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Benjamin Henry Downs

Male 1845 - 1927  (82 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Henry Downs 
    Born 1 May 1845  8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 27 Jul 1845  St George's Church, Hanover Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census Return 30 Mar 1851  10, John Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Frederick Downs - head - married - age 33 - farrier - born Bury St Edmunds
      Hannah Downs - wife - married - age 33 - born Denston, Suffolk
      Benjamin Downs - son - age 6 - born St George Hanover Square
      Ann Downs - daur - age 3 - born St George Hanover Square
      Elizabeth Slowgrove - aunt - widow - age 38 - workwoman - born Penrith, Cornwall
    Census Missing 1861 
    Occupation 1871 
    Pot Man at Rose and Crown, High Road, Knightsbridge, Westminster, Middlesex, England 
    Census Return 2 Apr 1871  Rose and Crown, High Road, Knightsbridge, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • living with Norman household -
      Benjamin Downs - servant - unmarried - age 25 - pot man - born London
    Literate 1873 
    Residence 21 Jun 1873  Park Crescent Mews, Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 21 Jun 1873 
    Smith 
    Residence 25 Jun 1875  5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 25 Jun 1875 
    Coach Smith 
    Occupation Between 1881 and 1891 
    Smith's Labourer / Smith's Mate / Whitesmith's Labourer 
    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
    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
    Occupation 1901 
    General Labourer 
    Census Return 31 Mar 1901  40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Benjamin H. Downs - head - married - age 55 - general labourer - worker - born St George Hanover Square
      Mary E. Downs - wife - married - age 46 - born Marylebone
      George A. Downs - son - single - age 15 - errand boy - worker - born Chelsea
      Emily C. Downs - daur - single - age 13 - born Chelsea
    Occupation 1911 
    Gas Fitter 
    Census Return 2 Apr 1911  9, Crossfield Road South, Hampstead, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 9 Crossfield Rd South Hampstead
      Hubert Putt - Head - 25 - Married - 5 years married - 2 children born alive - 2 children still living - 0 children who have died - House Painter - Industry: Builder - worker - born Chelsea, London
      Emily Putt - wife - 24 - married - born Chelsea, London
      Emily M. Putt - daughter - 4 - born Fulham, London
      Ivy Putt - daughter - 2 - born Willesden, London
      Benjamin Downs - father in law - 65 - widower - Fitter Gas - worker - born St George's W. London
      14 rooms
    Residence 17, Blantyre Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Find A Grave Link https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189185647 
    Died 15 Sep 1927  164, St Johns Hill, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Cerebral Thrombosis/Paraplegia 
    Buried 21 Sep 1927  Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I362  Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2020 

    Father Frederick Downs,   b. 1817, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1885, Chelsea Workhouse Infirmary, Cale Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Hannah Carter,   b. 1817, Denston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1855, 3, Bruton Place, Berkeley Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Family ID F183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Married 21 Jun 1873  Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Frederick Joseph Downs,   b. 4 Jul 1873, Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1955, The Orpington Hospital, Orpington, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +2. Benjamin Henry Downs,   b. 25 Jun 1875, 5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1934, 118, Church Road, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     3. Lily Mary Downs,   b. 28 Feb 1882, 10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1962, Ashford Hospital, Stanwell, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +4. 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)
    +5. Emily Charlotte Downs,   b. 5 Apr 1888, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1965, Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2020 
    Family ID F182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart