William Drury-Lowe (1802–1877) was an English landowner who inherited the

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lands and became a

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Biography

William Drury Holden was born in 1802 eldest son of Robert Holden of Darley Abbey and, through his wife née Mary-Anne Drury-Lowe, of Denby and Locko Park. He completed his education with a bachelor of arts from

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. On the death of his grandmother Anne Drury-Lowe in 1849 William Drury Holden changed his surname to Drury-Lowe having inherited the lands and arms associated with the

estate near

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, although this was not formally confirmed until 1853.Biography of William Drury Lowe (1802-1877
Nottingham University, accessed September 2009 After his marriage in 1827 to Caroline Esther Curzon daughter of Lord Scarsdale they lived at Aston Lodge in

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for a while before he took up the challenge of running the estate near Kimbolton in

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. They took their three sons to Italy in 1839 and returned to England in 1843. Lockohall1860

In the 1850s, the Drury-Lowes lived abroad whilst extensive building work took place at Locko Park. The building work included a picture gallery for the paintings they had obtained whilst in Italy. The tower in the Italian style again reminded them of the country where their daughter Florence had been born in 1843. He had returned from France in time to be the

for 1854. In 1858, his eldest son William had married without his father's approval and they had been estranged. Luckily the two put aside their disagreements before Drury-Lowe died in 1877 when Drury-Lowe married his second wife, Lady Lucy Needham, in 1876. William, and Caroline had the following children: *William Drury Nathaniel Drury-Lowe (1828-31 Aug 1906) *Lt.-Gen.

Sir Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe Lieutenant-General Sir Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe (3 January 1830 – 6 April 1908) was a British Army officer. Biography He was born as Drury Curzon Holden on 3 January 1830 at Aston Lodge in Aston-on-Trent when he was called Drury Curzon Holde ...

(1830-6 Apr 1908) *Colonel Robert Henry Curzon Drury-Lowe (1831-4 Jan 1907) *Felicia Drury-Lowe (c. 1833-Dec 1916) *Rebecca Lowe (b. c. 1835) *Caroline Mary Drury-Lowe (c 1838-30 Jul 1907) *Frances Catherine Lowe (1842-1879) *Vincent Francis Keppel Drury-Lowe (1847-29 Apr 1905) *Richard Curzon Sherwin Drury-Lowe (1848-1906)

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