14 Aug 2026                   
             Husband: James Edward Downes    
                Born: 1855                 in Norwich, Norfolk  1
              Census: 1861                 in Waddington Street East, Stratford, London  
              Census: 1871                 in Norwich St Benedict, Norfolk  
          Occupation: 1871                 Coal Hawker  
              Census: 1881                 in Duck Lane, Norwich St Benedict, Norfolk  
          Occupation: 1881                 Boot Finisher  
              Census: 1891                 in Neals Square, Norwich St Benedict, Norfolk  
          Occupation: 1891                 Shoe Finisher  
              Census: 1901                 in Neals Square, Norwich St Benedict, Norfolk  
          Occupation: 1901                 Ground Labourer  
                Died: 1908                 in Norwich, Norfolk  2
              Father: William Downes   (1821 - 1879) 
              Mother: Martha Judith Forder   (1826 - 1901) 
                Wife: Mary Ann Elizabeth Balls     
             Married: 1877                 in Norwich, Norfolk  3
                Born: 26 Jul 1860          in Norwich, Norfolk  4
              Census: 1881                 in Duck Lane, Norwich St Benedict, Norfolk  
              Census: 1891                 in Neals Square, Norwich St Benedict, Norfolk  
          Occupation: 1891                 Shoe Finisher  
              Census: 1901                 in Neals Square, Norwich St Benedict, Norfolk  
              Census: 1911                 in St Benedicts Alley, Norwich, Norfolk  
          Occupation: 1911                 Charwoman  
              Census: 1921                 in St Benedicts Alley, Norwich, Norfolk  
             Resided: 1939                 in Trory Street, Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk  4
                Died: 1942                 in Norfolk  2
              Father:
              Mother:
 1  F  Mary Ann Margaret Downes                                 |   Born: 11 Feb 1879 Norwich, Norfolk 1,4
   sp. William Herbert Bugdale                                  |Married: 1900 Norwich, Norfolk 3
       Born: 1878 Died: 1922                                    |   Died: 1957 Norwich, Norfolk 2
 2  F  Catherine Amy Ellen Downes                               |   Born: 25 Jul 1886 Norwich, Norfolk 1,4
   sp. Cyril P Palmer                                           |Married: 1919 Norwich, Norfolk 3
       Born:  9 Aug 1891 Died: 1967                             |   Died: 1978 Norfolk 2
 3  F  Edith May Downes                                         |   Born: 27 Dec 1888 Norwich, Norfolk 1,4
                                                                |   Died: 1974 Norfolk 3
 4  M  James Frederick Downes                                   |   Born: 12 Jan 1893 Norwich, Norfolk 1,5,4
   sp. Rose Beatrice Chapman                                    |Married: 1921 Norwich, Norfolk 3
       Born: 25 May 1895 Died: 1981                             |   Died: 1986 Norfolk 3
 5  M  Arthur Thomas Downes                                     |   Born: 17 Dec 1896 Norwich, Norfolk 1,4
   sp. Josephine A Cutbush                                      |Married: 1925 Norwich, Norfolk 3

 6  M  William Fred Downes                                      |   Born:  1 Jan 1901 Norwich, Norfolk 1,4
                                                                |   Died: 1991 Norfolk 2

Sources:
(1) GRO index. 
(2) Ancestry Death Index. 
(3) FreeBMD Website. 
(4) 1939 Register. 
(5) Death record. 

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Updated 14 Aug 2026

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