Person:John Downham (1)

Watchers
m. 17 Jul 1855
  1. Fredk DownhamAbt 1856 -
  2. Alfred C DownhamAbt 1858 -
  3. John Downham1860 - 1944
  1. Winifred Francis Downham1900 - 1975
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4] John Downham
Gender Male
Birth[5][2][4][3] 31 Jan 1860 Southwark, Surrey, England
Census[3] 1861 Southwark St George, Surrey, England
Census[4] 1871 Southwark St George, Surrey, England
Marriage to Louisa Ann Weaver
Census[2] 1881 Newington, Surrey, England
Occupation[9] 1906 Mount Frere, East GriqualandOccupation: Profession: Goaler
Other[10] 1908 Kokstad, South AfricaPension Record
Death[6] 1944 Libode, Transkei, South Africa

To get from National Archives Key: Soldiers discharged 1882-1900 For this period all discharge papers were filed alphabetically, for the whole army (WO 97/2172 to WO 97/4231 ). Some discharge papers may have been misfiled, and are now in a second alphabetic sequence in WO 97/6355 to WO 97/6383 . These documents are seen in the original, and are ordered on computer.

John Downhan served - Cape Mounted Rifleman http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=ba4d0d5f-18d0-4880-a5fe-da5b497cc5bd&tid=402979&pid=-2013409404


DEPOT KAB SOURCE AG TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 1545 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 15088 PART 1 DESCRIPTION DOWNHAM, J. CLAIM FOR $9-12-6 WITNESS EXPENSES. MOUNT FRERE. STARTING 1904 ENDING 1904

1861 Census http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=a85f7769-90ca-45e4-8165-b054aae959ac&tid=1742062&pid=-1896537053

John Downham Death Notice http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=dd2068d1-564e-47f7-8ca9-b2de9034108d&tid=1742062&pid=-1896537053

John Downham Birth Certificate http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=eba95c06-12cd-48d6-bc8c-e0f09e24770e&tid=1742062&pid=-1896537053

References
  1. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census (1). (- Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Chri)
    Class: RG11; Piece: 536; Folio: 9; Page: 11; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341121.

    Name: John Downham
    Birth: abt 1860
    Southwark, Surrey, England
    Residence: 1881 Newington, London, England

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the)
    Class: RG11; Piece: 536; Folio: 9; Page: 11; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341121.

    Name: John Downham
    Birth Date: abt 1860
    Birth Place: Southwark, Surrey, England
    Residence Date: 1881
    Residence Place: Newington, London, England

  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National)
    Class: RG9; Piece: 333; Folio: 136; Page: 26; GSU roll: 542616.

    Name: John Downham
    Birth Date: abt 1860
    Birth Place: Southwark, Surrey, England
    Residence Date: 1861
    Residence Place: Southwark St George, Surrey, England

  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National)
    Class: RG10; Piece: 606; Folio: 32; Page: 2; GSU roll: 818910.

    Name: John Downham
    Birth Date: abt 1860
    Birth Place: Southwark, Surrey, England
    Residence Date: 1871
    Residence Place: St George, London, England

  5. BMD Index
    Vol 1d P169, Mar 1860.

    District: St George Southwark
    Qtr1 , Jan-Feb-Mar 1860

  6. Death Notice
    NO 92110, 11 Feb 1944.
  7.   Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census (1). (- Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: T)
    Class: RG10; Piece: 606; Folio: 32; Page: 2; GSU roll: 818910.

    Name: John DownhamBirth: abt 1860
    Southwark, Surrey, England
    Residence: 1871 St George, London, England

  8.   Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census (1). (- Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: T)
    Class: RG9; Piece: 333; Folio: 136; Page: 26; GSU roll: 542616.

    Name: John Downham
    Birth: abt 1860
    Southwark, Surrey, England
    Residence: 1861
    Southwark St George, Surrey, England

  9. East London and Frontier Red Book 1906.
  10. 1908 Cape of Good Hope Civil Service Pension List.

    Surname:Downham
    First Names:J
    Present Age:47.00
    Last Appointment Held:Sergt. C.M.R
    Vote: Military (£ s d):72 0 0
    Total (£ s d):72 0 0

  11.   Ancestry Family Trees. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.)
    Ancestry Family Trees.