Caro's Family

Dr John Lowe, MB CM^{[1, 2]}

1848 - 1925

• Title	Dr
  Suffix	MB CM
  Born	07 Jul 1848	Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Queen Street, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland
  	aged 3, born Coupar Angus
  Education	Bef 1871	University of Paris, Paris, France   [4]
  Education	Bef 1871	University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  Census	02 Apr 1871	Queen Street, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland
  	student of medicine, aged 22, born Coupar Angus
  Graduation	Aft 02 Apr 1871	University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [4, 5, 6]
  	MB, CM
  Occupation	19 Sep 1871  [7]
  	registered with the General Council of the British Medical Associatio
  	From 1858, anyone practising medicine or surgery had to register with the General Council of the BMA. An official Medical Register, listing practitioners' qualifications, commenced publication in 1859. John Lowe's name continued to appear in the Medical Register up until 1919.
  Author	1872  [4]
  	"Case of Rupture of the Heart", published in the Lancet
  _EMPLOY	Between 1873 and 1874	South Yorkshire Asylum, Wadsley, Yorkshire, England   [8]
  Census	03 Apr 1881	4 St Mary's Place, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland   [5]
  	physician, aged 32, born Coupar Angus
  Census	05 Apr 1891	Queen Street, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland
  	medical practitioner, aged 42, born Coupar Angus
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Dalbreck, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland
  	general medical practitioner, aged 52, born Coupar Angus
  Died	20 Oct 1925	Dalbreck, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland   [1]
  Probate	22 Jan 1926	Principal Probate Registry, London, England   [1, 9]
  	confirmation of probate to son, Robert, and Rev Charles Stewart, estate valued at £8,330
  Person ID	I612	Caro's Tree

  
  

  Father	Robert Lowe,   b. 04 Oct 1812, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 20 Jun 1907, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Catherine Ballingall,   b. 09 Nov 1822, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 10 Apr 1892, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F301	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Annie Willie Cowpar,   b. 11 May 1852, Singapore ,   d. 18 Apr 1931, Dalbreck, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland
  Married	24 Jun 1881	St Mary's Place, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
  Children	1. Robert Lowe,   b. 01 Apr 1882, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 06 Mar 1955, Alington Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
  Family ID	F304	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 07 Jul 1848 - Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland Census - general medical practitioner, aged 52, born Coupar Angus - 31 Mar 1901 - Dalbreck, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland Died - 20 Oct 1925 - Dalbreck, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland Probate - confirmation of probate to son, Robert, and Rev Charles Stewart, estate valued at £8,330 - 22 Jan 1926 - Principal Probate Registry, London, England  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] National Probate Calendar, 1926. Lowe John of Dalbreck Coupar Angus died 20 October 1925 Confirmation of Robert Lowe and the reverend Charles Stewart M.A. B.D. Sealed London 22 January. [S3] Death Certificate, British Columbia Archives Microfilm B13223, Registration Number 1955-09-003080. Robert Lowe, 6 March 1955 [S17] Family Search, Coupar Angus, Perthshire C112796. John Lowe, Birth: 7 Jul 1848, Father: Robert Lowe, Mother: Catherine Ballingall [S31] Directory, The Medical Directory, 1925. Scotland. Pg 1412. Lowe John, Coupar Angus, Perth, (retired). MB CM Ed 1871. (Univ Ed & Paris), JP, Paroch Med Off Coupar Angus, Cargill, Collace & Kettins; MOH Coupar Angus, Certif Fact Surg. Author "Case of Rupture of the Heart" Lancet 1872. "On Electri-Excitability in Mental & Nervous Diseases" W.R. Asyl Med Reps vol iii [S12] 1881 Census, SCT1881/453, Folio 6, Page 39 (transcript). 4 St Mary's Place, St Andrews. Annie W Coupar, Visitor, Unmarried, 28, Annuitant, India. John Lowe, Visitor, Unmarried, 38, Physician B M Of Edinr, Cupar Angus. [S31] Directory, Slater's Directory, 1896. Coupar Angus. Private Residents. Lowe, John M.B, C.M (Edin surgeon). Queen Street. [S31] Directory, Medical Register, 1922. Lowe John. Coupar Angus, Perthshire. Date & place of Registration: 1871, Sept 19. E. Qualifications: MB. CM. 1871. U. Edin. [S32] Website, Middlewood Mental Hospital, http://www.shef.ac.uk/misc/personal/cm1djw/lochist/thesis/midhos.htm. It was decided to have an Asylum closer to Sheffield and so a site was chosen at Wadsley Park, three and a half miles from the town ... The plans for building a 750 bed Asylum were drawn up by the West Riding Surveyor ... Work on constructing the Asylum began during the summer of 1869 and was completed by the end of 1871. There were two, large, three floor blocks, with the males in the North Wing and the females in the South Wing. Between them, in the middle, was the Central Administration block which contained, the senior staff quarters, main dining hall, kitchens and administrative offices. In the wards, the sick and infirm were put on the ground floor, day-rooms were on the middle floor and the dormitories were placed on the top floor. Nearby, in separate buildings were the, laundry, workshops, bakery and brewery. The 800,000 gallon reservoir was built at the highest point of the site. Soon after, the mortuary and post-mortem suites were provided and then the Hospital was ready for use. It was declared open on August 21st, 1872, and the total cost had been £150,714. During the first 16 months, 585 patients were admitted and some of the reasons for their admission were amazing:- Overwork, heredity, unjustly charged with carelessness, accidents or blows to the head, disappointments in marriage, trouble, women, death of relative, religious excitement, religious doubt, drinking, grief, oversensitiveness, childbirth, family affairs, prodigal life, change of life, fright, dog bite and sunstroke. [S33] Newspaper, The Times, 27 January 1926, page 17. Wills and Bequests. Lowe, Mr John, of Dalbreck, Coupar Angus (personal estate in Great Britain) £8,330.