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Daniel Lowe (1803–1865)

Daniel Lowe was sentenced to life transportation for highway robbery. He arrived in Sydney in 1821 aboard the Grenada. His occupation on the ship's indent was given as warehouseman, his age as 17, and his height 5 ft 5¼ins. He married Elizabeth Brooker in 1826.

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'Lowe, Daniel (1803–1865)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/lowe-daniel-26032/text34078, accessed 10 December 2023.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Low, Daniel
Birth

7 October, 1803
London, Middlesex, England

Death

21 December, 1865 (aged 62)
Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

lung disease

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Occupation
Convict Record

Crime: theft
Sentence: life