| Name |
Benjamin Henry Downs |
| Birth |
1 May 1845 |
8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England  |
| Christening |
27 Jul 1845 |
St George's Church, Hanover Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
30 Mar 1851 |
10, John Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England |
- 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
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| Census Missing |
1861 |
| Occupation |
1871 |
| Pot Man at Rose and Crown, High Road, Knightsbridge, Westminster, Middlesex, England |
| Census |
2 Apr 1871 |
Rose and Crown, High Road, Knightsbridge, Westminster, Middlesex, England |
- living with Norman household -
Benjamin Downs - servant - unmarried - age 25 - pot man - born London
|
| Literate |
1873 |
| Occupation |
21 Jun 1873 |
| Smith |
| Residence |
21 Jun 1873 |
Park Crescent Mews, Marylebone, Middlesex, England |
| Occupation |
25 Jun 1875 |
| Coach Smith |
| Residence |
25 Jun 1875 |
5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England |
| Occupation |
Between 1881 and 1891 |
| Smith's Labourer / Smith's Mate / Whitesmith's Labourer |
| 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
|
| 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 |
1901 |
| General Labourer |
| Census |
31 Mar 1901 |
40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England |
- 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 |
2 Apr 1911 |
9, Crossfield Road South, Hampstead, Middlesex, England |
- 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 |
| Residence |
8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England |
| _FGLINK |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189185647 |
| _FGRAVE |
189185647 |
| _FSFTID |
K2DK-TBB |
| _FSLINK |
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2DK-TBB |
| Death |
15 Sep 1927 |
164, St Johns Hill, Battersea, Surrey, England |
| Cause: Cerebral Thrombosis/Paraplegia |
- 164 St John's Hill was the address of St John's Hospital.
St John's Hill was originally the Wandsworth and Clapham Union Workhouse; renamed the Union Infirmary in 1870, St John's Hill Infirmary in 1920 and St John's Hospital in 1922.
His grandaughter Daisy thought that he had died at St James' Hospital, Balham, around 1925-1930 of pneumonia. She said he had 400 sovereigns sewn into the lining of his coat which were stolen in the hospital.
|
| Burial |
21 Sep 1927 |
Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England |
| Person ID |
I362 |
FamilyTree1 |
| Last Modified |
26 Sep 2020 |
| Family |
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) |
| Marriage |
21 Jun 1873 |
Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone, Middlesex, England |
- 1873 Marriage solemnized at Trinity Church in the Parish of St Marylebone in the county of Middx
No. 397
21st June 1873 - Benjn Henry Downs of full age - bachelor - Smith - of Park Crescent Mews - father Frederick Downs - Farrier
Mary Emma Coxhill - of full age - spinster - of Park Crescent Mews - father Joseph Coxhill - Servant
Married in the District Church of Trinity according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me G.B. Durrant
This marriage was solemnized between us B.H. Downs, M.E. Coxhill
In the presence of us J. Coxhill, J.H. Coxhill
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| Children |
| + | 1. Frederick Joseph Downs, b. 4 Jul 1873, Marylebone, Middlesex, England d. 13 Oct 1955, The Orpington Hospital, Orpington, Kent, England (Age 82 years) |
| + | 2. Benjamin Henry Downs, b. 25 Jun 1875, 5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England d. 11 May 1934, 118, Church Road, Battersea, Surrey, England (Age 58 years) |
| | 3. Lily Mary Downs, b. 28 Feb 1882, 10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England d. 20 Jan 1962, Ashford Hospital, Stanwell, Middlesex, England (Age 79 years) |
| + | 4. George Alfred Downs, b. 30 Oct 1885, 17, Blantyre Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England d. 11 Apr 1949, 6, Tower Road, Willesden, Middlesex, England (Age 63 years) |
| + | 5. Emily Charlotte Downs, b. 5 Apr 1888, Chelsea, Middlesex, England d. 5 Nov 1965, Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, England (Age 77 years) |
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| Family ID |
F182 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Feb 2020 |
Centuries Past
1845 - 1927 (82 years)