A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Lowcay, Robert
LOWCAY. (Lieutenant, 1815.)
Robert Lowcay is brother of Commander Henry Lowcay, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 13 Jan. 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Prince of Wales 98, commanded in the Channel by Capts. Inglis and Bedford; and in the course of the same year became Midshipman of the Protheus and Pearl, Lieut.-Commanders Todman and Woodger, lying at Portsmouth. He next, from Feb. 1807 to Sept. 1810, served on board the Dreadnought 98, Capts. Wm. Lechmere, Geo. Burgoyne Salt, and Valentine Collard, also on the Home station; where, during a period of nearly three years, he was further employed in the Venerable 74, Capt. Sir Home Popham, Unicorn 32, Capt. G. B. Salt, Favorite sloop, commanded by his brother, Capt. Henry Lowcay, and Salvador del Mundo, flag-ship of Sir Robt. Calder. Proceeding then to the Cape of Good Hope in the Lion 64, bearing the flag of the late Sir Chas. Tyler, he was by that officer nominated Acting-Lieutenant, 8 Feb. 1814, of the Harpy sloop, Capt. Allen, and on the occasion of his official promotion, 7 Feb. 1815, received as his Signal-Lieutenant into the Medway 74. He returned home in April, 1816; and was afterwards appointed – 5 Feb. 1820, to the Egeria 28, Capt. John Toup Nicolas, fitting for the Newfoundland station – 11 Sept. 1823, to the Cambridge 80, Capt. Thos. Jas. Maling, lying at Sheerness – 16 Dec. 1823 and 31 Jan. 1824, to the Queen Charlotte and Victory, Capts. Jas. Nash and Chas. Inglis, both at Portsmouth – next, to the Preventive Service – 25 April, 1834, to the Ordinary at Portsmouth – 1 Aug. 1836, again to the Victory, Capt. Thos. Searle – 13 Feb. 1837, to the command of the Sparrow 10, in South America, where he was superseded in Oct. 1839 – 27 Aug. 1841, as Senior-Lieutenant, to the Poictiers 72, Capt. Wm. Henry Shirreff, guard-ship at Chatham – and, 16 March, 1844, in a similar capacity, to the Bonetta surveying-vessel, Capt. Thos. Saumarez Brock, on the Mediterranean station. Lieut. Lowcay has been on half-pay since 20 Oct. in the latter year.
His eldest daughter is the wife of Commander John H. Norcock, R.N.