14 Aug 2026
Husband: John Downes
Born: 31 Aug 1828 in Wymondham, Norfolk 1 Christened: 10 Nov 1828 in New Buckenham Wesleyan, Norfolk Census: 1841 in Morley St Peter, Norfolk Census: 1851 in Wellington Square, Norwich St Giles, Norfolk Occupation: 1851 Labourer Census: 1861 in Morley St Botolph, Norfolk Occupation: 1861 - 1891 Fowl Dealer Census: 1871 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Census: 1881 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Census: 1891 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Died: 1897 in Norfolk 2 Buried: 17 Nov 1897 in Morley St Botolph, Norfolk 3 Father: James Downes (1784 - 1855) Mother: Margaret Tubby (1798 - 1879)
Wife: Ann Forder Married: 1851 in Norwich, Norfolk 2
Born: ABT 1833 in Norwich, Norfolk Census: 1861 in Morley St Botolph, Norfolk Census: 1871 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Census: 1881 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Census: 1891 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Died: 23 Feb 1897 in Norfolk 4,5 Buried: in Wymondham, Norfolk 6 Father: Mother:
1 M John Downes | Born: 1852 Norwich, Norfolk 7 sp. Rebecca Woolsey |Married: 1880 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 2 Born: 1852 Died: 1915 | Died: 1906 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 4
2 M Robert Downes | Born: 1854 Besthorpe, Norfolk 7 sp. Mary Ann Raven |Married: 1879 Norfolk 2 Born: 1856 Died: 1933 | Died: 1933 Norfolk 4
3 F Emma Margaret Downes | Born: 26 Mar 1859 Morley St Botolph, Norfolk 7,8 sp. Alfred William Beales |Married: 1886 Norfolk 2 Born: ABT 1860 Died: 1928 | Died: 1942 Norfolk 4
4 M Frederick James Downes | Born: 1861 Morley St Botolph, Norfolk 7 sp. Elizabeth Sarah Barker |Married: 1887 Norfolk 2 Born: 26 Jun 1865 Died: | Died: 1929 London 2
5 F Ellen Downes | Born: ABT 1861 Morley St Botolph, Norfolk
6 M Walter Downes | Born: 1865 Morley St Botolph, Norfolk 7 sp. Julia Ellen Norton |Married: 1894 Middlesex 2 Born: 11 Sep 1867 Died: 1948 | Died: 1937 London 2
7 M George Downes | Born: 1868 Morley St Botolph, Norfolk 7 sp. Elizabeth Sarah Ann Browne |Married: 1893 London 2 Born: 2 Oct 1870 Died: 1957 | Died: 1933 Norfolk 4
8 M James Downes | Born: 5 Mar 1870 Morley St Botolph, Norfolk 7,8 sp. Selina Helen Reynolds |Married: 1897 Norfolk 2 Born: 13 Sep 1866 Died: 1950 | Died: 1947 Norfolk 4
9 M William Downes | Born: 3 Jun 1874 Besthorpe, Norfolk 7,8 sp. Sarah Brown |Married: 1899 Oxfordshire 2 Born: 25 Jan 1871 Died: 1940 | Died: 1945 London 4
10 F Mary Ann Maud Downes | Born: 1877 Besthorpe, Norfolk 7 sp. Charles Edmonds Browne |Married: 1903 London 2 Born: 1876 Died: 1931 | Died: 1925 London 2,7
Sources: (1) New Buckenham Wesleyan Circuit Register. (2) FreeBMD Website. (3) Bishop's transcript. (4) Ancestry Death Index. (5) Memorial Inscription. (6) findagrave website. (7) GRO index. (8) 1939 Register. For comments and questions about this family, email Howard Slatter Updated 14 Aug 2026 Name Index