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Agnes Theadosia Downs

Female 1854 - 1918  (63 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Agnes Theadosia Downs was born on 1 May 1854 (daughter of John Downs and Ellen Page); died on 12 Mar 1918.

    Agnes married John Belfit Hill. John and died. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Downs was born on 8 Aug 1831 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; was christened on 15 Jan 1832 in St James' Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England (son of Benjamin Downs and Theadosia "Jane" Bannister); died on 17 Jun 1884 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Name: John Downes
    • Alternative Birth: 15 Jan 1832, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    • Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, High Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    • Occupation: 1851; General Porter
    • Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 2, Buckingham Street, Westminster, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    1841 census :  High Baxter Street, St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    National Archive Reference: HO107/1042 Book 1 Folio 15 Page 23        
    Benjamin Downs   M  50 Shoeing Smith - Born Suffolk
    Theadoca Downs  F  50        Not born in Suffolk
    John Downs    M  10        Born Suffolk
    George  Downs      M  17        Born Suffolk
    Simon Mothersole   M  20  Blacksmith journeyman -Born Suffolk
    Eliza Pryke   F  15 Female Servant  Born Suffolk

    Census Return:
    Jane Downs - head - widow - 64 - retired (farrier's widow) - born Malvern, Worcestershire
    John Downs - son - unm - 20 - general porter - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

    John married Ellen Page on 24 Mar 1851 in Register Office, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Ellen was born in 1828 in Sutton, Surrey, England; died on 17 Aug 1898 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ellen Page was born in 1828 in Sutton, Surrey, England; died on 17 Aug 1898 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Birth: 10 Sep 1826, Middlesex, England

    Children:
    1. Ann Downs was born on 2 Nov 1851 in Westminster, Middlesex, England; died on 3 Mar 1878.
    2. 1. Agnes Theadosia Downs was born on 1 May 1854; died on 12 Mar 1918.
    3. Susannah Downs was born in 1856 in St Luke's Parish, Islington, Middlesex, England; and died.
    4. Charlotte Ann Downs was born on 27 Mar 1859 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; died in 1950.
    5. Elizabeth Downs was born on 15 Apr 1861 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; died in 1937.
    6. Caroline Downs was born on 15 Aug 1863 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; and died.
    7. John Downs was born on 23 Feb 1866 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Benjamin Downs was born on 30 Jul 1791 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was christened on 5 Aug 1791 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England (son of John Downes and Sarah Briggs); died on 21 Dec 1844 in 14, High Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; was buried on 26 Dec 1844 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Name: Benjamin Downes
    • Occupation: Between 1841 and 1843; Farrier / Blacksmith / Shoeing Smith
    • Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, High Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Notes:

    (Medical):Dropsy is an old term for the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water and would have usually been due to congestive heart failure.

    Census Return:
    1841 census :  High Baxter Street, St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    National Archive Reference: HO107/1042 Book 1 Folio 15 Page 23        
    Benjamin Downs   M  50 Shoeing Smith - Born Suffolk
    Theadoca Downs  F  50        Not born in Suffolk
    John Downs    M  10        Born Suffolk
    George  Downs      M  17        Born Suffolk
    Simon Mothersole   M  20  Blacksmith journeyman -Born Suffolk
    Eliza Pryke   F  15 Female Servant  Born Suffolk

    Benjamin married Theadosia "Jane" Bannister on 3 May 1828 in St James' Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Theadosia (daughter of Edward Bannister and Theadosia) was born on 16 Mar 1788 in Malvern, Worcestershire, England; died on 22 Feb 1886 in St Marylebone Workhouse, Northumberland Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England; was buried on 27 Feb 1886. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Theadosia "Jane" Bannister was born on 16 Mar 1788 in Malvern, Worcestershire, England (daughter of Edward Bannister and Theadosia); died on 22 Feb 1886 in St Marylebone Workhouse, Northumberland Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England; was buried on 27 Feb 1886.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Name: Jane Bannister
    • Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, High Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    • Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 2, Buckingham Street, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    • Workhouse: Between 26 Oct 1884 and 22 Feb 1886, St Marylebone Workhouse, Northumberland Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    1841 census :  High Baxter Street, St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    National Archive Reference: HO107/1042 Book 1 Folio 15 Page 23        
    Benjamin Downs   M  50 Shoeing Smith - Born Suffolk
    Theadoca Downs  F  50        Not born in Suffolk
    John Downs    M  10        Born Suffolk
    George  Downs      M  17        Born Suffolk
    Simon Mothersole   M  20  Blacksmith journeyman -Born Suffolk
    Eliza Pryke   F  15 Female Servant  Born Suffolk

    Census Return:
    Jane Downs - head - widow - 64 - retired (farrier's widow) - born Malvern, Worcestershire
    John Downs - son - unm - 20 - general porter - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

    Children:
    1. Benjamin Downs was born in 1830 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; was christened in 1830 in St James' Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; died in 1830 in Field Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; was buried on 11 Oct 1830 in St James' Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.
    2. 2. John Downs was born on 8 Aug 1831 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; was christened on 15 Jan 1832 in St James' Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; died on 17 Jun 1884 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Downes was born in 1750 in Bardwell, Suffolk, England; was christened on 18 Jun 1750 in St Peter & St Paul's Church, Bardwell, Suffolk, England (son of Francis Downes and Mary Green); died in Aug 1811 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was buried on 18 Aug 1811 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Blacksmith

    John married Sarah Briggs on 8 Nov 1772 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England. Sarah was born in 1744; died in Jul 1834 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; was buried on 5 Jul 1834 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah Briggs was born in 1744; died in Jul 1834 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; was buried on 5 Jul 1834 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Downs was born in 1773 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was christened on 24 Aug 1773 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; and died.
    2. Martha Downs was born in 1776 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was christened on 31 Mar 1776 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; died in 1832 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; was buried on 3 Jan 1832 in St James' Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.
    3. John Downs was born in 1778 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was christened on 12 Jun 1778 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; died in 1829 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was buried on 21 Jan 1829 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England.
    4. Mary Downs was born in 1780 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was christened on 27 Jun 1780 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; died in 1867 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.
    5. George Downs was born in 1782 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was christened on 1 Jul 1782 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; died in 1795 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was buried on 31 Jan 1795 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England.
    6. Maria Downs was born on 24 May 1789 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was christened on 1 Jun 1789 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; died in Oct 1789 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was buried on 15 Oct 1789 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England.
    7. 4. Benjamin Downs was born on 30 Jul 1791 in Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; was christened on 5 Aug 1791 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England; died on 21 Dec 1844 in 14, High Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England; was buried on 26 Dec 1844 in St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England.

  3. 10.  Edward Bannister and died.

    Edward married Theadosia. Theadosia and died. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Theadosia and died.
    Children:
    1. 5. Theadosia "Jane" Bannister was born on 16 Mar 1788 in Malvern, Worcestershire, England; died on 22 Feb 1886 in St Marylebone Workhouse, Northumberland Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England; was buried on 27 Feb 1886.