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Benjamin Downs

Male 1791 - 1844  (53 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Downs 
    Born 30 Jul 1791  Great Livermere, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 5 Aug 1791  St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Between 1841 and 1843 
    Farrier / Blacksmith / Shoeing Smith 
    Census Return 7 Jun 1841  High Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    Alternative Name Benjamin Downes 
    Died 21 Dec 1844  14, High Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Dropsy 
    Buried 26 Dec 1844  St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (Medical):Dropsy is an old term for the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water and would have usually been due to congestive heart failure.
    Person ID I1392  Family Tree
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2020 

    Father John Downes,   b. 1750, Bardwell, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1811, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Sarah Briggs,   b. 1744,   d. Jul 1834, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ann Wright,   b. 1789, Methwold, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1823 and 1828  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 9 Feb 1815  St Peter's Church, Hepworth, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. David Downs,   b. 1816, Troston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. 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)
    +3. Mary Ann Downs,   b. 1820, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1908, Hurlingham Field Cottage, Hurlingham Road, Fulham, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +4. George Downs,   b. 20 Jan 1823, Pakenham, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1875, 43, Onslow Dwellings, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2013 
    Family ID F338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Theadosia "Jane" Bannister,   b. 16 Mar 1788, Malvern, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1886, St Marylebone Workhouse, Northumberland Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 3 May 1828  St James' Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Downs,   b. 1830, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1830, Field Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +2. John Downs,   b. 8 Aug 1831, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1884, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart