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Thomas Downs 1887–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1887

Birth Location: Springhill, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Jan 1940

Death Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Thomas Downs

Mother: Janet Aitken

Spouse(s): Margaret Smellie

Children(s): Thomas Downs, Agnes Downs, Jean Downs, Peggy Downs, Janet Downs, Helen Downs, Robert Downs, Rebecca Downs

Thomas Downs was born in 1887 in Springhill, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Downs And Janet Aitken. Thomas Downs married Margaret Alexander Smellie, and had children including Agnes Nancy Smellie Downs, Helen Downs, Janet Jenny Aitken Downs, Jean Downs, Peggy Downs, Rebecca Ruby C Downs, Robert Smellie Downs, Thomas Downs. Thomas Downs passed away in 1940 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Thomas Downs was born in 1887 in Springhill, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Downs And Janet Aitken.
  • Thomas Downs married Margaret Alexander Smellie, and had children including Agnes Nancy Smellie Downs, Helen Downs, Janet Jenny Aitken Downs, Jean Downs, Peggy Downs, Rebecca Ruby C Downs, Robert Smellie Downs, Thomas Downs.
  • Thomas Downs passed away in 1940 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Downs
1861–1948
Birth Location: Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Janet Aitken
1863–1900
Birth Location: Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Smellie
1887–1944
Birth Location: Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Thomas Downs
1922–2007
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Agnes Downs
1919–2003
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Jean Downs
–2004
Birth Location: –
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Peggy Downs
1914–1985
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Downs
1912–1944
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Helen Downs
1916–1966
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Robert Downs
1923–2007
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Rebecca Downs
1925–1989
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Thomas Downs's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Downs
1887–1940
Birth Place: Springhill, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Downs
1861–1948
Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Janet Aitken
1863–1900
Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Downs
1831–1924
Ireland
Rebecca Colquhoun
1830–1906
Ireland
Andrew Aitken
1842–1877
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Helen ((Ellen)) Tait
1841–1912
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew 3ggf
1788–1863
Martha 3ggm
1801–1860
John Tait
1815–1841
Janet Dorance
1816–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew 4ggp
1759–1809
Elizabeth 4ggp
1760–1811
David 4ggf
1773–1837
Martha Wilson
1776–1865
James Tait
1785–1855
Tamar Brown
1789–1870

Thomas Downs's Descendants

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Thomas Downs (19 Apr 1887–14 Jan 1940) m. Margaret (Alexander) Smellie (16 Jan 1887–18 Dec 1944)
  1. 1. Thomas Downs 1922–2007
  2. 2. Agnes ((Nancy) Smellie) Downs 1919–2003
  3. 3. Jean Downs –2004
  4. 4. Peggy Downs 1914–1985
  5. 5. Janet ((Jenny) Aitken) Downs 1912–1944
  6. 6. Helen Downs 1916–1966
  7. 7. Robert (Smellie) Downs 1923–2007
  8. 8. Rebecca ((Ruby) C.) Downs 1925–1989

Thomas Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1887
19 Apr 1887
Birth of Thomas Downs in Springhill, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Springhill, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1940
14 Jan 1940
Age 53
Death of Thomas Downs in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1887
    Event Place: Springhill, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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