Horace John DOWNES

1898 - 1979  (81 years)   Has 38 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

William DOWNES

1796 - DECEASED

Birth	1796	Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Died	DECEASED
Family	Phoebe BETHELL,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. William DOWNES,   b. UNKNOWN + 2. Edward Bethel DOWNES,   b. 1819, Bedwardine, Worcestershire, England

Anne UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN - 1812

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	Nov 1812	Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Family	Richard SKINNER,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	20 Oct 1784	Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Children	+ 1. Hanna SKINNER,   b. Abt 1796, Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England

Myra May DOWNES

1885 - 1938  (52 years)

Birth	29 May 1885	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Died	16 May 1938	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George DOWNES,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Ann PELL,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1884	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Joseph William CLARKSON,   b. 16 May 1886, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1910	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Norbert Joseph CLARKSON,   b. 13 Jun 1910, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia   2. Fleta CLARKSON,   b. 4 Aug 1911, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Freda Ann CLARKSON,   b. 31 Dec 1912 + 4. Majorie Eunice CLARKSON,   b. 1915, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Reginald Thomas CLARKSON,   b. 28 Oct 1917, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Beryl Edith CLARKSON,   b. 18 Oct 1919 + 7. Charles Wintringham CLARKSON,   b. 24 Mar 1920, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia + 8. Joyce E CLARKSON,   b. 30 Dec 1920

Joseph William CLARKSON

1886 - 1963  (77 years)

Birth	16 May 1886	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Died	12 Dec 1963	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1963	Cemetery, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Edward Winteringham CLARKSON,   b. 24 Jun 1845, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Sarah Ann GRANT,   b. 1850
Married	27 Jul 1875	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	Myra May DOWNES,   b. 29 May 1885, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1910	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Norbert Joseph CLARKSON,   b. 13 Jun 1910, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia   2. Fleta CLARKSON,   b. 4 Aug 1911, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Freda Ann CLARKSON,   b. 31 Dec 1912 + 4. Majorie Eunice CLARKSON,   b. 1915, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Reginald Thomas CLARKSON,   b. 28 Oct 1917, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Beryl Edith CLARKSON,   b. 18 Oct 1919 + 7. Charles Wintringham CLARKSON,   b. 24 Mar 1920, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia + 8. Joyce E CLARKSON,   b. 30 Dec 1920
Family 2	Doreen Emma PLESTER,   b. 2 Nov 1912, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1940	Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Winston Henry CLARKSON,   b. 16 Nov 1942, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Horace George DOWNES

1887 - 1887  (0 years)

Birth	1 May 1887	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Died	9 Dec 1887	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George DOWNES,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Ann PELL,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1884	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia

Eunice Amelia DOWNES

1888 - 1961  (72 years)

Birth	30 Nov 1888	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Died	3 Jun 1961	Greenmount, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	6 Jun 1961	Cemetery, Mundaring, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George DOWNES,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Ann PELL,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1884	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Robert Watson PEARSON,   b. 17 Nov 1886, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Married	Sep 1919	Yuna, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Nancy Jean PEARSON,   b. 2 Oct 1921, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Marjorie PEARSON,   b. 10 Feb 1922, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia   3. Mona PEARSON,   b. 22 Aug 1924, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Robert Watson PEARSON

1886 - 1968  (81 years)

Birth	17 Nov 1886	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Died	14 Mar 1968	Midland, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	15 Mar 1968	Cemetery, Mundaring, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Robert Blackett PEARSON,   b. 15 Jan 1847, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Mother	Emma Elizabeth STOKES,   b. 8 Jun 1864, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Married	17 Oct 1883	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Eunice Amelia DOWNES,   b. 30 Nov 1888, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Married	Sep 1919	Yuna, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Nancy Jean PEARSON,   b. 2 Oct 1921, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Marjorie PEARSON,   b. 10 Feb 1922, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia   3. Mona PEARSON,   b. 22 Aug 1924, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Eugenia Violet DOWNES

1892 - 1969  (76 years)

Birth	30 Nov 1892	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Died	24 Sep 1969
Father	George DOWNES,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Ann PELL,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1884	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Frederick FOAT,   b. 1882, Surrey, England
Married	1913	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Annie FOAT,   b. 30 Mar 1914 + 3. Betty Jean FOAT,   b. 23 Sep 1917, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Frederick FOAT

1882 - 1968  (86 years)

Birth	1882	Surrey, England
Died	9 Jun 1968	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Eugenia Violet DOWNES,   b. 30 Nov 1892, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1913	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Annie FOAT,   b. 30 Mar 1914 + 3. Betty Jean FOAT,   b. 23 Sep 1917, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Reginald Harold DOWNES

1894 - 1961  (66 years)

Birth	15 Oct 1894	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Died	12 Mar 1961	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George DOWNES,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Ann PELL,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1884	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia

Horace John DOWNES

1898 - 1979  (81 years)

Birth	29 May 1898	Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Died	18 Jul 1979	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George DOWNES,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Ann PELL,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1884	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia

Victoria Alexandra Frances DOWNES

1901 - 1977  (76 years)

Birth	17 Jan 1901	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Died	27 Nov 1977
Father	George DOWNES,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Ann PELL,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1884	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Arthur George RAMSAY,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	1923	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living

Arthur George RAMSAY

UNKNOWN - Aft 1954

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	Aft 1954
Family	Victoria Alexandra Frances DOWNES,   b. 17 Jan 1901, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1923	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living

Cyril Frederick DOWNES

1902 - 1904  (1 year)

Birth	2 Nov 1902	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Died	10 Apr 1904	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George DOWNES,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Ann PELL,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1884	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia

Gladys Mary DOWNES

1907 - DECEASED

Birth	2 Sep 1907	Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	George DOWNES,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Mary Ann PELL,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1884	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. John Downes FRIZZELL,   b. 1943

George DOWNES

1861 - 1946  (85 years)

Birth	29 Mar 1861	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Died	5 Oct 1946	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1946	Cemetery, Nabawa, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Edward Bethel DOWNES,   b. 1819, Bedwardine, Worcestershire, England
Mother	Amelia Eliza WILLIAMS,   b. 16 Aug 1831, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	3 Jul 1852	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Mary Ann PELL,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1884	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Myra May DOWNES,   b. 29 May 1885, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia   2. Horace George DOWNES,   b. 1 May 1887, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Eunice Amelia DOWNES,   b. 30 Nov 1888, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Eugenia Violet DOWNES,   b. 30 Nov 1892, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia   5. Reginald Harold DOWNES,   b. 15 Oct 1894, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia   6. Horace John DOWNES,   b. 29 May 1898, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia + 7. Victoria Alexandra Frances DOWNES,   b. 17 Jan 1901, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia   8. Cyril Frederick DOWNES,   b. 2 Nov 1902, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia + 9. Gladys Mary DOWNES,   b. 2 Sep 1907, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia

Mary Ann PELL

1861 - 1943  (82 years)

Birth	13 Jan 1861	Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Died	15 May 1943	Nabawa, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1943	Nabawa, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Charles PELL,   b. Oct 1830, Arrington, Cambridgeshire, England
Mother	Esther BRIGHT,   b. 21 Feb 1830, Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
Married	17 Nov 1849	Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
Family	George DOWNES,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1884	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Myra May DOWNES,   b. 29 May 1885, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia   2. Horace George DOWNES,   b. 1 May 1887, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Eunice Amelia DOWNES,   b. 30 Nov 1888, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Eugenia Violet DOWNES,   b. 30 Nov 1892, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia   5. Reginald Harold DOWNES,   b. 15 Oct 1894, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia   6. Horace John DOWNES,   b. 29 May 1898, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia + 7. Victoria Alexandra Frances DOWNES,   b. 17 Jan 1901, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia   8. Cyril Frederick DOWNES,   b. 2 Nov 1902, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia + 9. Gladys Mary DOWNES,   b. 2 Sep 1907, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia

• Name	Horace John DOWNES
  Relationship	with William George BRADY
  Birth	29 May 1898	Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Jul 1979	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. Myra May DOWNES,   b. 29 May 1885, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 16 May 1938, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  2. Horace George DOWNES,   b. 1 May 1887, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 9 Dec 1887, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
  3. Eunice Amelia DOWNES,   b. 30 Nov 1888, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 3 Jun 1961, Greenmount, Western Australia, Australia
  4. Eugenia Violet DOWNES,   b. 30 Nov 1892, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 24 Sep 1969
  5. Reginald Harold DOWNES,   b. 15 Oct 1894, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 12 Mar 1961, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
  6. Victoria Alexandra Frances DOWNES,   b. 17 Jan 1901, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 27 Nov 1977
  7. Cyril Frederick DOWNES,   b. 2 Nov 1902, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 10 Apr 1904, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
  8. Gladys Mary DOWNES,   b. 2 Sep 1907, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William DOWNES,   b. 1796, Worcester, Worcestershire, England d. DECEASED  (Great Grandfather)  Anne UNKNOWN,   b. UNKNOWN   d. Nov 1812, Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England   (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 5 sisters
  + 1. Myra May DOWNES,   b. 29 May 1885, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 16 May 1938, Perth, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 52 years) â–»Joseph William CLARKSON,  m. 1910, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia     2. Horace George DOWNES,   b. 1 May 1887, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 9 Dec 1887, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 0 years) + 3. Eunice Amelia DOWNES,   b. 30 Nov 1888, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 3 Jun 1961, Greenmount, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 72 years) â–»Robert Watson PEARSON,  m. Sep 1919, Yuna, Western Australia, Australia   + 4. Eugenia Violet DOWNES,   b. 30 Nov 1892, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 24 Sep 1969  (Age 76 years) â–»Frederick FOAT,  m. 1913, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia     5. Reginald Harold DOWNES,   b. 15 Oct 1894, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 12 Mar 1961, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 66 years)   6. Horace John DOWNES,   b. 29 May 1898, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia d. 18 Jul 1979, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 81 years) + 7. Victoria Alexandra Frances DOWNES,   b. 17 Jan 1901, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 27 Nov 1977  (Age 76 years) â–»Arthur George RAMSAY,  m. 1923, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia     8. Cyril Frederick DOWNES,   b. 2 Nov 1902, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 10 Apr 1904, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 1 year) + 9. Gladys Mary DOWNES,   b. 2 Sep 1907, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED
  Person ID	I13285	MyBradyTree
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	George DOWNES,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia d. 5 Oct 1946, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann PELL,   b. 13 Jan 1861, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia d. 15 May 1943, Nabawa, Western Australia, Australia (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1884	Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
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  Family ID	F1345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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