Harry DOWNEY

1854 - 1917  (~ 63 years)

• Name	Harry DOWNEY
  Birth	Jun 1854	Sudbury, Suffolk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CDB9B09469594D3191B2A8F70CA8D7D34A17
  Death	20 Oct 1917	Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand   [2, 3]
  Burial	22 Oct 1917	Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand   [4]
  Notes	Harry (21), Emma (22) and Kate (2 months) left England on 30 July 1874 on the 'Star of India', on assisted emigration to Wellington, New Zealand. According to the passenger list, they and some other families had been "Selected by the Colonists Aid Corporation". The ship arrived in New Zealand on 10 November 1874. From Ancestry.com via Colin Stewart: New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1853-1981 Electoral Year - 1896, at Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui Harry Downey, engine driver, residential Emma Downey, domestic, residential Electoral Year - 1900, at Alpha Road, Parnell, Auckland Harry Downey, engine driver Emma Downey, domestic duties Electoral Year - 1905-06, at Willis Street, Palmerston, Manawatu-Wanganui Harry Downey, engine driver Emma Downey, domestic duties Electoral Year - 1911, at Scandia Street, Palmerston, Manawatu-Wanganui Harry Downey, engine driver Emma Downey, married Electoral Year - 1914, in David Street, Palmerston, Manawatu-Wanganui Harry Downey, engine driver Emma Downey, married Luther Downey, labourer Electoral Year - 1914, in Kaitieke, Waimarino, Bay of Plenty Harry Downey, retired Emma Downey, married It's not clear whether these two entries relate to the same Harry Downey.
  Person ID	I2930	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Charles DOWNEY,   b. Abt 1821, Foxearth, Essex d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine ELLISTON,   b. Abt 1830, Sudbury, Suffolk d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Dec 1851	Sudbury RD   [5]
  Family ID	F970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Wilshire SMITH,   b. Dec 1851, Great Coggleshall , Essex d. 15 Apr 1925, Kaitieke, New Zealand (Age ~ 73 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1873	St Peter Ad Vincula, Coggeshall, Essex   [6]
  Children	1. Elma Kate DOWNEY,   b. 24 Apr 1874, Sudbury, Suffolk d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frederick DOWNEY,   b. 1876, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand d. 15 Oct 1961, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 85 years)   3. Charles Henry DOWNEY,   b. 1 Mar 1878, Foxton, New Zealand d. 5 Aug 1956, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 78 years)   4. Emma DOWNEY,   b. Abt 1880, New Zealand d. 24 Apr 1930, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand (Age ~ 50 years)   5. Harry DOWNEY,   b. 20 May 1881, Wanganui, New Zealand d. Sep 1955, Wanganui, Wanganui District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 74 years)   6. George Cuthbert Walter DOWNEY,   b. 29 Oct 1882, Wanganui, New Zealand d. 23 Jun 1958, Eltham, South Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 75 years)   7. Arthur Sidney DOWNEY,   b. 13 Dec 1884, New Zealand d. 7 Jun 1970, Queensland, Australia (Age 85 years)   8. David DOWNEY,   b. 31 Aug 1886, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown   9. Alfred Luther DOWNEY,   b. 1888, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand d. 18 May 1925, Hillsborough, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 37 years)   10. Edith Hannah DOWNEY,   b. 2 Aug 1890, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jun 1854 - Sudbury, Suffolk  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Harry Downey 1854 - 1917 Harry, wife Emma and daughter Elma Kate left for New Zealand in 1874

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q2 1854 Sudbury 4a/390. (Reliability: 3). [S376] Colin Stewart, October 2015 and later, from New Zealand Cemetery Records 1800-2017 (Reliability: 3). [S307] findagrave.com, November 2013 and later. [S471] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 at ancestry.com. [S178] BMD index, Q4 1851 Sudbury 12/939. (Reliability: 3). [S469] Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937 at ancestry.com.