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Harriet Mary (Molly) Low (1893-1976)

(1) Letters and postcards between Harriet, family members and friends, 1902-1939, with modern notes
(2) Portrait photograph of Harriet as a baby with her mother and brother, Alex, 1893
(3) Portrait photographs of Harriet as a young woman, c1907
(4) Snapshots of Harriet as a child, alone and with her family, 1900s
(5) Portrait photographs of Harriet as a young woman, and in her Red Cross Uniform, c1916
(6) Annotated snapshots of Harriet with her adopted children, Michael and Betty, 1930s
(7) Snapshots [colour] of house, [The Parks, Minehead?], c2007
(8) Annotated photocopy of family group photograph with modern genealogy note

Gerald Harland Low (1895-1914)

(1) Photograph of three children, possibly Gerald, Alex H and Harriet Low, [1899?]
(2) Letters with personal news from Gerald to his parents while at school, on holiday with his siblings and in Salzburg and Lausanne where he writes he is not suited for ‘a learned profession’ and has decided to go into business, 1900-1913, with cheque from his father, 1913 and letter from Sam Eggar to Alec [AG] Low offering help with Gerald’s future career, 1913 with modern notes
(3) Photograph of Gerald as a boy with his mother and siblings, [c1903]
(4) Watercolour sketches [2] of buildings around Dunster, nd
(5) Sketchbooks, inscribed ‘GH Low’ but containing at least one sketch, 1930, by AG Low, 1906-1907
(6) Cartoon sketch of servant carrying a crown, initialled ‘GHL 1909’
(7) Postcard album with note ‘Old postcards Switzerland inc pics of 1/7/1912 to GH Low of Spiez’, c1912
(8) Single and double frame photographs of GH Low in army uniform, 1914
(9) Mounted and loose photographs, mostly copies, of GH Low in army uniform, 1914
(10) Card, noting Private Gerald Harland Low went missing 31 October at Messines [written in Dutch and Flemish], 1914
(11) Sketch map of Messines 31 October 1914
(12) Certification that as Pte Gerald Harland Low has been missing since 1 November 1914, he is presumed dead, 1916,
(13) News cutting about the 1914 star, 1919
(14) Letter enclosing GH Low’s clasp to his 1914 star, 1921
(15) Verses by CJ Hamilton, ‘It tells of weary watching Of sorrow, grief, & pain’, nd,
(16) Probate papers for Gerald’s death including papers relating Mrs Halley’s estate, 1915-1916
(17) WW1 memorial poster, commemorating the death of Pte Gerald Harland Low, 1 November 1914, aged 19, 1918
(18) ‘Introduction to the registers of the Ypres (Menin Gate) and Tyne Cot, Passchendaele, Memorials Belgium’, with copy of the ‘Memorial Register 29- Part XXV Soldiers from the United Kingdom Knight-Loynton’, 1926
(19) Imperial War Graves Commission order form for their report, 1927
(20) Map of Military cemeteries, listed by allied countries, [c1927?]
(21) Photographs of Indian schoolgirls, including portraits of one [early 20C] , with modern notes speculating she was sponsored in memory of Gerald
(22) Copy of Jack Robson’s war experiences in 1914, with accompanying letter explaining how the description of fighting at Messines Bridge would have been experienced by GH Low, 1930

Robert Fairweather Low (1900-1963)

(1) Photographs of the Low family, and of Robert as a child and adult, including copy of family photograph at Gorselands, Berkshire, with each individual named, 1900-1960
(2) Letters and postcards, mainly between Robert, his parents and siblings containing personal news, including about a scheme for the boys to help with the war effort and of ‘special military work’ at school. Includes letter from the House Master at Malvern to AG Low, agreeing he will not advance Robert money from a contentious subscription scheme at the school, 1910-1918
(3) Drafts of Robert’s will and testament. 1918, 1921
(4) Queen's Club membership disc, 1921-1922
(5) Letter to his parents while in Paris, 1926 [in French], letter to all the family which comments on the political situation ,1924 and holiday postcard, 1928
(6) Change of address card, 1961
(7) Copy Inventory and valuation of the furniture and household effects of RF Low deceased, 1963
(8) Envelope listing places and dates relevant to Robert

Frank Buchanan Low (1905-1973)

(1) Mounted photographs of Frank as a child with his sisters, 1905
(2) Photographs [4] and one framed of Frank alone and with family, c1908-1920
(3) Letters and card from Frank to his parents and brother containing personal and school news, and while on service in Belfast. Also postcard from Elsie to her mother-in-law, c1912-1928
(4) Receipts addressed to AG Low and Frank regarding a legacy and his Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve uniforms, 1919-1930
(5) Photograph of Geraldine Elsie, wife of Frank, 1930s with copies
(6) Envelope with list of places and dates relevant to Frank

David Septimus Stewart Low (1908-1942)

(1) Letters of congratulation to David’s parents on his birth, 1908
(2) Mounted photographs of David as a child and with his siblings, c1910
(3) Portrait photographs of David as a youth and as a young man with family members, c1916-c1920
(4) Card and letter to his parents containing personal news, 1924, 1926
(5) Photograph of David and his wife, Suzanne, 1939
(6) Letters to AH Low regarding David’s mortgages and his mother’s will, 1942
(7) Letter announcing news of David’s death, 1943, with extract obituary for Flight Lieutenant DSS Low
(8) Envelope with list of places and dates relevant to David containing biographical notes

Jessie Low (1809-1888)

(1) Carbon copies of Jessie Paris’ will, 1886, with list of stocks and associated letters from AG Low, 1894-1895
(2) Receipt for Jessie’s headstone, 1888, with Dundee Cemetery Company regulations, 1891
(3) Extract decree appointing AG Low as Jessie Low’s executor, 1894
(4) Executor financial statement with completed Inland Revenue legacy forms [2], 1895
(5) Draft letter and notes concerning receipt of legacy, nd with receipt for payment of monies from Jessie’s estate, 1895
(6) Letter to AG Low from OJ Gibson announcing the death of his mother, Isabella Gibson, 1896, with modern family tree and note showing her as Jessie’s step-daughter
(7) Print-out of 1860 certificate of marriage between George Paris and Jessie Low, 2007

Charles Philip Chabot (1814-1881)

(1) Photocard portraits, many of Charles, and others sent to him from friends, 1873
(2) Extracts confirming births and baptisms of James, Harriet and Charles in Malta, 1814, with accompanying letter from Edith Chabot. Also letter confirming finding the marriage entry for James Chabot and Harriet Beek, 1878
(3) Copy of 1821 baptismal entry for George Stooks Chabot, with accompanying letter to CP Chabot, 1878
(4) Postcard to Charles from Malaga, 1881
(5) Lists of accounts of CP Chabot’s estate, 1881-1882
(6) News cutting notice to creditors of CP Chabot’s estate, 1882,
(7) Outline of Charles Chabot’s life, nd

Edith Chabot (1840-1921)

(1) Outline of James Chabot’s arrival in England, of his sons and Philip James Chabot’s life, [19C]
(2) 'An account of the Chabot family drawn up by Edith Chabot 1886, from Old Deeds and Memoranda and a Pedigree sketched out by Dr Beke’, nd
(3) 'An account of the Chabot family drawn up by Edith Chabot 1886...& a pedigree sketched out by Dr Beke’, containing tree with brief histories of family members, with some later additional dates
(4) Photograph tentatively identified as Edith Chabot with her mother and sister, 1880s
(5) Studio portraits [4] of Edith, [c1880-c1900]
(6) Genealogy list of Chabot family with sketch tree, [post 1893]
(7) Letter to Annie, from her cousin Edith about the death of ?, 1899
(8) Trustees accounts and letters [3] regarding the winding up of Edith Chabot’s estate, 1921
(9) Photograph of the tomb of Edith Chabot and other family members. [20C] [damaged]
(10) Note of Edith’s birth, death and where buried, nd

Emily Beek nee Alston (1837-1911)

Letters from Emily and her companion, Agnes Taylor, to AG Low, initially requesting financial aid, ‘for your dear Father’s & Mother’s sake’, as ‘Dr Beke left me quite destitute’. Includes copy letters, 1889, of the National Portrait Gallery, referring to a portrait of Dr Beke, 1902-1909

Chabot genealogical and research material

(1) Damaged and annotated copies [3 sheets, 1 roll] of the Genealogy of Chabot (English Branch) and (English & American Branches), with modern sketch tree, nd
(2) ‘Genealogy of Chabot (English Branch)’, covering 18th to 19th centuries, printed and mounted, early 20th cent [damaged]
(3) ‘Chabot 1’ and ‘Chabot 2’, bound copies of typescript, ‘History of the Chabot Family from 1040 to the Present Day’, 1904
(4) List of early members of the Chabot family, starting 1218, nd
(5) Rubbing of herald, ‘"potius mori quam foedari", nd
(6) Note of headstone inscription of Alfred (d 1908) and Emma Chabot (d1921), nd
(7) 'Mercanti inglesi a Malta 1800-1825', Franco Angeli, 1990
(8) 'The Malta Chamber of Commerce 1848-1979', Carmel Vassallo, 1998
(9) Copy extracts of wills of members of the Chabot and Beke families, 1766-1850, from the National Archives, c2010
(10) Copies of documents, c1803- c1816 from the National Archives of Malta relating to James Chabot, c2010
(11) ‘James Chabot in Malta c1804-1816' CD containing 14 scans of documents from the Malt Archive, c2010
(12) Rolls [3] of Peter Finch’s Chabot genealogy: ‘Top half AF Low’s branch’, c2010
(13) File of correspondence, copies of photographs and archives, and genealogies of English branch of the Chabots, noting links with other families, like Admiral Smyth, c2007-2011. With research papers relating to Beek family, 2008-2013
(14) ‘Malta from 3/2011 visit’ tourist ephemera, c2010
(15) Copy typescript, 1904 ‘History of the Chabot Family from 1040 to the Present Day’, c2010
(16) Photograph of cover of 'The Sources of the Nile by Charles T Beke', nd
(17) Photograph of plaque featuring portrait of Claudius Dr Chabot, nd
(18) Postcard to AJS Low about finding the grave of James Chabot and the house of ‘grandfather Gregory’, 2015

Chabot family miscellanea

Material found among Chabot papers:
(1) Indenture papers [2] for Francis Sayer to George Vincent, soapmaker, 1723,1735
(2) ‘Mexico papers’: Narratives and letters, with ms copy of Moore’s Irish Melodies and modern notes on potential identities of the authors, 1824-1844
(3) Scrapbook of Mary Constance Dayman (1837-1854) featuring pastoral prints and sketches, with modern note explaining relationship to PJ Chabot
(4) Empty envelope addressed to Mrs Chabot, Spitalfield, annotated, 1852
(5) Envelope addressed to Chabot, Spitalfield containing stamps and annoted inside, 1853
(6) Cross-written letter [1854] names illegible – possibly to Edith Chabot?
(7) ‘At Sea’ Verses ‘written for the ‘City of Rome Express and published, June 29 1887’ and ‘Sea Weed’ verse, by MC Chabot, Eastbourne 1887
(8) Annotated visiting card, Miss Augusta Flower, nd
(9) Sheet of seals, nd
(10) Mounted photograph of portrait of Jaques Chabot (b1678) with biography on reverse, 1907
(11) Huguenot Society dinner menu, 1918
(12) Photograph of ship entering Valetta harbour, 1930s

Rev. Alexander Hay Halley (1853-1922)

(1) Photocards [2] of AH Halley, c1880
(2) Rev AH Halley with woman outdoors, annotated, c1890
(3) Triptych of photographic portraits of young children, probably daughter or daughters, c1900
(4) Photograph of two girls, probably daughters Dorothy and Irene, 1905
(5) Copy of testimonial of thanks from the Halleys, listing them all, to Nurse Hannah Ford, who served the family 1850-1900
(6) Photographic portrait of Rev AH Halley, c1920
(7) Letters [2] to Alick requesting him to be an executor of AHH’s estate, 1904
(8) Copy will of the Rev AH Halley, 1922
(9) Bundle of correspondence, most addressed to AG Low, relating to the estate of Rev AH Halley, including Trustees’ Capital Accounts, Executors Accounts, Opinion of Mr HFF Greenland, list of investments, 1923-1934

Hally and Halley genealogical, research and other original papers

(1) File, ‘Halley’ containing copies of genealogy pages, statistical accounts, art cards and history booklets and notes, all relating to Alexander Hally (1733-1795) Rector of Lundie & Fowlis, his family and his Knight relatives, c2007-2008.

Alexander Hally, Madeira:
(2) Envelope ‘Photographic views of Madeira by W.A Stewart’, nd [‘WA Stewart was a partner of William Grant, Funchal who died 1866 & ran business until 1871. W Grant (1788-1866) m Mary Innes of Funchal 1803. A Hally & his sister Marion were sponsors at her baptism. William Grant worked with Alexander Hally of Madeira’. Source: Low/Philpott]
(3) ‘The Beneficent Usurpers: A history of the British in Maderia’, Desmond Gregory (1988)
(4) ‘Casemate’, featuring photograph of Forte de São José, da Pothina, 2007
(5) CD, ‘influência Britânica’, c 2008
(6) 'A Madeira entre 1820 e 1842: relações de poder e influência Britânica', Paulo Migue Rodrigues (2008)
(7) Photographs of Alessandro Hally 1830’s consul documents
(8) Copies of documents, maps and photographs relating to Alexander Hally and Funchal, with transcript of visit to Madeira, 2010 and copy of ‘The Invalid’s Guide to Madeira, 1840’
(9) Tourist map of Madeira, c2010
(10) Copies of ‘H’ pages from [Dundee Directory 1850s] with David and Henry Hazeel marked, with modern sketch family tree of with Alexander highlighted

Dr AH Halley:
(11) Genealogy print-outs, modern notes and copy of Dr Halley’s obituary, with sketch family tree of Alexander and Emily Jane Halley
(12) Copy of 1907 ‘Introduction’ on clan societies,
(13) 'A Tale of Three Cities', ed LS Jacyna, 1989 with places marked where Dr Halley mentioned
(14) Photograph of Alexander Halley’s 1830 membership certificate of the Highland Society

(15) Print outs of genealogy pages and biography of Rev Alexander Hay Halley, 2012

Other Halley family members:
(16) Copies of 1871 and 1901 census pages with annotations relating to Harriet and Dr William Halley
(17) Print outs of William Halley (b1863) WW1 medal card with modern note and other WW1 material relating to Edward Harland Halley, with 1917 and 1919 news cuttings.
(18) War graves printout and snapshot of man in uniform, annotated as Peter Harland Halley, d.1940
(19) Annotated copy of marriage index highlighting Halleys
(20) Modern notes on Robert WO Halley
(21) Photograph of man, woman and dog, with message on revers and annotated as parents of Constance Halley, 1896
(22) Photograph of woman and child on bicycle, annotated as Constance Halley, c1900

Ellen ‘Nellie’ Mary Halley (1858-1939)

(1) Photograph album marked EMH [Ellen ‘Nellie’ Mary Halley] featuring family groups and portraits of children and adults, some annotated, 19th century, also modern list of potential identifications
(2) Pocket diary, with entries, inscribed ‘EM Halley Christmas 1873’, 1874
(3) Empty envelope, marked ‘with the most affectionate love & best wishes of her Father & Mother, 1874’
(4) ‘The Quartette’, 11 ms issues, January-August, October-December 1876
[‘Albert House, possibly school, put together by 2 sisters of Annie Low (nee Halley), N(Ellen) & Evaline Halley, their friends Bedingfield & Winton to sell at School’. Source: Low/Philpott]
(5) Notebook with journal entries and some press flora, inscribed ‘EM Halley 36 Elgin Crescent Notting Hill London W’, 1887
(6) Notebook with journal entries, inscribed ‘EM Halley 36 Elgin Crescent Notting Hill W 1889’
(7) Photograph of two women and two boys, annotated as Annie, Robert F, and Frank B Low plus Nelly, c1900
(8) Photocard, annotated as ‘Ellie (Nelly) Halley’, c 1910
(9) Photograph of family group outdoors, possibly featuring Nelly, her mother and Annie Low, c1910
(10) Letter to Miss [EM] Halley informing her that Sir Edward’s estate has largely been distributed, 1913
(11) Picture postcards [5], mostly from AL to Miss Halley, one from Nell to Mrs Low, 1915-1934
(12) Pocket diary containing shopping lists, inscribed ‘Miss Halley 113 Inverness Terrace London W2’, 1918
(13) Note about photographs, and notation of birth and death of Alice, nd
(14) Partial further division of the residuary estate of Sir EJ Harland, 1912
(15) Copy of will of Mrs Emily Jane Halley, 1910, with register of probate for will of Ellen Mary Halley, 1939
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