Biographical notes:
Addresses: At 1851 census - Avens Cottage, Ardingly, SSX.
Migrated to SA, AUS in 1858 in The Utopia, which left Liverpool on 28 Mar 1858 (but may have called elsewhere), arriving Port Adelaide on 10 Jul 1858. The Register of 10 Jul 1858 describes the very slow voyage due to adverse weather. Lived in Melbourne, SA, AUS. At least 2 daughters & 1 son (who worked with his half-uncle William Ridley).
Reference documents:
1841 birth registration index record.
1842 baptism record.
1851 census return (Henry Downer).
1858 passenger list.
1864 marriage registration index record.