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George Henry Downs

Male 1910 - 1974  (64 years)


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  • Name George Henry Downs 
    Born 17 Feb 1910  11, Tubbs Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    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
    Admon 29 Jan 1953  Leicester, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    his wife's uncle Ernest Smith 
    Executor 15 Nov 1955  Leicester, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    his wife's aunt Lilian Smith 
    Medical Abt 1971  Hayes, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    a stroke 
    • George and Olive went to a Bingo Hall in Hayes and he started to feel ill, they had difficulty getting home as they had to go by bus as they had no car. He had to walk the length of Somervell Road from the bus stop dragging his leg. The next day he was diagnosed as having a stroke. It affected his arm and leg, probably his left side as Janice thinks he could still write ok. He was left with a weakness in his arm.
    Find A Grave Link https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186856721 
    Died 17 Jun 1974  Paddington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Myocardial asystole/Myocardial infarction 
    Notes 
    • (Medical):See attached sources.
    Person ID I34  Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2020 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Eleanor Catherine Fordham,   b. 30 Jul 1886, 18, Vespan Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1958, 6, Tower Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Olive Smith,   b. 3 Aug 1913, 3, Whitby Road, South Harrow, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 2006, Sunninghill, Ascot, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 3 Aug 1940  St Paul's Church, South Harrow, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Last Modified 8 May 2017 
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart