Robert DOWNEY

Bef 1823 - 1887  (~ 64 years)

• Name	Robert DOWNEY
  Birth	Bef 21 Dec 1823	Long Melford, Suffolk
  Christening	21 Dec 1823	Long Melford, Suffolk   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E19C611DC96F4D20829916D421A7C3CDFD01
  Death	Dec 1887	Sudbury RD   [3]
  Notes	1851 census: in Chapel Green, Melford, Suffolk (both DOWNEY), Robert (26, horse hair weaver, born Melford) and Susan (22, horse hair weaver, born Melford). 1861 census: in Melford Street, Melford, Suffolk (all DOWNEY), Robert (39, ag lab, born Melford), Susan (32, born Melford), Ellen (9, born Melford), Elizabeth (5, born Melford) and Charles (1, born Melford). Also two lodgers (probably Susan's relatives) Thomas COE (widower, 57, ag lab, born Melford) and Ann COE (single, 21, horse hair weaver, born Melford). 1871 census: in Hall Street, Melford, Suffolk (all DOWNEY), Robert (46, ag lab, born Long Melford), Susan (43, born Long Melford), Ellen (19, weaver, born Long Melford), Elizabeth (15, weaver, born Long Melford), Charles (11, scholar, born Long Melford) and Harry (7, scholar, born Long Melford. Also a lodger, Thomas COE (father in law, widower, 67, ag lab, born Long Melford). 1881 census: in West Hall Street, Melford, Suffolk (all DOWNEY), Robert (56, coal merchant, born Melford), Susan (50, born Melford), Elizabeth (25, horse hair weaver, born Melford), Charles (21, cocoa fibre mat maker, born Melford) and Laura (17, born Melford. Also Thomas COE (father in law, widower, 75, ag lab, born Melford). 1891 census: in St Mary's Street W, Melford, Suffolk, Susan DOWNEY (head, widow, 58, living on own means, born Melford) and Thomas COE (father, widower, 86, living on own means, born Melford). Also two lodgers, George CAPON (widower, 58, labourer at machinist, born Melford) and Robert EADY (single, 44, railway labourer, born Melford). 1901 census: in St Mary's Street, Melford, Suffolk, Susan DOWNEY (head, widow, 69, domestic, born Long Melford). Also three boarders, Robert EADY (single, 58, labourer for Parish Council, born Long Melford), Victor THOMPSON (9, born Upton Park, London) and Ernest MORTIMER (8, born Bethnal Green, London)..
  Person ID	I2881	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	William DOWNEY,   b. Abt 1789, Foxearth, Essex d. Sep 1857, Sudbury RD (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Mary KEMP,   b. Abt 1796   d. Sep 1844, Sudbury RD (Age ~ 48 years)
  Family ID	F658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan COE,   b. Bef 14 Dec 1828, Melford, Suffolk d. Dec 1905, Sudbury RD (Age ~ 77 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1848	Sudbury RD   [4]
  Children	1. Ellen DOWNEY,   b. Mar 1852, Long Melford, Suffolk d. Dec 1924, Sudbury RD (Age ~ 72 years)   2. Charles DOWNEY,   b. Sep 1854, Sudbury RD d. Mar 1855, Sudbury RD (Age ~ 0 years)   3. Elizabeth DOWNEY,   b. Mar 1856, Long Melford, Suffolk d. Yes, date unknown   4. Charles DOWNEY,   b. Sep 1859, Long Melford, Suffolk d. Mar 1919, Sudbury RD (Age ~ 59 years)
  Family ID	F952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 21 Dec 1823 - Long Melford, Suffolk Christening - 21 Dec 1823 - Long Melford, Suffolk  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S325] www.dustydocs.com, March 2014. [S479] findmypast.co.uk from Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911. [S178] BMD index, aged 63, Q4 1887 Sudbury 4a/376. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q4 1848 Sudbury 12/965. (Reliability: 3).