14 Aug 2026
Husband: Henry Frederick Downes
Born: 1858 in Stratford, London 1 Census: 1861 in Waddington Street East, Stratford, London Census: 1871 in Norwich St Benedict, Norfolk Occupation: 1871 Labourer Census: 1881 in Union Street, Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk Occupation: 1881 Coal Porter Census: 1891 in Duck Lane, Norwich St Benedict, Norfolk Occupation: 1891 - 1901 Coal Hawker Census: 1901 in Pottergate Street, Norwich, Norfolk Census: 1911 in Ten Bell Lane, Norwich, Norfolk Occupation: 1911 General Carter Father: William Downes (1821 - 1879) Mother: Martha Judith Forder (1826 - 1901)
Wife: Catherine Balls Birth name: Catherine Brown Youngman Married: 1878 in Norwich, Norfolk 2
Born: 11 Sep 1857 in Norwich, Norfolk 1,3 Census: 1881 in Union Street, Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk Census: 1891 in Duck Lane, Norwich St Benedict, Norfolk Census: 1901 in Pottergate Street, Norwich, Norfolk Occupation: 1901 General Grocer Census: 1911 in Ten Bell Lane, Norwich, Norfolk Census: 1921 in Bexleys Square, Norwich, Norfolk Resided: 1939 in Alexandra Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire 3 Died: 1940 in Lincolnshire 4 Father: Mother:
1 M Henry Herbert Downes | Born: 1881 Norwich, Norfolk 1 | Died: 1883 Norwich, Norfolk 2
2 M Robert Downes | Born: 16 Mar 1883 Norwich, Norfolk 1,5,3 sp. Alice Crisp |Married: 1911 Norwich, Norfolk 2 Born: 5 Sep 1880 Died: 1948 | Died: 1959 Norwich, Norfolk 4
3 M Henry Edward Downes | Born: 4 Dec 1884 Norwich, Norfolk 1,5 | Died: 1932 Norwich, Norfolk 4
4 M James George Downes | Born: 1886 Norwich, Norfolk 1 | Died: 1897 Norwich, Norfolk 2
5 F Ellen Elizabeth Downes | Born: 10 Sep 1888 Norwich, Norfolk 1,3 sp. Walter Amond |Married: 1910 Norwich, Norfolk 2 Born: 3 Dec 1886 Died: 1962 | Died: 1971 Norwich, Norfolk 4
6 M Frank John Downes | Born: 16 Feb 1890 Norwich, Norfolk 1,3 sp. Elizabeth Martha Colley |Married: 1918 Gloucester, Gloucestershire 2 Born: 30 Jan 1893 Died: 1975 | Died: 1959 Gloucester, Gloucestershire 4
7 F Harriet Martha Downes | Born: 1891 Norwich, Norfolk 1 sp. Arthur Frederick Stewart |Married: 1922 Norwich, Norfolk 2 Born: 1878 Died: 1955 | Died: 1967 Norwich, Norfolk 4
8 F Ethel Violet Sarah Downes | Born: 17 Feb 1893 Norwich, Norfolk 1,3 sp. Frederick J Knight |Married: 1926 London 2 Born: 30 Oct 1889 Died: | Died: 1983 Hertfordshire 4
9 F Gertrude Mary Downes | Born: 22 Jan 1895 Norwich, Norfolk 1,3 sp. Bertie Herbert Pegg Smith |Married: 1918 Norwich, Norfolk 2 Born: 24 May 1895 Died: 1955 | Died: 1944 Lincolnshire 2
10 M George Henry Downes | Born: 24 Apr 1897 Norwich, Norfolk 1,3 sp. Winifred Violet Smith |Married: 1924 London 2,6 Born: 14 Mar 1897 Died: 1995 | Died: 1983 Somerset 1
Sources: (1) GRO index. (2) FreeBMD Website. (3) 1939 Register. (4) Ancestry Death Index. (5) Parish Register. (6) Ancestry family tree. For comments and questions about this family, email Howard Slatter Updated 14 Aug 2026 Name Index