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John Downes 1820–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1820

Birth Location: Wellington, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 22 Nov 1864

Death Location: Warrington, Lancaster, England

Father: Thomas Downes

Mother: Martha Moyle

Spouse(s): Mary-Ann Ray, Hannah Downes

Children(s): Laura Downes, Susannah Downes, Jane Downes, John Downes, Lydia Downes, Ellen Downes, Thomas Downes, Sarah Downes, William Downs, Betsy Downes, Benjamin Downes, Richard Downes, William Downes, Fanny Downes

In 1820, John Downes entered the world in Wellington, Shropshire, England, born to Thomas Downes And Martha Moyle. In 1820, John Downes resided in Clayton, Yorkshire, England. John Downes married Hannah Maria Downes, Mary Ann Ray, and had children including Benjamin Downes, Betsy Downes, Ellen Downes, Fanny Downes, Jane Downes, John Downes, Laura Louisa Downes, Lydia Downes, Richard Downes, Sarah Ann Downes, Susannah Marie Downes, Thomas Downes, William Downs, William H Downes. John Downes passed away in 1864 in Warrington, Lancaster, England.

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Biography

  • In 1820, John Downes entered the world in Wellington, Shropshire, England, born to Thomas Downes And Martha Moyle.
  • In 1820, John Downes resided in Clayton, Yorkshire, England.
  • John Downes married Hannah Maria Downes, Mary Ann Ray, and had children including Benjamin Downes, Betsy Downes, Ellen Downes, Fanny Downes, Jane Downes, John Downes, Laura Louisa Downes, Lydia Downes, Richard Downes, Sarah Ann Downes, Susannah Marie Downes, Thomas Downes, William Downs, William H Downes.
  • John Downes passed away in 1864 in Warrington, Lancaster, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Downes
1784–1851
Birth Location: Highfield, Shropshire, England
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Martha Moyle
1793–1853
Birth Location: Drayton, Shropshire, England
MM

Spouses(s)

Mary-Ann Ray
1825–1906
Birth Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
MR
Hannah Downes
1815–
Birth Location: Worcester
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Children(s)

Laura Downes
1850–1887
Birth Location: Wellington Sal, Shropshire, England
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Susannah Downes
1854–1901
Birth Location: Wilderspool Rd, Cheshire, England
SD
Jane Downes
1843–1881
Birth Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
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John Downes
1849–1901
Birth Location: Drayton, Shropshire, England
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Lydia Downes
1847–1884
Birth Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
LD
Ellen Downes
1861–1924
Birth Location: Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England
ED
Thomas Downes
1858–1919
Birth Location: Latchford, Cheshire, England
TD
Sarah Downes
1852–1931
Birth Location: Warrington, Cheshire, England
SD
William Downs
1856–1938
Birth Location: Shropshire, England, Drayton
WD
Betsy Downes
1859–
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
BD
Benjamin Downes
1856–1933
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
BD
Richard Downes
1851–1921
Birth Location: Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
RD
William Downes
1847–
Birth Location: Wellington, Shropshire, England
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Fanny Downes
1877–1883
Birth Location: Warrington, Lancashire, England
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John Downes's Ancestors

Self
John Downes
1820–1864
Birth Place: Wellington, Shropshire, England
Parents
Thomas Downes
1784–1851
Highfield, Shropshire, England
Martha Moyle
1793–1853
Drayton, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
John Downs
1748–1817
Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Sarah Bluck
1755–
Culmington, Shropshire, England
Thomas Moyle
1734–1816
Halford, Craven Arms, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Johanna Turnley
1755–1790
Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richardus Downes
1721–1782
Hannah Carpenter
1726–
Richard Bluck
1727–1816
MARY (BLUCK)
1735–1810
Samuel Moyle
1706–1761
Mary Browne
1706–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomae Downes
1690–
Eliza Oulton
1690–
Richard Bluck
1713–1783
Margaret Palmer
1704–
Richard Lloyd
1691–
Elizabeth Wild
–1765

John Downes's Descendants

1.
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John Downes (14 Aug 1820–22 Nov 1864) m. Mary-Ann Ray (14 Aug 1825–Mar 1906) m. Hannah (Maria) Downes (abt 1815–)
  1. 1. Laura (Louisa) Downes 1850–1887 m. Thomas Beale 1838–
    1. 1. Lettice (A.) Beale 1872–
    2. 2. Isabella (M.) Beale 1874–
    3. 3. Henry (J.) Beale 1876–
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Emily) Beale 1878–
  2. 2. Susannah (Marie) Downes 1854–1901 m. John (Francis) Phillips 1853–1907
    1. 1. Bridget Phillips 1879–1879
    2. 2. Michael (Joseph Anthony Phillips) Sr. 1896–1976 m. Alice 1898–1975
      1. 1. Michael (Joseph Anthony Phillips) Jr 1931–1996 m. Theresa (Marie) LeBlanc 1934–2024
        1. 1. Deborah (Ann) Phillips 1951–2010 m. Joseph (Livingston Moore) Jr 1950–2025
      2. 2. James (Joseph) Phillips 1918–1983 m. Stefania (Marion (Sally)) Symanski 1918–1985
      3. 3. Francis (Joseph) Phillips 1921–1954 m. Frances (Theresa) Piascik 1921–1991
    3. 3. James (Joseph) Phillips 1875–1928 m. Margeret Metzman 1892–1935 m. Mary (A "Minnie") Mckenna 1872–1915
      1. 1. Theresa (Helen) Phillips 1925–2011 m. Albert MacKay 1926–2000
      2. 2. Joseph (P) Phillips 1922–1969 m. Margaret (Regina) Frawley 1924–2007
        1. 1. Eileen (I) Phillips 1951–2008
    4. 4. Annie (Augusta) Phillips 1877–1949 m. Michael (Patrick) Cunningham 1875–1908
      1. 1. Joseph Cunningham 1900–1935
      2. 2. Peter (James J.) Cunningham 1898–
      3. 3. Anastasia (Dominica) Cunningham 1895–1924
      4. 4. Ethel (Marie) Cunningham 1897–1899
      5. 5. Anna (Christina (Teenie)) Cunningham 1898–1985 m. James (Mark) Sullivan 1894–1953
      6. 6. William (Patrick) Cunningham 1903–1946 m. Elizabeth (F) Mackenzie 1906– m. Nellie (Belle) Childs 1899–1996
        1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Cunningham 1930–2006
      7. 7. Christopher (Stephen) Cunningham 1905–1942 m. Isabelle (Agnes) Maroney 1905–1995
        1. 1. Christopher (Steven Cunningham) Jr. 1925–2005 m. Pauline (V.) Pouler 1929–2019
        2. 2. Isabella (Anne) Cunningham 1926–2016 m. Ralph (L Milnes) Jr 1920–1981
        3. 3. Anastasia Cunningham 1930–2014 m. Alvin (E.) Nordquist 1928–2014
      8. 8. Susanne (Ethel) Christensen 1907–1971 m. Haakon (Jarl) Christensen 1901–1963
        1. 1. Bernice (Ann) Christensen 1926–2019 m. Donald (Clare) Rollofson 1923–2009
        2. 2. Evelyn (Christina) Christensen 1928–2019 m. Raymond (Francis) Sadlier 1927–1993
        3. 3. Dorothy (Irene) Christensen 1933–2020 m. Richard (David) McGuinn 1930–
        4. 4. Robert (Haakon) Christensen 1935–2022 m. Louise Lessmann 1937–2018
        5. 5. Raymond (Stephen) Christensen 1939–1992
    5. 5. Mary (Agnes) Phillips 1880–1949 m. Richard (F.) Randall 1897– m. Peter (Edward) Marx 1881–1924
      1. 1. Rosella Phillips 1899–1900
      2. 2. Eleanor (R.) Marx 1917–1917
      3. 3. James (E.) Marx 1910–1910
      4. 4. Peter (J.) Marx 1914–1914
      5. 5. Daughter (Twin) Marx 1908–1908
      6. 6. Daughter Marks 1911–1911
      7. 7. Son (Twin) Marx 1908–1908
    6. 6. Eliza (Helen "Lizzie") Phillips 1882–1980 m. James (Joseph Rafferty) Jr 1884–1937
      1. 1. James (J.) Rafferty 1914–1988 m. Eva (Ann) LaChapelle 1912–1988
      2. 2. Thomas (Michael) Rafferty 1913–2000 m. Elizabeth (Grace) Rudden 1915–2000
      3. 3. Rita (E) Rafferty 1921–1985
      4. 4. Joseph (Edward) Rafferty 1916–1986 m. Doris (E.) Rafferty 1920–2010
      5. 5. Virginia (Marie) Rafferty 1926–2005 m. Robert McKenna 1919–1998
    7. 7. John (Francis Patrick) Phillips 1884–1949 m. Sarah (Alice) Brackney 1884–1941
      1. 1. John (Francis Phillips) III 1906–1906
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Phillips 1909–1975
      3. 3. Daughter Phillips 1906–1906
      4. 4. Daughter Phillips 1906–1906
    8. 8. Winifred (Lydia) Phillips 1886–1928 m. Henry Higgins 1883–1955
      1. 1. Henry Higgins 1918–1918
      2. 2. Helen Higgins 1908–1964
    9. 9. Thomas Phillips 1888–1910
    10. 10. Susan (Anne) Phillips 1891–1898
    11. 11. Theresa (Bertha) Hanley 1893–1957 m. Joseph (F.) Hanley 1892–1963
      1. 1. Donald (Francis) Hanley 1926–1995 m. Jeanne (V.) Bray 1922–2009
      2. 2. Paul (Joseph) Hanley 1920–1972 m. Gladys (J.) Ryder 1921–1997
  3. 3. Jane Downes 1843–1881 m. John Mather 1841–1919
    1. 1. William Mather 1871–
    2. 2. James Mather 1870–
    3. 3. James Downes 1877–
    4. 4. Mary Mather 1881–1968 m. Ernest Wilde, 1881–
      1. 1. Bertha Wilde, 1912–
      2. 2. Lottie Wilde, 1917–
      3. 3. Ermest Wilde 1904–
      4. 4. Frederick Wilde 1905–
      5. 5. Lily Wilde 1908–
    5. 5. John Mather 1865–
  4. 4. John Downes 1849–1901
  5. 5. Lydia Downes 1847–1884
    1. 1. Ellen Downes 1883–
  6. 6. Ellen Downes 1861–1924 m. Joseph Hampson 1871–1928 m. Henry Bennett 1861–1906
    1. 1. Frank Bennett 1884–
    2. 2. Henry Bennett 1886–
    3. 3. Arthur Bennett 1888–
    4. 4. Thomas Bennett 1894–
    5. 5. Amy Bennett 1898–
    6. 6. Annie Bennett 1900–
    7. 7. Albert Bennett 1890–
  7. 7. Thomas Downes 1858–1919 m. Emma Faulkner 1863–1911
  8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Downes 1852–1931 m. William Welsby 1851–1903
    1. 1. Annie Welsby 1877–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (E) Welsby 1881–
    3. 3. Henry Welsby 1894–
    4. 4. William Welsby 1895–
    5. 5. Rose Welsby 1890–
  9. 9. William Downs 1856–1938 m. Martha Jones 1865–
    1. 1. Charles Downs 1878–
    2. 2. John Downs 1879–
    3. 3. Joseph (F) Downs 1902–1969 m. Elizabeth Downs 1914–
    4. 4. Arthur Downs 1891–
    5. 5. Thomas Downs 1897–
  10. 10. Betsy Downes 1859–
  11. 11. Benjamin Downes 1856–1933
  12. 12. Richard Downes 1851–1921
  13. 13. William (H) Downes 1847– m. Mary (Ann) Bratt 1858–1924
    1. 1. Richard Downs 1816–1918 m. Georgina Downes 1879–
      1. 1. Lucy (May) Downes 1905–
      2. 2. Annie Downes 1900–
      3. 3. Thomas (James) Downes 1909–
      4. 4. Harold Downes 1911–
    2. 2. Emma (J) Downs 1877–1954 m. Samuel (Mountford) Shaw 1878–1960
      1. 1. Phoebe Shaw 1899–
      2. 2. Annie Shaw 1901–
      3. 3. Tamar Shaw 1903–
      4. 4. Samuel Shaw 1905–
      5. 5. Louisa Shaw 1907–
  14. 14. Fanny Downes 1877–1883

John Downes's Timeline

9 Records

1820
14 Aug 1820
Birth of John Downes in Wellington, Shropshire, England
Wellington, Shropshire, England
1820
13 Aug 1820
John Downes was baptized in Threapwood, Cheshire, England
Threapwood, Cheshire, England
1820
1820
John Downes resided here in Clayton, Yorkshire, England
Clayton, Yorkshire, England
1839
25 March 1839
Age 19
John Downes resided here in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1841
1841
Age 21
John Downes resided here in Drayton in The Hales, Shropshire, England
Drayton in The Hales, Shropshire, England
1851
1851
Age 31
John Downes resided here in Wellington, Shropshire, England
Wellington, Shropshire, England
1861
1861
Age 41
John Downes resided here in Madeley, Shropshire, England
Madeley, Shropshire, England
1864
October 1864
Age 44
Death of John Downes in Warrington, Lancashire
Warrington, Lancashire
1864
22 Nov 1864
Age 44
Burial of John Downes in Warrington, Lancaster, England
Warrington, Lancaster, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Wellington, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892
    [2] 1891 England Census
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2638; Folio: 114; Page: 34; GSU roll: 1341634
    [4] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2756; Folio: 74; Page: 26; GSU roll: 835399
    [5] 1871 England Census
    [6] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1858; Folio: 51; Page: 27; GSU roll: 542878
    [7] 1861 England Census
    [8] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2797; Folio: 40; Page: 24; GSU roll: 543030
    [9] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1997; Folio: 267; Page: 42; GSU roll: 87399
    [10] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 899; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Drayton in The Hales; County: Shropshire; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 19; Page: 31; Line: 21; GSU roll: 474579
    [11] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Threapwood, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts
    [3] Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Clayton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Select Land Tax Records, 1704-1932

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 March 1839
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Drayton in The Hales, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 899; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Drayton in The Hales; County: Shropshire; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 19; Page: 31; Line: 21; GSU roll: 474579

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Wellington, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1997; Folio: 267; Page: 42; GSU roll: 87399

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Madeley, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1858; Folio: 51; Page: 27; GSU roll: 542878
    [2] 1861 England Census
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2797; Folio: 40; Page: 24; GSU roll: 543030

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Threapwood, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1864
    Event Place: Warrington, Lancashire
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1864
    Event Place: Warrington, Lancaster, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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