Biographical notes:
Occupation: Letter Carrier GPO (1881 & 1891), Overseer General Post Office (1901); Overseer London Postal Service (1911).
Addresses: At 1861 census - 17 Frog Lane, St Mary, Islington, LON; At 1871 census - Dorset St, Islington, LON; At 1881 census - 28 Albion Place, Islington, LON; At marriage (1888) - 12 Nelson St; At 1891 census - 124 Douglas Buildings, Marshalsea Road, St George The Martyr, Southwark, LON; At 1901 census - 96 Douglas Buildings, Marshalsea Road, St George The Martyr, Southwark, LON; At 1911 census - 187 Great Dover St, Southwark.
Reference documents:
1858 birth registration index record.
1858 baptism record.
1861 census return (Joseph Downs sen).
1871 census return (Joseph Downs sen).
1881 census return (Maria Downs).
1881 church marriage register record.
1891 census return.
1901 census return.
1911 census return.
1939 death registration index record.