ROBERTS, Noel Augustus (1917-2009)

ROBERTS, Noel Augustus (1917-2009)

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Noel Augustus Roberts was born November 15, 1917, on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco to Hartley Bernard Roberts (1889-1941) and Mira Lowe (1890-1979).

His siblings included…

On September 24, 1937 in Orlando, Florida, Noel married Evelyn Edith Kendrick (1914-2003) from London, England. She is the daughter of Walter Kendrick (1878-1969) and Clara Sylvia Grove (1879-1932).

Their children included…

  • Sylvia Annette (1938)
  • Linda Mira (1942)
  • Martha Gaye (1949)
  • Bonnie

In September 1962, Noel married Ivy Angela Gates (1934-2015) from Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. She is the daughter of Charles William Gates (1896-1974) and Gwendolyn Louise Simms (1905-1990).

Alton R. Lowe recalls…

For many, many years Noel and Ivy gave tours to international visitors as well as Bahamians at the Albert Lowe Museum.

Noel Augustus Roberts passed away on April 25, 2009 (age 91) on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco.

Hartley Roberts & Mira Lowe with children (left to right) Noel, Minnie, Mizpah
Green Turtle Cay natives (L to R) Una Cleo Saunders Lowe (1926-2016),
Noel Augustus Roberts (1917-2009) & Minnie Caroline Roberts Lowe (1925-2013)
Photo courtesy of Lanny & Karen Evans
Noel & Ivy
Photo courtesy of Maxine Simms Page
Faith Temple Church of God, Nassau, Bahamas – 1960’s
Winston Ronald Churchill Simms (1918-2000) on the accordion and Noel Augustus Roberts (1917-2009) on the guitar. Noel’s wife, Ivy Angela Gates Roberts (1934-2015) in the stunning white hat.
Photo courtesy of Robert Graham
Cousins and lifelong friends
L to R – John Wesley Lowe (1925-2013), Noel Augustus Roberts (1917-2009), Ivy Angela Gates Roberts (1934-2015) and Doreen Mae Lowe (1934-2019).
Taken in front of the Albert Lowe Museum in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco – 1992.
L to R – Noel Augustus Roberts, Mira Lowe Roberts, Margaret Mizpah Roberts White
(L-R) Margaret Mizpah (1913-2007), Noel Augustus (1917-2009) and Minnie Caroline (1925-2013)
with their mother Mira Lowe Roberts
Siblings Noel Augustus Roberts (1917-2009) and Minnie Caroline Roberts Lowe (1925-2013)
Photo taken at the Albert Lowe Museum on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco.
Included in the photo are Minnie’s great grandchildren Tyler and Jenna.

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