14 Aug 2026
Husband: William Downes
Born: 3 Jun 1874 in Besthorpe, Norfolk 1,2 Census: 1881 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Census: 1891 in Besthorpe, Norfolk Occupation: 1891 Ag Lab Census: 1901 in Langdon Road, Islington, London Occupation: 1901 - 1911 Milk Carrier Census: 1911 in Montague Road, Hornsey, London Census: 1921 in Kneller Road, Brockley, London Occupation: 1921 Milk Vendor Resided: 1939 in Durham Road, Islington, London 2 Occupation: 1939 General Labourer 2 Died: 1945 in London 3 Father: John Downes (1828 - 1897) Mother: Ann Forder (1833 - 1897)
Wife: Sarah Brown Married: 1899 in Oxfordshire 4
Born: 25 Jan 1871 in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire 2 Census: 1901 in Langdon Road, Islington, London Census: 1911 in Montague Road, Hornsey, London Census: 1921 in Kneller Road, Brockley, London Resided: 1939 in Durham Road, Islington, London 2 Died: 1940 in London 3 Father: Mother:
1 M Henry George Downes | Born: 29 Dec 1901 Upper Holloway, London 1,2 sp. Jessie Rosina Minter |Married: 1925 London 1 Born: 23 Sep 1900 Died: 1974 | Died: 1956 London 3
2 M Willie John Downes | Born: 8 Jul 1904 Upper Holloway, London 1,5 sp. Eleanor Ann Davies |Married: 1932 Dorset 4 Born: 8 Jun 1904 Died: 1979 | Died: 1980 Southampton, Hampshire 4
3 F Edith Annie Downes | Born: 5 Jan 1907 Hornsey, London 2,1 sp. Charles A Stuart |Married: 1947 London 4 | Died: 1985 London 3
4 M Herbert Cecil Downes | Born: 25 Sep 1912 Harringay, London 1,2 sp. Violet Mary Waight |Married: 1936 London 4 Born: 15 May 1914 Died: 1992 | Died: 1975 Kent 3
Sources: (1) GRO index. (2) 1939 Register. (3) Ancestry Death Index. (4) FreeBMD Website. (5) Death record. For comments and questions about this family, email Howard Slatter Updated 14 Aug 2026 Name Index