Ellen DOWNES
1859 - 1902 (42 years)-
Name Ellen DOWNES Born 10 Sep 1859 Louth, Lincolnshire, England 
[1, 2] - Ellen Downes birth certificate reads. "10 Sep 1859, Born, Ellen, dau of james Downes, Private in the 4th Regiment of Foot, and Sarah Downes, formerly Taylor, at Healey's Court, Louth, Lincolnshire."
When Ellen Downes father, James Downes, retired from the Army, the family moved to Salford where she married Henry Fern, a packing-case maker. Her first four children were born there. Then she and her family moved to Bolton where the other children were born.
Gender Female Buried 1902 Bolton, Lancashire, England [2] - Ellen is buried in All Souls churchyard with her husband, Henry, in Bolton.
Died 25 Mar 1902 Bolton, Lancashire, England [1, 2] Person ID I314 Jay Moore Family Tree Last Modified 17 May 2007
Father James DOWNES
c. 25 Nov 1818
d. 3 Feb 1893 (Age ~ 74 years)Mother Sarah Rebecca TAYLOR
b. 31 Mar 1843, Tetney, Lincolnshire
d. 1903, Salford, Lancashire, England (Age 59 years) Married 28 Sep 1858 Louth, Lincolnshire, England [2] - James met Sarah while he was a member of a recruiting party at Louth, Lincolnshire. They were married at "the Parish Church, Louth , Lincolnshire" and, at the time, she gave her age as "full age" but was really about 15 1/2 years old.
Family ID F160 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Henry FERN
b. 23 Jun 1857, Hulme Charlton, Manchester, England
d. 29 Aug 1937, Bolton, Lancashire, England (Age 80 years) Married 7 Mar 1880 Salford, Lancashire, England [1, 2] - Henry and Ellen were married at St. Clement's Church, Salford, Lancashire.
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Children 1. Margaret Emma (Maggie) FERN
b. 13 Feb 1881, Salford, Lancashire, England
d. 24 Mar 1938, Hamilton, ON (Age 57 years)2. Clara Ellen FERN
b. 20 Jun 1882, Bolton, Lancashire, England
d. 14 Jul 1960, Hamilton, ON (Age 78 years)3. James Henry FERN
b. 1885, Salford, Lancashire, England
d. Abt 1933, Blackpool, Lancashire (Age 48 years)4. Wallace Taylor FERN
b. 28 Oct 1886, Salford, Lancashire, England
d. Yes, date unknown5. Beatrice FERN
b. 1 Feb 1889, Bolton, Lancashire, England
d. 2 Feb 1981, Hamilton, ON (Age 92 years)6. Emma FERN
b. 8 Dec 1891, Bolton, Lancashire, England
d. 30 Jul 1979, Hamilton, ON (Age 87 years)7. George FERN
b. 27 Jan 1894, Bolton, Lancashire, England
d. 18 Aug 1961 (Age 67 years)8. Edith FERN
b. 9 Apr 1896, Bolton, Lancashire, England
d. 21 Oct 1990, Dundas, ON (Age 94 years)Last Modified 14 Jul 2002 Family ID F13 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Ellen Downes birth certificate reads. "10 Sep 1859, Born, Ellen, dau of james Downes, Private in the 4th Regiment of Foot, and Sarah Downes, formerly Taylor, at Healey's Court, Louth, Lincolnshire."
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