Biographical notes:
1831Son of John Downs (1790-1866) & Sophia Orchard (1803-1890).
Occupation: Cabinet maker's apprentice (1851), Pianoforte case maker (1861), Cabinet Maker (1871).
Addresses: At 1841 census - Friendly's Acre, Wotton Under Edge, Sinwell & Bradley, GLS; At 1851 census - Bradley Road, Wotton Under Edge, GLS; At marriage (1857) - Bedford Street, Holborn, LON; At 1861 census - 17 Frog Lane, St Mary, Islington, LON; At 1871 census - Dorset St, Islington, LON.
Reference documents:
1831 baptism record.
1841 census return (John Downs).
1851 census return (John Downs).
1857 parish record of marriage.
1857 marriage registration index record.
1861 census return.
1871 census return.
1880 death registration index record.