Biography of Robert Henry Curzon Drury-Lowe (1831-1907)
Robert was the third son of William Drury Holden and was baptised at Aston-on-Trent in Derbyshire. From 1849 he was known as Robert H.C. Drury-Lowe, following his father's assumption of the name and arms of Lowe on inheriting the Locko estate.
He purchased a commission as an Ensign in the 74th Regiment of Foot in 1850, and served in the Kaffir War in South Africa between 1851 and 1853. During the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859) he served with the 52nd Regiment of Foot and was aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief in Delhi.
In 1858 he joined the Grenadier Guards with the rank of Captain and Lieutenant. He served in China in 1860 and in Canada between 1862 and 1864, and rose to the rank of Colonel.
He was later a magistrate for the county of Derbyshire.
Family
He married 1stly in 1862 Ellen (d 1890), dau. of Joseph Pocklington Senhouse of Netherhall, Cumberland, and had:
- Ernest Henry Curzon Drury-Lowe (d 1937), m. Norah
- Sydney Robert Drury-Lowe (1871-1945), Vice-Admiral of the Royal Navy, m 1909 Clare Susan (d 1945), dau. of Captain the Hon. Frederick William Charteris
- Florence Felicité (1869-1951)
He married 2ndly in 1891 Ida Caroline (d 1951), dau. of Sir Thomas William Proctor-Beauchamp, 4th Baronet.
Archive Collections
- Letters sent by Robert Drury-Lowe from India, describing the military situation at the time of the Indian mutiny, form part of the Drury-Lowe papers held in Manuscripts and Special Collections at the University of Nottingham (Dr C 74/1-19).