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Benjamin Henry Downs

Male 1875 - 1934  (58 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Henry Downs 
    Born 25 Jun 1875  5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Education 1881  Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Scholar 
    Census Return 3 Apr 1881  10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    Occupation 1891 
    Errand Boy 
    Census Return 5 Apr 1891  25, Luna Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    Residence 23 Apr 1896  7, Porten Road, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 23 Apr 1896 
    Valet 
    Military Service 1897 
    Driver 10993 
    Occupation 1911 
    Stoker Electric Power House 
    Census Return 2 Apr 1911  13, Ethelburga Street, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 15 Apr 1926 
    Engineer's Fitter - Journeyman 
    Residence 20 Sep 1930  118, Church Road, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 14 May 1932 
    Fitter 
    Residence 11 May 1934  118, Church Road, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Maintenance Fitter 
    Occupation 11 May 1934 
    Boiler Fitter At Electricity Power Station (L.P.T.B.) 
    Died 11 May 1934  118, Church Road, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Coronary Artery Disease/Aortic Regurgitation 
    Buried 17 May 1934  Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1155  Family Tree
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2020 

    Father Benjamin Henry Downs,   b. 1 May 1845, 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1927, 164, St Johns Hill, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mary Emma Coxhill,   b. 6 Nov 1854, 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1909, 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Family ID F182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ellen Sophia Heath,   b. 25 Sep 1881, 34, Arthur Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1959, 3, Rusham Road, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Children 
     1. George Alfred Downs,   b. 29 Sep 1904,   d. 1904
     2. Violet Ellen "Vi" Downs,   b. 24 Aug 1905, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1995, Sutton, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Frederick Henry "Fred" Downs,   b. 16 Sep 1907, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1987  (Age 80 years)
     4. Ivy Kathleen Downs,   b. 29 Jul 1909, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 2006, Worthing, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     5. Stanley Edwin "Stan" Downs,   b. 14 Apr 1911, Wandsworth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1942, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
    +6. Doreen Ruby "Dorrie" Downs,   b. 11 Mar 1913, Wandsworth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1996, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +7. Lily Mary "Babs" Downs,   b. 9 Sep 1915, Wandsworth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1938  (Age 23 years)
     8. Living
    +9. Iris Olive Downs,   b. 18 Feb 1920, Wandsworth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1996, Merton, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +10. Sydney Alfred "Sid" Downs,   b. 15 Dec 1921, Wandsworth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1991, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +11. Living
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2013 
    Family ID F127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Harriet Elizabeth Wilson,   b. 30 Dec 1877, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1948, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1896  Fulham, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Type: Separated 
    Children 
     1. Annie Minnie Elizabeth Downs,   b. 20 May 1897, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1956, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     2. Benjamin Robert Downs,   b. 10 Jun 1899, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2014 
    Family ID F387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart