Benjamin Henry Downs

1875 - 1934  (58 years)

• Name	Benjamin Henry Downs
  Birth	25 Jun 1875	5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
  Gender	Male
  Education	1881	Battersea, Surrey, England
  	Scholar
  Census	3 Apr 1881	10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England
  	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	5 Apr 1891	25, Luna Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
  	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
  Occupation	23 Apr 1896
  	Valet
  Residence	23 Apr 1896	7, Porten Road, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
  Military Service	1897
  	Driver 10993
  Occupation	1911
  	Stoker Electric Power House
  Census	2 Apr 1911	13, Ethelburga Street, Battersea, Surrey, England
  Occupation	Maintenance Fitter
  Occupation	15 Apr 1926
  	Engineer's Fitter - Journeyman
  Residence	20 Sep 1930	118, Church Road, Battersea, Surrey, England
  Occupation	14 May 1932
  	Fitter
  Occupation	11 May 1934
  	Boiler Fitter At Electricity Power Station (L.P.T.B.)
  Residence	11 May 1934	118, Church Road, Battersea, Surrey, England
  Death	11 May 1934	118, Church Road, Battersea, Surrey, England
  	Cause: Coronary Artery Disease/Aortic Regurgitation
  Burial	17 May 1934	Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England
  	Buried 17 May 1934 at 11.30 a.m. Grave No. 250, Class G, Section 28
  Person ID	I1155	FamilyTree1
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Henry Downs,   b. 1 May 1845, 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England d. 15 Sep 1927, 164, St Johns Hill, Battersea, Surrey, England (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Emma Coxhill,   b. 6 Nov 1854, 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England d. 27 Jun 1909, 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England (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 d. 6 Aug 1959, 3, Rusham Road, Battersea, Surrey, England (Age 77 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. George Alfred Downs,   b. 29 Sep 1904   d. 1904   2. Private   3. Private   4. Private   5. Stanley Edwin "Stan" Downs,   b. 14 Apr 1911, Wandsworth, Surrey, England d. 1942, Battersea, Surrey, England (Age 30 years) + 6. Private + 7. Lily Mary "Babs" Downs,   b. 9 Sep 1915, Wandsworth, Surrey, England d. 6 Oct 1938 (Age 23 years)   8. Benjamin Archibald "Ben" Downs,   b. 25 May 1917, Wandsworth, Surrey, England d. Yes, date unknown + 9. Private + 10. Private + 11. Living
  Family ID	F127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2013

  
  

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