Centuries Past
John Downs

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Name John Downs Birth 8 Aug 1831 147, Long Brackland, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Christening 15 Jan 1832 St James' Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Gender Male Alt. Birth 15 Jan 1832 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Census 7 Jun 1841 High Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England - 1841 census : High Baxter Street, St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
National Archive Reference: HO107/1042 Book 1 Folio 15 Page 23
Benjamin Downs M 50 Shoeing Smith - Born Suffolk
Theadoca Downs F 50 Not born in Suffolk
John Downs M 10 Born Suffolk
George Downs M 17 Born Suffolk
Simon Mothersole M 20 Blacksmith journeyman -Born Suffolk
Eliza Pryke F 15 Female Servant Born Suffolk
Occupation 1851 General Porter Census 30 Mar 1851 2, Buckingham Street, Westminster, Middlesex, England - Jane Downs - head - widow - 64 - retired (farrier's widow) - born Malvern, Worcestershire
John Downs - son - unm - 20 - general porter - born Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Name John Downes Death 17 Jun 1884 St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England - Death - John Downs Jun 1884 age 53 St GHSq 1a 262
Person ID I564 FamilyTree1 Last Modified 18 Aug 2025
Father Benjamin Downs, b. 30 Jul 1791, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England d. 21 Dec 1844, 14, High Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
(Age 53 years)
Mother Theadosia "Jane" Bannister, b. 16 Mar 1788, Malvern, Worcestershire, England d. 22 Feb 1886, Marylebone Workhouse, Northumberland Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
(Age 97 years)
Family ID F298 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ellen Page, b. 1828, Sutton, Surrey, England d. 17 Aug 1898, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
(Age 70 years)
Marriage 24 Mar 1851 Register Office, Westminster, Middlesex, England Children 1. Ann Downs, b. 2 Nov 1851, Westminster, Middlesex, England d. 3 Mar 1878 (Age 26 years)
2. Agnes Theadosia Downs, b. 1 May 1854 d. 12 Mar 1918 (Age 63 years) 3. Susannah Downs, b. 1856, St Luke's Parish, Islington, Middlesex, England d. Yes, date unknown
4. Charlotte Ann Downs, b. 27 Mar 1859, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England d. 1950 (Age 90 years)
5. Elizabeth Downs, b. 15 Apr 1861, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England d. 1937 (Age 75 years)
6. Caroline Downs, b. 15 Aug 1863, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England d. Yes, date unknown
7. John Downs, b. 23 Feb 1866, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID F192 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Nov 2013
- 1841 census : High Baxter Street, St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England