14 Aug 2026
Husband: Robert Downes
Born: 1854 in Besthorpe, Norfolk 1 Census: 1861 in Morley St Botolph, Norfolk Census: 1871 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Occupation: 1871 Labourer Census: 1881 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Occupation: 1881 Fowl Dealer Census: 1891 in Hackford, Norfolk Occupation: 1891 Dealer Census: 1901 in Hackford, Norfolk Occupation: 1901 Butter & Fowl Dealer Census: 1911 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Occupation: 1911 - 1921 Farmer Census: 1921 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Died: 1933 in Norfolk 2 Father: John Downes (1828 - 1897) Mother: Ann Forder (1833 - 1897)
Wife: Mary Ann Raven Married: 1879 in Norfolk 3
Born: 1856 in Hingham, Norfolk 3 Census: 1881 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Census: 1891 in Hackford, Norfolk Census: 1901 in Hackford, Norfolk Census: 1911 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Census: 1921 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Died: 1933 in Norfolk 2 Father: Mother:
1 F Maud Mary Downes | Born: 16 Feb 1880 Norwich, Norfolk 1,4 sp. Ernest Eli Nickalls |Married: 1906 Norfolk 3 Born: 5 Nov 1881 Died: 1974 | Died: 1971 Norfolk 2
2 M William Robert Downes | Born: 20 Feb 1881 Besthorpe, Norfolk 1,4 sp. Alice Armes |Married: 1905 Norwich, Norfolk 3 Born: 11 Jan 1881 Died: 1948 | Mabel Lillian Manning | Born: 1902 Died: | Died: 1964 Norfolk 2
3 M Ernest John Downes | Born: 21 Apr 1882 Besthorpe, Norfolk 1,4 sp. Kezia May Marriott |Married: 1922 Norfolk 3 Born: 4 May 1891 Died: 1970 | Died: 1961 Norfolk 2
4 M Edward Downes | Born: 17 Aug 1883 Morley St Peter, Norfolk 1,4 sp. Alice Maud Carr |Married: 1908 Yorkshire 3 Born: 9 Feb 1878 Died: 1958 | Died: 1961 Yorkshire 2
5 M Henry Frank Downes | Born: 28 Jul 1884 Besthorpe, Norfolk 1,4 sp. Edith Ducker |Married: 1915 Norfolk 3 Born: 29 Mar 1886 Died: 1970 | Died: 1973 Norfolk 2
6 M Charles Downes | Born: 1885 Norfolk 1 | Died: 1885 Norfolk 3
7 M Robert George Downes | Born: 1887 Hackford, Norfolk 1 | Died: 1895 Norfolk 3
8 M Wilfred Downes | Born: 31 Dec 1887 Hackford, Norfolk 1,4 sp. Emma Louisa Daynes |Married: 1933 Norfolk 3 Born: 5 Jul 1910 Died: 2007 | Died: 1965 Norfolk 2
9 M Charles Walter Downes | Born: 19 May 1889 Hackford, Norfolk 1,4 sp. Gertrude Lucy Sider |Married: 1913 Norfolk 3 Born: 19 Oct 1888 Died: 1965 | Died: 1967 Norwich, Norfolk 2
10 M Albert Sydney Downes | Born: 1890 Hackford, Norfolk 1 | Died: 1891 Norfolk 3
11 M John Wesley Downes | Born: 10 May 1893 Hackford, Norfolk 1,4 sp. Florence Selina Reeve |Married: 1922 Norfolk 3 Born: 1 Apr 1892 Died: 1988 | Died: 1986 Norwich, Norfolk 2
12 F Mabel Ellen Maria Downes | Born: 25 Aug 1894 Hackford, Norfolk 1,4 sp. Herbert Arthur Overton |Married: 1923 Norfolk 3 Born: 20 May 1892 Died: 1960 | Died: 1980 Norfolk 2
13 M Gordon Robert Downes | Born: 1896 Hackford, Norfolk 1 | Died: 22 Aug 1918 France 5
14 M Roland Allan Forder Downes | Born: 1897 Hackford, Norfolk 1 | Died: 1898 Norfolk 3
Sources: (1) GRO index. (2) Ancestry Death Index. (3) FreeBMD Website. (4) 1939 Register. (5) Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. For comments and questions about this family, email Howard Slatter Updated 14 Aug 2026 Name Index