Alfred Ernest DOWNEY

1900 - 1975  (74 years)

• Name	Alfred Ernest DOWNEY
  Birth	20 Sep 1900	Haverhill, Suffolk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	5A4D1EB74EC149C986446EE6F87ED9525C6C
  Death	24 May 1975	68 Summerfield Road, Dunbar, Scotland   [2]
  Notes	1939 Register: at Shorncliffe Camp,Risborough Barracks, Folkestone, Kent [Alfred was in the Army and stationed there]: DOWNEY, Mary A born 27 Nov 1909, married, unpaid domestic duties --- 2 closed records --- DOWNEY, Alfred E born 19 Nov 1934, at school --- 1 closed record ---
  Person ID	I185	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Charles Frederick DOWNEY,   b. Mar 1865, Long Melford, Suffolk d. 11 Feb 1933, Haverhill, Suffolk (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Clara Emma WESTERN,   b. Sep 1868, Doncaster, Yorkshire d. 16 Apr 1912, Haverhill, Suffolk (Age ~ 43 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1891	Thorne RD   [3]
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Burgess BOYLE,   b. 27 Nov 1909, 13 West Port, Dunbar, Scotland d. 6 Mar 1988, 3 Southfield Court, Summerfield Road, Dunbar, Scotland (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1932	Lorne Hotel, Dunbar, Scotland   [4]
  	After banns, according to the forms of the Church of Scotland. Alfred 31, sergeant, Royal Artillery, bachelor of Castlepark Barracks, Dunbar, father Frederick Downey, genral labourer, mother Clara Downey, ms Western (deceased). Mary 22, grocer's shop assistant, spinster of 13 West Port, Dunbar, mother Helen Boyle domestic servant afterwards married to John Phillips boat builder. Winesses G Hillier, Castle Park Barracks, Dunbar and Violet C Taylor, 1 Edinburgh Road, Dunbar.
  Children	1. Elma DOWNEY,   b. 29 May 1932, Dunbar, Scotland d. 26 Apr 2021, Royal Infirmary Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 88 years)   2. Clara Mildred Ann DOWNEY   3. Alfred DOWNEY,   b. 19 Nov 1934, Dunbar, Scotland d. 18 Jun 2004, Pershore, Worcestershire (Age 69 years)   4. Pauline DOWNEY   5. Mary DOWNEY
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Sep 1900 - Haverhill, Suffolk Marriage - 4 May 1932 - Lorne Hotel, Dunbar, Scotland Death - 24 May 1975 - 68 Summerfield Road, Dunbar, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Alfred Ernest "Bob" Downey 1900 - 1975

  
  

  Documents

  Alfred Ernest "Bob" Downey 1900 - 1975 A letter written in 1921 commending Bob Downey on his service in Mesopotamia as a driver of a Rolls Royce armoured car. The letter was signed by Lt E G M Adams. The photo on the right is of a car in the Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 1901 census. 4 Crowland Yard, Haverhill, Suffolk, RG13/1738/59/11/75. (Reliability: 3). Have birth certificate. Details cofirmed by living children. [S93] Death certificate (original). [S178] BMD index (Reliability: 3). marriage of Frederick Downey and Clara Weston (sic) Q4 1891 Thorne 9c/1300. [S63] Marriage certificate (original).