher: Charles William Deacon & Co. Ancestry.com. UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
- ↑ "Departures." Home News for India, China and the Colonies 03 March 1893 Friday: 27 [of 32], Col. 2b [of 2]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003281/18930303/090/0027.
- ↑ "District News. Wellesbourne." Leamington, Warwick & District Weekly Circular 23 July 1897 Friday: 3 [of 8], Col. 1a [of 4]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002102/18970723/036/0003.
- ↑ "Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House." Morning Post Saturday 3 July 1897: 7 [of 12], Col. 4a–8 Col. 2b. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18970703/054/0007.