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1818 - 1893 (~ 74 years)

Name	James DOWNES
Born	St. John's Parish, Dublin, Ireland [1]
Christened	25 Nov 1818 [1]
Gender	Male
Died	3 Feb 1893 [1]
	An "In loving memory" card dated February 1893 gives James Downes' age at death as 69 but according to the birthdate given in his military records, he would have been 75.
Buried	Salford Borough Cemetery [1]
Person ID	I445	Jay Moore Family Tree
Last Modified	17 Jun 2014

Father	Lawrence DOWNES
Family ID	F161	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah Rebecca TAYLOR
b. 31 Mar 1843, Tetney, Lincolnshire
d. 1903, Salford, Lancashire, England (Age 59 years)

Married 28 Sep 1858 Louth, Lincolnshire, England [1]

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.

Children

	1. Ellen DOWNES b. 10 Sep 1859, Louth, Lincolnshire, England d. 25 Mar 1902, Bolton, Lancashire, England (Age 42 years)
	2. Charles DOWNES b. 4 Aug 1861, Louth, Lincolnshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
	3. James DOWNES b. 23 Dec 1863 d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Elizabeth DOWNES b. 28 Mar 1866 d. 10 Sep 1867 (Age 1 years)
	5. Emma DOWNES b. 4 Sep 1869, 1 John Wood St., Salford, Lancashire, England d. 6 Oct 1949, Vancouver, BC (Age 80 years)
	6. James William DOWNES b. 19 Aug 1871 d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Robert DOWNES b. 28 Apr 1873 d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Joseph DOWNES b. 20 Mar 1875 d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Alfred DOWNES b. 21 Sep 1877 d. 27 Feb 1883 (Age 5 years)
	10. Henry DOWNES b. 15 Dec 1879 d. Yes, date unknown
	11. Frederick DOWNES b. 28 Aug 1882 d. 4 May 1965 (Age 82 years)

Last Modified 4 May 2001

Family ID F160 Group Sheet | Family Chart