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Ancestry report for Mark Antony Lower, son of Richard Lower and Mary Lower [Oxley]

Mark Antony Lower, born 14th July 1813 in Chiddingly, the son of Richard Lower school master and his wife Mary Oxley. Mark Lower worked at his sister's school at East Hoathly before establishing his own school at Heathfield and then at Alfriston in 1832. He moved to Lewes in 1835 and established his school there initially in an old chapel and then at St Anne's House in the High Street. In 1838 he married Mercy Holman. It is during his 32 years in Lewes that Mark Antony Lower established himself as the county's foremost antiquarian as a founder member of the Sussex Archaeological Society in 1846; provider of numerous articles in the society's Collections; publication of English Surnames in 1842, Patronymica Britannica in 1860 and The Worthies of Sussex in 1865. After the death of his wife in 1867, Mark Antony Lower moved to Seaford and married Sarah Scrase in 1870 which coincided with the publication of A Compendious History of Sussex. He moved to London in 1871 where he died in 1876.

See also:
The Sussex Martyrs by M.A. Lower (1851)
The Worthies of Sussex by M.A. Lower (1865)
A Compendious History of Sussex Volume I by M.A. Lower (1870)
A Compendious History of Sussex Volume II by M.A. Lower (1870)

Generation No. 1
1. Mark Antony Lower was the son of (2) Richard Lower and (3) Mary Lower [Oxley]. He was born 14^th Jul 1813 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 5^th Aug 1813 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Richard Lower & Mary Lower; died 22^nd Mar 1876 at 4 Percival Villas, London, aged 62 years; buried after 22^nd Mar 1876 at St. Anne, Lewes, Sussex
He married (1) Mercy Holman on 8^th Jan 1838 at Bromley, Kent. She was born 15^th Dec 1813 at Framfield, Sussex; died 31^st May 1867 at Lewes, Sussex; buried 4^th Jun 1867 at St. Anne, Lewes, Sussex. They had the following children:
i	Winefride Holman who was born 1839 Lewes, Sussex
ii	Nynian Holman who was born 1841 Lewes, Sussex
iii	Isabella Holman who was born 1842 Lewes, Sussex; died 1844 Lewes, Sussex
iv	Philippa Holman who was born 1845 Lewes, Sussex; died 1858 Lewes, Sussex
v	William de Warenne Holman who was born 1848 Lewes, Sussex
vi	Fanny Gertrude Holman who was born 1850 Lewes, Sussex
vii	Evelyn Holman who was born 1852 Lewes, Sussex
viii	Walter Anthony Holman who was born 1854 Lewes, Sussex
He married (2) Sarah Scrase on 4^th May 1870 at Seaford, Sussex. She was born 1813; died 1875 at Peckham, London, aged 56 years; buried 21^st Oct 1875 at St. Anne, Lewes, Sussex

Generation No. 2
2. Richard Lower was the son of (4) Richard Lower and (5) Sarah Lower. He was born 19^th Sep 1782 at Eastbourne, Sussex; died 30^th Sep 1865 at Tonbridge, Kent
He married Mary Oxley on 9^th Apr 1803 at Berwick, Sussex. She was born 1780. They had the following children:
i	Unnamed who was born c 1805
ii	Martha Oxley who was born 20^th Mar 1807 Heathfield, Sussex; christened 21^st Apr 1807 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Lower & Mary Lower
iii	Alfred Ebenezer who was born 5^th Jun 1809 Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 27^th Jul 1809 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Richard Lower & Mary Lower
iv	Simon Peter who was born 23^rd Dec 1810 Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 31^st Jan 1811 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Richard Lower & Mary Lower
v	Mark Antony who was born 14^th Jul 1813 Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 5^th Aug 1813 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Richard Lower & Mary Lower; died 22^nd Mar 1876 4 Percival Villas, London, aged 62 years; buried after 22^nd Mar 1876 St. Anne, Lewes, Sussex
vi	Joseph who was born 18^th Sep 1815 Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 9^th Oct 1815 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Richard Lower & Mary Lower
vii	Mary who was born 31^st May 1817 Heathfield, Sussex; christened 13^th Jul 1817 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Lower & Mary Lower
viii	Jemima who was born 2^nd Jul 1819 Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4^th Nov 1819 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Lower & Mary Lower
ix	Matthew Henry who was born 26^th Jan 1822 Heathfield, Sussex; christened 18^th Apr 1822 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Richard Lower & Mary Lower

3. Mary Lower [Oxley] She was born 1780
She married Richard Lower on 9^th Apr 1803 at Berwick, Sussex. He was born 19^th Sep 1782 at Eastbourne, Sussex; died 30^th Sep 1865 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
i	Unnamed who was born c 1805
ii	Martha Oxley who was born 20^th Mar 1807 Heathfield, Sussex; christened 21^st Apr 1807 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Lower & Mary Lower
iii	Alfred Ebenezer who was born 5^th Jun 1809 Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 27^th Jul 1809 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Richard Lower & Mary Lower
iv	Simon Peter who was born 23^rd Dec 1810 Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 31^st Jan 1811 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Richard Lower & Mary Lower
v	Mark Antony who was born 14^th Jul 1813 Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 5^th Aug 1813 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Richard Lower & Mary Lower; died 22^nd Mar 1876 4 Percival Villas, London, aged 62 years; buried after 22^nd Mar 1876 St. Anne, Lewes, Sussex
vi	Joseph who was born 18^th Sep 1815 Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 9^th Oct 1815 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Richard Lower & Mary Lower
vii	Mary who was born 31^st May 1817 Heathfield, Sussex; christened 13^th Jul 1817 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Lower & Mary Lower
viii	Jemima who was born 2^nd Jul 1819 Heathfield, Sussex; christened 4^th Nov 1819 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Richard Lower & Mary Lower
ix	Matthew Henry who was born 26^th Jan 1822 Heathfield, Sussex; christened 18^th Apr 1822 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Richard Lower & Mary Lower

Generation No. 3
4. Richard Lower He was born c 1760
He married Sarah on c 1780. She was born c 1760. They had the following children:
i	Richard who was born 19^th Sep 1782 Eastbourne, Sussex; died 30^th Sep 1865 Tonbridge, Kent

5. Sarah Lower She was born c 1760
She married Richard Lower on c 1780. He was born c 1760. They had the following children:
i	Richard who was born 19^th Sep 1782 Eastbourne, Sussex; died 30^th Sep 1865 Tonbridge, Kent

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