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Eleanor Catherine Fordham

Female 1886 - 1958  (71 years)


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  • Name Eleanor Catherine Fordham 
    Born 30 Jul 1886  18, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census Return 5 Apr 1891  20, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 3 rooms -
      Henry F. Fordham - head - married - age 36 - milk carrier - born Kensington, London
      Rachael M. Fordham - wife - married - age 36 - born Kensington, London
      Henry J. Fordham - son - age 15 - milk carrier - born Kensington, London
      Elizabeth Fordham - daur - age 12 - scholar - born Kensington, London
      Sarah A. Fordham - daur - age 10 - scholar - born Kensington, London
      Eliza M. Fordham - daur - age 8 - scholar - born Kensington, London
      Eleanor C. Fordham - daur - age 5 - scholar - born Kensington, London
      Albert J. Fordham - son - 3 - born Shepherds Bush, London
      Caroline H. Fordham - daur - 1 - born Shepherds Bush, London
    Occupation 1901 
    General Servant 
    Census Return 31 Mar 1901  1, Taylors Cottages, High Street, Harlesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 5 or more rooms -
      Henry Fordham - head - married - age 46 - road labourer - worker - born Kensington, Middx
      Rachel Fordham - wife - married - age 46 - born Kensington, Middx
      Eelena Fordham - daur - age 14 - general servant domestic - born Kensington, Middx
      Albert Fordham - son - age 13 - born Hammersmith, Middx
      Florence Fordham - daur - age 9 - born Hammersmith, Middx
      Rose Fordham - daur - age 5 - born Harlesden, Middx
    Occupation 1911 
    Laundress Ironer 
    Census Return 2 Apr 1911  26, Shelley Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 26 Shelley Road, Harlesden
      1 room
      Eleanor Catherine Downs - Wife - 25 - Married for 2 years - 1 child born alive - 1 child still living - Laundress Ironer - worker - born Royal Kensington Parish
      George Henry Downs - Son - 13 months - born Harlesden
    Find A Grave Link https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186855844 
    Alternative Name Eleanor Kathline Fordham 
    Occupation Housekeeper to Mountbatten family 
    Died 6 May 1958  6, Tower Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Toxaemia and inanition; Myocardial degeneration/Diabetic gangrene 
    Buried Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1128  Family Tree
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2020 

    Father Henry Francis Fordham,   b. 14 Oct 1854, 8, Holland Street, Kensington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1911, 26, Shelley Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Rachel Martha Carroll,   b. 20 Jul 1854, Park Lane, Kensington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1943, 58, Harley Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F88  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Alfred Downs,   b. 30 Oct 1885, 17, Blantyre Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1949, 6, Tower Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 8 Feb 1910  Fulham Registry Office, Fulham, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. George Henry Downs,   b. 17 Feb 1910, 11, Tubbs Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1974, Paddington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    +2. Rose Eleanor Downs,   b. 30 Jan 1916, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1992, Witham, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Daisy Lilian Downs,   b. 19 Jul 1920, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1992, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +4. Marjory Elsie Downs,   b. 8 Aug 1922, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 2003, Epping, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +5. Vera Eileen Downs,   b. 14 Mar 1924, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1979, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     6. Stanley Albert Downs,   b. 3 Nov 1925, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1987, Braintree, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    +7. Cyril Downs,   b. 29 Aug 1928, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1993, Enfield, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2013 
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart