Grace May WHITAKER

Abt 1884 - 1969  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Grace May WHITAKER
  Birth	Abt 1884	Waltham Abbey, Essex
  Gender	Female
  _UID	AE4A118A10754E5686031636E398AEF1AB77
  Death	24 Mar 1969	St Clair Beach, Ontario, Canada
  Notes	UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 at ancestry.com: Leaving Liverpool on the "Montclare" on 9 May 1924 for Quebec: DOWNEY, Grace, housewife, 40 DOWNEY, Richard, scholar, 16 DOWNEY, Kenneth, scholar, 14 DOWNEY, Minnie E A, 12 UK address c/o S.O.S.B.W.London. Intended future permanent residence Canada. Grace completed a Passenger Declaration on entry to Canada which gave her occupation as dressmaker. She said she was going to see her late husband's brother William DOWNEY, 1495 Howard Avenue, Windsor, Ontario. Grace DOWNEY, aged 53, and Kenneth DOWNEY aged 25 were aboard the 'Duchess of Richmond' which arrived at Liverpool from Montreal on 25 May 1936. Their address in the UK was given as Normanhurst, Radipole, Weymouth, Dorset. Grace DOWNEY, aged 52 was aboard the 'Duchess of Bedford' which left Liverpool for Quebec & Montreal on 31 July 1936. Her address in the UK was given as 131 St Helens St., Ipswich. Daughter Minnie was on the same crossing. Grace DOWNEY, aged 53 was aboard the SS Ascania which arrived at London from Montreal on 5 September 1937. Her address in the UK was given as 9 Glenhurst Ave., Ipswich. Grace DOWNEY, aged 54 was aboard the 'Empress of Britain' which left Southampton for Quebec on 18 June 1938. Her address in the UK was given as 39 Upland Road, Ipswich. Grace's obituary appeared in The Windsor Star (of Windsor, Ontario) on Tuesday 25 March 1969. She died on 24 March 1969, aged 85, of 367 Kensington, St. Clair Beach, Ontario.
  Person ID	I2298	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Richard John DOWNEY,   b. Dec 1883, Long Melford, Suffolk d. 25 Mar 1918, Flanders (WW1) (Age ~ 34 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1906	Ipswich RD   [1]
  Children	1. Richard John Whitaker "Jack" DOWNEY,   b. 28 Aug 1907, Ipswich, Suffolk d. 2003, Ontario, Canada (Age 95 years)   2. Kenneth Eric DOWNEY,   b. 23 Jul 1909, Ipswich, Suffolk d. 17 Dec 2002, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years)   3. Minnie Evelyn Annie DOWNEY,   b. 20 May 1911, Ipswich RD d. 10 Mar 2005, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q3 1906 Ipswich 4a/1934. (Reliability: 3).