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Looks like James' daughter died very young:

New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
Name: Isabella Low
Birth Date: abt 1879
Birth Place: United States
Death Date: 5 Dec 1881
Death Place: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey
Death Age: 2 years 2 months
Gender: Female
Father Birth Place: Scotland
Mother Birth Place: Scotland
FHL Film Number: 589832

James marriage:

Surname Given Name Month Day Year County Certificate Number Soundex
Low James May 17 1874 Manhattan 3143 L000

Bride Mary Kidd

There was also a James Low married a Mary Allison in Manhattan in 1879.

Yes, Nellie is short for Isabella which was her full name ms. "Grant".

Yes this is indeed Robert.

I had not realised that he had a son as well as a daughter, well done Catherine for picking it out. James married a Mary in Manhattan - there is some mention in the ten letters that have been kept.

Could this be Robert ????

Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Robert M Low, 1928
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name: Robert M Low
death date: 12 Jul 1928
death place: Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas
gender: Male
race: white
death age: 82 years 11 months 23 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 19 Jul 1845
birthplace: Forfor, Scotland
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Charles Low
father's birthplace: Scotland
mother's name: Nellie Grout
mother's birthplace: Scotland
occupation: Cattleman
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place: Brownwood, Texas
burial date: 13 Jul 1928
additional relatives:
film number: 2114621
digital film number: 4163985
image number: 990
reference number: 32134
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"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6L2-MJT : accessed 11 Oct 2012), Robert M Low, 12 Jul 1928; citing reference 32134, State Registrar Office, Austin, Texas.


Was his father's name Charles and mother Nellie ?

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Isabel Low
Age: 6m
Birth Year: abt 1879
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1880: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: James Low
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Name: Mary Low
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:
Name Age
James Low 29
Mary Low 25
Isabel Low 6m
William Taylor 25
David Mcdugal 24

Looks as though James may also have had a son ?? :-

name: Charles Low
gender: Male
baptism/christening date:
baptism/christening place:
birth date: Jan 1878
birthplace: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey

father's name: James Low
mother's name: Mary

indexing project (batch) number: C00549-9
system origin: New_Jersey-ODM
source film number: 494184
reference number:
Citing this Record

"New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V5N3-Q6J : accessed 11 Oct 2012), Charles Low, Jan 1878; citing reference , FHL microfilm 494184.

James Low b. 1841 and brothers Robert and William emigrated to USA about 1870.
James married Mary Kidd (also born in Scotland) in 1874 and then had daughter 1st Nov 1879 in Paterson NJ.

William last heard of in Chigaco 1880 working in meat, date of birth approx. 1843.

Trying to chase up James and William as we don't know what happened to them. Only recently discovered letters sent from them and kept by my grandmother Jane Keith Rennie ms Low.

Robert b.1845 to 1928 we have found in Texas and also living relatives, yippee.

bob mitchell :-) :-)