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  1. 2.  Frederick Donald Downs was born on 9 Mar 1901 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England (son of Frederick Joseph Downs and Catherine Watson); died in 1987 in Berne, Switzerland.

    Other Events:

    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1911, 20, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England

    Frederick married Paula Bachmann in 1932 in Lewisham, Kent, England. Paula and died. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Paula Bachmann and died.
    Children:
    1. 1. Living
    2. Living


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Frederick Joseph Downs was born on 4 Jul 1873 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England (son of Benjamin Henry Downs and Mary Emma Coxhill); died on 13 Oct 1955 in The Orpington Hospital, Orpington, Kent, England.

    Other Events:

    • Education: 1881, Battersea, Surrey, England; Scholar
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England
    • Military Service: Between 1892 and 1896; Naval Rating
    • Occupation: 1901; Waiter
    • Occupation: 1911; Restaurant Waiter
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1911, 20, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 1955, Bromley, Kent, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    Benjamin H. Downes - head - married - age 34 - smith's labourer - born London, Middlesex
    Mary E. Downes - wife - married - age 26 - born Marylebone, Middlesex
    Frederick J. Downes - son - age 7 - scholar - born Marylebone, Middlesex
    Benjamin H. Downes - son - age 5 - scholar - born Grosvenor Square, Middlesex

    Military Service:
    Frederick Downs
    Official Number: 168693
    Place of Birth: Marylebone, London
    Date of Birth 04 July 1873
    Occupation: Servant
    Height 5 foot 5 inches
    Hair Brown
    Eyes Brown
    Complexion Fresh
    Rating: Domestic 2nd class
    Ships Served on:
    'Thames' 21 July 1892 - 3 Sep 1892 - character VG - shore Pa off
    'Victory' 16 Nov 1892 - 11 Oct 1893 - character VG
    'Immoralite' 12 Oct 1893 - 25 May 1894 - character VG
    'Blenheim' 26 May 1894 - 3 Sep 1895 - character VG
    'Archer' 4 Sep 1895 - 25 Apr 1896 - character VG
    'Victor Emmanuel' 26 Apr 1896 - 9 Jun 1896 - character VG - shore own request
    Clothing and Bedding Gratuities - £1 G.B. Mar 1893
    Catalogue Reference:ADM/188/275 Image Reference: 192 / 162

    Frederick married Catherine Watson in 1900 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. Catherine was born on 2 Nov 1874 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire (Ross and Cromarty), Scotland; died on 21 Jan 1955 in Bromley, Kent, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Catherine Watson was born on 2 Nov 1874 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire (Ross and Cromarty), Scotland; died on 21 Jan 1955 in Bromley, Kent, England.

    Other Events:

    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1911, 20, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England

    Children:
    1. 2. Frederick Donald Downs was born on 9 Mar 1901 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died in 1987 in Berne, Switzerland.
    2. Benjamin George Downs was born on 24 Jan 1903 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died in 1981 in Surrey, England.
    3. Consuelo Cecilia Downs was born on 14 Mar 1905 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died in 1976 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.
    4. Douglas Henry James Downs was born on 7 Jan 1908 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died in 1997 in Hastings, Sussex, England.
    5. Iris Catherine Margaret Downs was born on 10 Jun 1910 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died in 2004 in Droxford, Hampshire, England.
    6. Ronald Gordon Montague Downs was born on 16 Jan 1915 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died in 2005 in Bromley, Kent, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Benjamin Henry Downs was born on 1 May 1845 in 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; was christened on 27 Jul 1845 in St George's Church, Hanover Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England (son of Frederick Downs and Hannah Carter); died on 15 Sep 1927 in 164, St Johns Hill, Battersea, Surrey, England; was buried on 21 Sep 1927 in Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 17, Blantyre Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
    • Find A Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189185647
    • Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 10, John Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
    • Census Missing: 1861
    • Occupation: 1871; Pot Man at Rose and Crown, High Road, Knightsbridge, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, Rose and Crown, High Road, Knightsbridge, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    • Literate: 1873
    • Residence: 21 Jun 1873, Park Crescent Mews, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 21 Jun 1873; Smith
    • Residence: 25 Jun 1875, 5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 25 Jun 1875; Coach Smith
    • Occupation: Between 1881 and 1891; Smith's Labourer / Smith's Mate / Whitesmith's Labourer
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England
    • Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 25, Luna Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1901; General Labourer
    • Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1911; Gas Fitter
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1911, 9, Crossfield Road South, Hampstead, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    Frederick Downs - head - married - age 33 - farrier - born Bury St Edmunds
    Hannah Downs - wife - married - age 33 - born Denston, Suffolk
    Benjamin Downs - son - age 6 - born St George Hanover Square
    Ann Downs - daur - age 3 - born St George Hanover Square
    Elizabeth Slowgrove - aunt - widow - age 38 - workwoman - born Penrith, Cornwall

    Census Return:
    living with Norman household -
    Benjamin Downs - servant - unmarried - age 25 - pot man - born London

    Census Return:
    Benjamin H. Downes - head - married - age 34 - smith's labourer - born London, Middlesex
    Mary E. Downes - wife - married - age 26 - born Marylebone, Middlesex
    Frederick J. Downes - son - age 7 - scholar - born Marylebone, Middlesex
    Benjamin H. Downes - son - age 5 - scholar - born Grosvenor Square, Middlesex

    Census Return:
    2 rooms -
    Benjamin Downs - head - married - age 44 - smith's mate - employed - born St George's, London
    Mary Downs - wife - married - age 36 - born Marylebone, London
    Benjamin Downs - son - age 15 - errand boy - employed - born St George's, London
    Lily Downs - daur - age 9 -born Battersea, London
    George Downs - son - age 5 - born Chelsea, London
    Emily Downs - daur - age 3 - born Chelsea, London

    Census Return:
    Benjamin H. Downs - head - married - age 55 - general labourer - worker - born St George Hanover Square
    Mary E. Downs - wife - married - age 46 - born Marylebone
    George A. Downs - son - single - age 15 - errand boy - worker - born Chelsea
    Emily C. Downs - daur - single - age 13 - born Chelsea

    Census Return:
    9 Crossfield Rd South Hampstead
    Hubert Putt - Head - 25 - Married - 5 years married - 2 children born alive - 2 children still living - 0 children who have died - House Painter - Industry: Builder - worker - born Chelsea, London
    Emily Putt - wife - 24 - married - born Chelsea, London
    Emily M. Putt - daughter - 4 - born Fulham, London
    Ivy Putt - daughter - 2 - born Willesden, London
    Benjamin Downs - father in law - 65 - widower - Fitter Gas - worker - born St George's W. London
    14 rooms

    Benjamin married Mary Emma Coxhill on 21 Jun 1873 in Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone, Middlesex, England. Mary (daughter of Joseph Coxhill and Hannah Clements) was born on 6 Nov 1854 in 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England; died on 27 Jun 1909 in 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; was buried on 3 Jul 1909 in Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Emma Coxhill was born on 6 Nov 1854 in 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England (daughter of Joseph Coxhill and Hannah Clements); died on 27 Jun 1909 in 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; was buried on 3 Jul 1909 in Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 17, Blantyre Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Find A Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189185701
    • Residence: 6 Nov 1854, 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1871; Servant
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Literate: 1873
    • Residence: 21 Jun 1873, Park Crescent Mews, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 25 Jun 1875, 5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England
    • Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 25, Luna Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
    Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 40 - Stableman - born Oxfordshire
    Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 40 - Oxfordshire
    Josh H. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 12 - Scholar - Chelsea, Midx
    J. Hannah Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 10 - Scholar - Oxfordshire
    Sarah A. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 8 - Scholar - Chelsea, Mdx
    Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Midx
    Alfd J. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 4 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx
    Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 1 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx

    Census Return:
    50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
    Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 50 - Labourer - born Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
    July H. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 20 - Servant - Chelsea, Middlesex
    Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 16 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Alfred J. Coxhill - Son - 14 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - 11 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Frederick W. Coxhill - Son - 9 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Charles J. Coxhill - Son - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
    Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 49 - Mapledurham, Oxfordshire

    Census Return:
    Benjamin H. Downes - head - married - age 34 - smith's labourer - born London, Middlesex
    Mary E. Downes - wife - married - age 26 - born Marylebone, Middlesex
    Frederick J. Downes - son - age 7 - scholar - born Marylebone, Middlesex
    Benjamin H. Downes - son - age 5 - scholar - born Grosvenor Square, Middlesex

    Census Return:
    2 rooms -
    Benjamin Downs - head - married - age 44 - smith's mate - employed - born St George's, London
    Mary Downs - wife - married - age 36 - born Marylebone, London
    Benjamin Downs - son - age 15 - errand boy - employed - born St George's, London
    Lily Downs - daur - age 9 -born Battersea, London
    George Downs - son - age 5 - born Chelsea, London
    Emily Downs - daur - age 3 - born Chelsea, London

    Census Return:
    Benjamin H. Downs - head - married - age 55 - general labourer - worker - born St George Hanover Square
    Mary E. Downs - wife - married - age 46 - born Marylebone
    George A. Downs - son - single - age 15 - errand boy - worker - born Chelsea
    Emily C. Downs - daur - single - age 13 - born Chelsea

    Children:
    1. 4. Frederick Joseph Downs was born on 4 Jul 1873 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England; died on 13 Oct 1955 in The Orpington Hospital, Orpington, Kent, England.
    2. Benjamin Henry Downs was born on 25 Jun 1875 in 5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; died on 11 May 1934 in 118, Church Road, Battersea, Surrey, England; was buried on 17 May 1934 in Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England.
    3. Lily Mary Downs was born on 28 Feb 1882 in 10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England; died on 20 Jan 1962 in Ashford Hospital, Stanwell, Middlesex, England.
    4. George Alfred Downs was born on 30 Oct 1885 in 17, Blantyre Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; was christened on 22 Nov 1885 in St John's Church, Worlds End, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died on 11 Apr 1949 in 6, Tower Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England; was buried on 16 Apr 1949 in Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England.
    5. Emily Charlotte Downs was born on 5 Apr 1888 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died on 5 Nov 1965 in Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, England.