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Dorothy Annie Downs 1899–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1899

Birth Location: Coburg, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 1984

Death Location: Dromana, Victoria

Father: John Cavanagh

Mother: Edith Manallack

Spouse(s): Russell Smith

Children(s): Geoffrey Smith

Dorothy Annie Downs was born in 1899 in Coburg, Victoria, Australia, the child of John William Cavanagh And Edith Mary Ellen Manallack. In 1924, Dorothy Annie Downs resided in Brunswick North, Bourke, Victoria, Australia. Dorothy Annie Downs married Russell William Smith, and had children including Geoffrey Russell Smith. Dorothy Annie Downs passed away in 1984 in Dromana, Victoria.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Annie Downs was born in 1899 in Coburg, Victoria, Australia, the child of John William Cavanagh And Edith Mary Ellen Manallack.
  • In 1924, Dorothy Annie Downs resided in Brunswick North, Bourke, Victoria, Australia.
  • Dorothy Annie Downs married Russell William Smith, and had children including Geoffrey Russell Smith.
  • Dorothy Annie Downs passed away in 1984 in Dromana, Victoria.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Downs's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Downs
1899–1984
Birth Place: Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Parents
John William Cavanagh
1870–1944
Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Edith (Mary Ellen) Manallack
1869–1960
Rocky Flat, Amherst, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
John (Allen) Cavanagh
1849–1935
Birmington, England
Rebecca Arms-Rawding
1850–1902
Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Manallack
1833–1918
Trezowan, Sithney, Cornwall, England
Sarah (Anne) Clarke
1837–1902
Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cavanagh
1824–1900
Hannah Sumner
1845–
James Rawding
1823–1905
Ann Woodford
1824–1895
Thomas Manallack
1806–1891
Mary Ivy
1806–1848
John Clarke
1800–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Cavanagh
1790–1835
Catharine Navin
1791–1849
Hugh Shaw
1796–
Williams Rawding
1795–1861
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1803–1862
John Woodford
1786–1853
Ann Ellis
1790–1846
Thomas Manallack
1776–1864
Margaret Boase
1778–1853
Wearne Ivey
1762–1843
Mary Pascoe
1766–1834

Dorothy Downs's Descendants

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Dorothy (Annie) Downs (1899–1984) m. Russell (William) Smith (30th March 1908–20 Aug 2003)
  1. 1. Geoffrey (Russell) Smith 1938–2020

Dorothy Downs's Timeline

4 Records

1899
1899
Birth of Dorothy Annie Downs in Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Coburg, Victoria, Australia
1924
1924
Age 25
Dorothy Annie Downs resided here in Brunswick North, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
Brunswick North, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
1931
1931
Age 32
Dorothy Annie Downs resided here in Brunswick West, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
Brunswick West, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
1984
1984
Age 85
Death of Dorothy Annie Downs in Dromana, Victoria
Dromana, Victoria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Coburg, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]
    [2] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [3] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1920
    Event Place: Melbourne, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Brunswick North, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Brunswick West, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1984
    Event Place: Dromana, Victoria
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

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