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Personal data Andrew John Downton 

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Household of Andrew John Downton

He is married to Minnie Ryall.

They got married in the year 1904 at Isle of Wright, Essex, England, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Audrey Downton  1905-1979 
  2. Florence Downton  1907-1994 
  3. Doris Emily Downton  1908-1989 
  4. Bessie May Downton  1912-1982 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Andrew John Downton

John Downton
1832-????
Elizabeth Haines
± 1836-????

Andrew John Downton
1879-1950

1904

Minnie Ryall
1875-1946

Audrey Downton
1905-1979
Florence Downton
1907-1994
Doris Emily Downton
1908-1989
Bessie May Downton
1912-1982

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Sources

  1. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD / Ancestry.com
  2. Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Ancestry.com, Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/BCN: RE 1/1-2, 2/1-2 / Ancestry.com
  3. Blandford/Branes-Austin Family Tree, Stevepalmer529 (Owner: StevePalmer529) / Ancestry.ca

Historical events

Birthday November 13, 1879

  • The temperature on November 13, 1879 was about 3.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
    • May 21 » War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.
    • October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
    • October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
    • October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13​⁄2 hours before burning out).
    • December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.

Christening day March 7, 1880

  • The temperature on March 7, 1880 was about 8.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
    • February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
    • August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
    • September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
    • November 11 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
    • December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.

Day of death January 15, 1950

  • The temperature on January 15, 1950 was between 6.2 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • January 21 » American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
    • March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
    • June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
    • August 1 » Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
    • September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
    • November 25 » The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1872 » John M. Lyle, Irish-Canadian architect and educator, designed the Royal Alexandra Theatre († 1945)
  • 1878 » Max Dehn, German-American mathematician and academic († 1952)
  • 1879 » John Grieb, American gymnast and triathlete († 1939)
  • 1881 » Jesús García, Mexican railroad brakeman († 1907)
  • 1883 » Leo Goodwin, American swimmer, diver, and water polo player († 1957)
  • 1886 » Mary Wigman, German dancer and choreographer († 1973)

Source: Wikipedia


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