James DOWNEY

1861 - 1903  (~ 41 years)

• Name	James DOWNEY
  Birth	Sep 1861	Long Melford, Suffolk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	87BFDE410F864A56823F602091D0EC749C1B
  Death	26 Jul 1903	Haverhill, Suffolk
  Burial	30 Jul 1903	Haverhill, Suffolk   [2]
  Notes	1891 census: at Field Side, Crowle, Lincs, James (28, flax dresser), Annie (31, flax spinner), Richard J (7, scholar), William (3, scholar), Annie (1) and Hannah MURRAY (visitor, 28, cook, born Diss, Norfolk). Coincidentally, the same census page contains Richard and Mary WHEATON, part of the HUNSLEY family. 1901 census: at 9 Crowland Road, Haverhill, Suffolk (all DOWNEY), James (41, bricklayers labourer, born Melford), Anna (43, born Diss, Norfolk), Richard J (17, hair weaver, born Melford), William J (13, mineral water carrier, born Lincoln), Annie E (12, born Lincoln), Ada (7, born Crewe, Yorks), Mabel (5, born Haverhill) and Alice M (1 --, born Haverhill). James's death was announced in the 31 July 1903 edition of the Cambridge Independent Press. It reads: "July 26, at Addenbrooke's Hospital, James Downey of Haverhill, age 42." Anne Wigle-Occhipinti (a descendant) believes that James died while at work at the Haverhill Gas Works. Anne added in September 2109 that she "phoned Addenbrooks Hospital and they sent me James Downey nurses notes - seems he was walking to work ( Haverhill Gas Works) when he got a sharp pain in his stomach - they did exploratory surgery - he died shortly after. The notes mention he had eaten fish the night before." 1911 census: at 9 Crowland Road, Haverhill, Suffolk (4 rooms) (all DOWNEY), Annie Maria (head, 50, widow, married 29 years, 9 children 7 living 2 dead, born Belfast Ireland), Ada (17, jacket machinist, born Selby, Yorks), Mable (15, trousers machinist, born Haverhill), Alice Maud (11, school, born Haverhill) and Frank Edward (9, born Haverhill). Form signed by Ada Downey.
  Person ID	I1332	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	William DOWNEY,   b. Bef 16 Apr 1826, Long Melford, Suffolk d. Mar 1887, Sudbury RD (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Matilda EVERETT,   b. Abt 1828, Long Melford, Suffolk d. Dec 1892, Sudbury RD (Age ~ 64 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1847	Long Melford, Suffolk   [3]
  Family ID	F472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Maria MURRAY,   b. Abt 1860, Diss, Norfolk d. Dec 1930, Woodbridge RD (Age ~ 70 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1882	Sudbury RD   [1]
  Children	1. Richard John DOWNEY,   b. Dec 1883, Long Melford, Suffolk d. 25 Mar 1918, Flanders (WW1) (Age ~ 34 years)   2. William James DOWNEY,   b. 5 Sep 1887, Crowle, Lincs d. 1980, Ontario, Canada (Age 92 years)   3. Annie Elizabeth DOWNEY,   b. 9 Sep 1889, Crowle, Lincs d. Dec 1958, Samford RD (Age 69 years)   4. Ada DOWNEY,   b. Jun 1894, Selby, Yorkshire d. 1991, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 96 years)   5. Mabel DOWNEY,   b. 12 Feb 1896, Haverhill, Suffolk d. Mar 1961, Ipswich RD (Age 65 years)   6. Alice Maud DOWNEY,   b. 8 Jun 1899, Haverhill, Suffolk d. Dec 1970, Ipswich RD (Age 71 years)   7. Frank Edward DOWNEY,   b. 25 Feb 1902, Haverhill, Suffolk d. 29 Aug 1982, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Sep 1861 - Long Melford, Suffolk Death - 26 Jul 1903 - Haverhill, Suffolk Burial - 30 Jul 1903 - Haverhill, Suffolk  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index. [S198] Haverhill website. [S178] BMD index, Q2 1847 Sudbury 12/674, date & place from Colin Stewart. (Reliability: 3).