The Orys and Cook Family Tree » James Down (1840-1918)

Personal data James Down 

  • He was born in the year 1840 in Charing, Kent, England.
    First name(s) JAMES
    Last name DOWN
    Birth year 1841
    Birth quarter 2
    Registration month -
    Mother's maiden name Matthews
    District Hollingbourne
    County Kent
    Country England
    Volume 5
    Page 254
    Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
  • He was christened on April 25, 1841.
    Name: James Downe
    Gender: Male
    Baptism Date: 25 Apr 1841
    Baptism Place: Charing, Kent, England
    Father: James Downe
    Mother: Elizabeth Downe
    FHL Film Number: 1786211
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1861 Police Constable.
    • in the year 1901 Hotel Proprietor and Farmer.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: Town, Charing, West Ashford, Kent.
      1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Town, Charing, West Ashford, Kent, England
      First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
      James Down Male 25 1816 Kent, England
      Elizabeth Down Female 20 1821 -
      Mary Down Female 2 1839 Kent, England
      James Down Male 0 1841 Kent, England
      Ann Murton Female 55 1786 -

      Name: James Down Age: 3 Mo Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Gender: Male Where born: Kent, England Civil Parish: Charing Hundred: Calehill County/Island: Kent Country: England Street Address: Occupation:
      View image Registration District: West Ashford Sub-registration District: Calehill Neighbors: View others on page
      Piece: 472 Book: 2 Folio: 10 Page Number: 13 Household Members: Name Age James Down 25
      Elizabeth Down 20 Mary Down 2 James Down 3 Mo
    • in the year 1851: High Street, Charing Kent.
      Name: James Ann [James Down] Age: 10 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Relation: Son Father's Name: Elizabeth Aaron Gender: Male Where born: Charing, Kent, England Civil Parish: Charing County/Island: Kent
      Country: England Registration District: West Ashford Sub-registration District: Calehill ED, institution, or vessel: 5b Neighbors: View others on page Household Schedule Number: 71 Piece: 1621 Folio: 145 Page Number: 19
      Household Members: Name Age Elizabeth Aaron 31 Mary Ann 12 James Ann 10 Eliza Ann 7 William Ann 3
      Emma Ann 1
      (All Names Ann should be Down)
    • in the year 1861: Police Station, ..., Holy Trinity the Less, City of London.
      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census

      Police Station, ..., Holy Trinity the Less, City of London, London & Middlesex, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George Howard Lodger Married Male 56 1805 ... Norfolk, England
      Caroline Howard Wife Married Female 52 1809 - Norfolk, England
      Richard Halford Housekeeper Married Male 29 1832 Police Constable -
      Ann Halford Wife Married Female 31 1830 Police Constable Wife Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
      Robert Tilcock Lodger Unmarried Male 33 1828 ... Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
      John Aldridge Son Unmarried Male 31 1830 ... Surrey, England
      James George Riggen Son Unmarried Male 24 1837 ... Somerset, England
      Jeremiah John Briket Son Unmarried Male 22 1839 ... -
      George Briket Son Unmarried Male 25 1836 ... -
      Alex Christopher Lodger Married Male 26 1835 Potter... Droitwich, Worcestershire, England
      James Down Lodger Married Male 21 1840 Police Constable Kent, England
      Harry Feast Lodger Married Male 23 1838 Potter... Osney, Kent, England
      John Forey Lodger Married Male 22 1839 Potter... -
      Horace Goydth Lodger Married Male 21 1840 Potter... Arlington, Surrey, England
      James Hall Lodger Married Male 26 1835 Police Constable Hampshire, England
      Henry Hayes Lodger Married Male 25 1836 Potter... -
      Joseph Hanley Lodger Married Male 25 1836 Potter... -
      John Hills Lodger Married Male 26 1835 Potter... Suffolk, England
      Alfred Holmes Lodger Married Male 22 1839 Potter... Sussex, England
      William ... Hutchings Lodger Married Male 22 1839 Potter... Buckinghamshire, England
      John ... Johnson Lodger Married Male 16 1845 Potter... Sunbury, Middlesex, England
      Charles Tittle Lodger Married Male 30 1831 Potter... Kennington
      William Luck Lodger Married Male 36 1825 Potter... Kent, England
      Dorall Martrie Lodger Unmarried Male 26 1835 Potter... -
      Jo Wm Marrett Lodger Married Male 24 1837 Potter... -
      George Jayne Lodger Married Male 31 1830 Potter... Suffolk, England
      Elizah Rosea Lodger Married Male 23 1838 Potter... Essex, England
      Henry Robbins Lodger Married Male 27 1834 Potter... -
      Frederick Rok Lodger Married Male 21 1840 Potter... Sussex, England
      Thomas King Lodger Unmarried Male 25 1836 Potter... Wiltshire, England
      Frederick Williams Lodger Married Male 26 1835 Potter... Essex, England
      William Chamberlin Lodger Married Male 24 1837 Potter... -
      James Morgan Lodger Married Male 22 1839 Potter... Kennington, Surrey, England
      Frederick Maw Lodger Unmarried Male 20 1841 ... Surrey, England
      Edward Evans Prisoner Unmarried Male 15 1846 ... -
      James Hynns Prisoner Unmarried Male 6 1855 ... -
      Mary Ann Murphy Prisoner Unmarried Female 24 1837 ... -
      James Murphy Daughter - Female 0 1861 - -
    • in the year 1871: Page Street, St John the Evangelist, St George Hanover Square, London.
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census

      Page Street, St John the Evangelist, St George Hanover Square, London & Middlesex, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      James Downe Head - Male 30 1841 - Kent, England
      Fanny L Downe Wife - Female 35 1836 - Somerset, England
      Helen M Downe Daughter - Female 8 1863 - Middlesex, England
      Fanny L Downe Daughter - Female 6 1865 - Middlesex, England
      Amelia E Downe Daughter - Female 5 1866 - Middlesex, England
      Reginald S Downe Son - Male 1 1870 - Middlesex, England
      Caroline E Noble Sister-In-Law - Female 27 1844 - Somerset, England
    • in the year 1881: 11 Stafford Street, St. George's Hanover Square, London.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 11, Stafford Street, St George Hanover Square, London, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      James Down Head Married Male 40 1841 Club Caterer (Refreshment) Charing, Kent, England
      Fanny Down Wife Married Female 44 1837 Club Caterer (Refreshment) Wife Frome, Somerset, England
      Fanny L Down Daughter Single Female 18 1863 - Middlesex, England
      Caroline Noble Servant Single Female 36 1845 Housemaid Dom Serv Frome, Somerset, England
      John Noble Visitor Single Male 28 1853 Gardener Frome, Somerset, England

      Name: Fanny Down Age: 44 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837 Relationship to Head: Wife Spouse: James Down
      Gender: Female Where born: Frome, Somerset, England Civil Parish: St Georges Hanover County/Island: London
      Country: England Street Address: 11 Stafford St Marital status: Married Occupation: Club Caterer (Refreshment) Wife Registration District: Chelsea ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 95 Folio: 33
      Page Number: 24 Household Members: Name Age James Down 40 Fanny Down 44 Fanny L. Down 18
      Caroline Noble 36 John Noble 28
    • in the year 1891: 21 Rylett Crescent, Hammersmith, London.
      Name: Fanny Downe Gender: Female Age: 54 Relationship: Wife Birth Year: 1837 Spouse: James Downe
      Child: Fanny L Downe Amelia E Downe Horace F Downe Birth Place: Frome, Somerset, England Civil Parish: Hammersmith
      Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Residence Place: Hammersmith, London, England Registration District: Fulham Sub registration district: St Paul Hammersmith ED, Institution or Vessel: 32 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 40 Folio: 87
      Household Members: Name Age James Downe 50 Fanny Downe 54 Fanny L Downe 28 Amelia E Downe 25 Horace F Downe 19 Marmaduke G Howell 2 ( 2 Grandchildren.) May G Howell 5
    • in the year 1901: Bacton Road, North Walsham, Norfolk.
      Name: Fanny Downe Age: 65 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836 Relation to Head: Wife Gender: Female
      Spouse: James Downe Birth Place: Frome, Somerset, England Civil Parish: North Walsham Ecclesiastical parish: Antingham St Margaret and North Walsham St Nicholas County/Island: Norfolk Country: England Registration District: Smallburgh Sub-registration District: North Walsham ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Neighbors: View others on page
      Piece: 1823 Folio: 60 Page Number: 17 Household Schedule Number: 113 Household Members: Name Age
      James Downe 60 Fanny Downe 65 Fanny Lucy Downe 38 Amelia Emily Downe 38 Mary Georgina Howell 12 (Grand daughter) Mary Ann Allison 20 Laura Harriet Austrim 22 (2 Servants)
    • in the year 1911: 139 New Market Road Norwich, Norfolk.
      Name: James Downe Age in 1911: 70 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male
      Birth Place: Charing, Kent Civil Parish: Norwich County/Island: Norfolk Country: England Street Address: 139 New Market Road, Norwich Marital status: Widowed Occupation: Hotel Proprietor Registration District: Norwich
      Registration District Number: 225 Sub-registration District: West Wymer ED, institution, or vessel: 23 Piece: 11312
      Household Members: Name Age James Downe 70 Fanny Lucy Downe 48 (Daughter) Laura Jane Fulcher 27 Ellen Matilda Aldred 27 (2 Servants)
  • He died December 1918 in Norwich, Norfolk. England, he was 78 years old.
    Deaths Dec 1918 (>99%)
    Downe James 77 Norwich 4b 343
  • This information was last updated on December 14, 2020.

Household of James Down

He is married to Fanny L. Noble.

They got married on 3RD Q 1861 at St. Anne, Soho, London, he was 21 years old.

First name(s) FANNY Last name NOBLE Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1861 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ FANNY NOBLE married one of these people James Down, Frederick Murrell District Strand District number
County London Country England Volume 1B Volume as transcribed 1B Page number 659

First name(s) James Last name Down Age 21 Birth year 1840 Residence - Marriage year 1861 Parish St Anne, Soho Spouse's first name(s) Fanny Spouse's last name Noble Spouse age 25 Spouse's birth year 1836 Father's first name(s) James Father's last name Down Spouse's father's first name(s) Benjamin Spouse's father's last name Noble County Middlesex Country England Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre Record set Westminster Marriages

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Christening day April 25, 1841

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