William Edward DOWNING

1873 - 1943  (70 years)

James DOWNING

Family	Mary CHALK
Children	1. James DOWNING,   b. 11 Jun 1758, Mawgan In Meneage, Cornwall, England

Mary BLATHERICK

Family	Francis PEPPER
Children	1. Harriet PEPPER,   b. 1815

James DOWNING

1835 - 1887  (52 years)

Birth	9 May 1835	Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Christened	31 May 1835	Mawgan, Cornwall, England
Died	7 Jun 1887	Kew, Victoria, Australia
Father	Edward DOWNING,   b. 2 Mar 1802, Mawgan In Meneage, Cornwall, England
Mother	Ann JAMES,   b. 1801
Married	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan In Meneage, Cornwall, England
Family	Mary Ann HILL,   b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Edith Elizabeth DOWNING,   b. 1871, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   2. William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   3. Ada Jane DOWNING,   b. 1875, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   4. Harriet Maud DOWNING,   b. 1876, Donald, Victoria, Australia   5. Ethel May DOWNING,   b. 1883, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

Mary Ann HILL

1846 - 1941  (95 years)

Birth	10 Sep 1846	Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Died	27 Oct 1941	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Father	William HILL,   b. 06 Apr 1816
Mother	Harriet PEPPER,   b. 1815
Family	James DOWNING,   b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Edith Elizabeth DOWNING,   b. 1871, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   2. William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   3. Ada Jane DOWNING,   b. 1875, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   4. Harriet Maud DOWNING,   b. 1876, Donald, Victoria, Australia   5. Ethel May DOWNING,   b. 1883, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

Edith Elizabeth DOWNING

1871 - 1872  (1 year)

Birth	1871	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died	1872	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Father	James DOWNING,   b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary Ann HILL,   b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia

William Edward DOWNING

1873 - 1943  (70 years)

Birth	1 Aug 1873	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died	30 Aug 1943	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James DOWNING,   b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary Ann HILL,   b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia
Family 1	Dora MANSFIELD,   b. 3 Nov 1872, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Married	08 May 1900	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Lillian Maude DOWNING,   b. 21 Aug 1901, Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia   2. William James Arnold DOWNING,   b. 25 Oct 1902, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Family 2	Ethel Maria BUTT,   b. 02 Sep 1881, Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1908
Children	1. Frank Victor DOWNING,   b. 28 Dec 1908, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   2. George Edward DOWNING,   b. 3 Dec 1910, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   3. Harold Leslie DOWNING,   b. 10 Jan 1913, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   4. Arthur Norman DOWNING,   b. 17 Sep 1916, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   5. Beata Gladys DOWNING,   b. 15 May 1918, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   6. Ronald Charles DOWNING,   b. 13 Sep 1920, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   7. Albert Edgar DOWNING,   b. 20 May 1924, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Dora MANSFIELD

1872 - 1904  (31 years)

Birth	3 Nov 1872	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died	13 Feb 1904	Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	14 Feb 1904	Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William MANSFIELD
Mother	Lily STAFFORD
Family 1	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Married	08 May 1900	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Lillian Maude DOWNING,   b. 21 Aug 1901, Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia   2. William James Arnold DOWNING,   b. 25 Oct 1902, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Ethel Maria BUTT

1881 - 1963  (81 years)

Birth	02 Sep 1881	Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 Jun 1963	Mitcham, Victoria, Australia
Father	James BUTT,   b. 12 Feb 1844, Gloucestershire, England
Relationship	Natural
Mother	Kezia Beata KNIGHT,   b. Apr 1846, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Relationship	Natural
Family	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1908
Children	1. Frank Victor DOWNING,   b. 28 Dec 1908, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   2. George Edward DOWNING,   b. 3 Dec 1910, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   3. Harold Leslie DOWNING,   b. 10 Jan 1913, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   4. Arthur Norman DOWNING,   b. 17 Sep 1916, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   5. Beata Gladys DOWNING,   b. 15 May 1918, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   6. Ronald Charles DOWNING,   b. 13 Sep 1920, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   7. Albert Edgar DOWNING,   b. 20 May 1924, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Ada Jane DOWNING

1875 -

Birth	1875	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Father	James DOWNING,   b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary Ann HILL,   b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia

Harriet Maud DOWNING

1876 -

Birth	1876	Donald, Victoria, Australia
Father	James DOWNING,   b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary Ann HILL,   b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia

Ethel May DOWNING

1883 - 1884  (1 year)

Birth	1883	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died	1884	Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Father	James DOWNING,   b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary Ann HILL,   b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia

Dora MANSFIELD

1872 - 1904  (31 years)

Birth	3 Nov 1872	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died	13 Feb 1904	Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	14 Feb 1904	Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William MANSFIELD
Mother	Lily STAFFORD
Family 1	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Married	08 May 1900	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Lillian Maude DOWNING,   b. 21 Aug 1901, Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia   2. William James Arnold DOWNING,   b. 25 Oct 1902, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Lillian Maude DOWNING

1901 - 1996  (95 years)

Birth	21 Aug 1901	Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia
Died	18 Oct 1996	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Dora MANSFIELD,   b. 3 Nov 1872, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Married	08 May 1900	Geelong, Victoria, Australia

William James Arnold DOWNING

1902 -

Birth	25 Oct 1902	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Father	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Dora MANSFIELD,   b. 3 Nov 1872, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Married	08 May 1900	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Family	Marjory HARMER
Married	1924	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Marjory HARMER

Family	William James Arnold DOWNING,   b. 25 Oct 1902, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Married	1924	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ethel Maria BUTT

1881 - 1963  (81 years)

Birth	02 Sep 1881	Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 Jun 1963	Mitcham, Victoria, Australia
Father	James BUTT,   b. 12 Feb 1844, Gloucestershire, England
Relationship	Natural
Mother	Kezia Beata KNIGHT,   b. Apr 1846, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Relationship	Natural
Family	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1908
Children	1. Frank Victor DOWNING,   b. 28 Dec 1908, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   2. George Edward DOWNING,   b. 3 Dec 1910, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   3. Harold Leslie DOWNING,   b. 10 Jan 1913, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   4. Arthur Norman DOWNING,   b. 17 Sep 1916, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   5. Beata Gladys DOWNING,   b. 15 May 1918, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   6. Ronald Charles DOWNING,   b. 13 Sep 1920, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   7. Albert Edgar DOWNING,   b. 20 May 1924, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Frank Victor DOWNING

1908 - 1994  (85 years)

Birth	28 Dec 1908	Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia
Died	19 May 1994	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Ethel Maria BUTT,   b. 02 Sep 1881, Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1908
Family	Grace Ellinor JAMES
Married	1935	Buckland Hill, Western Australia, Australia

Grace Ellinor JAMES

Family	Frank Victor DOWNING,   b. 28 Dec 1908, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1935	Buckland Hill, Western Australia, Australia

George Edward DOWNING

1910 - 1966  (55 years)

Birth	3 Dec 1910	Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia
Died	26 May 1966	Corrigin, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Ethel Maria BUTT,   b. 02 Sep 1881, Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1908

Harold Leslie DOWNING

1913 - 2004  (91 years)

Nickname	Les
Birth	10 Jan 1913	Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia
Died	7 Oct 2004	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Father	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Ethel Maria BUTT,   b. 02 Sep 1881, Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1908

Arthur Norman DOWNING

1916 - 2002  (85 years)

Birth	17 Sep 1916	Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia
Died	16 Sep 2002	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Ethel Maria BUTT,   b. 02 Sep 1881, Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1908
Family	Rosemary MCCONNELL,   b. 10 May 1921, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	13 Nov 1943	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Private   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living

Rosemary MCCONNELL

1921 - 2001  (80 years)

Birth	10 May 1921	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	27 Oct 2001	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John MCCONNELL,   b. 06 Oct 1881, Kirkcudbright, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Mother	Isabella Hutt WALKER,   b. 25 Apr 1879, Monimail, Fife, Scotland
Married	31 Jul 1919
Family	Arthur Norman DOWNING,   b. 17 Sep 1916, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia
Married	13 Nov 1943	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Private   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living

Beata Gladys DOWNING

1918 - 2004  (86 years)

Nickname	Gladys
Birth	15 May 1918	Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia
Died	Jul 2004	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Father	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Ethel Maria BUTT,   b. 02 Sep 1881, Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1908

Ronald Charles DOWNING

1920 - 2007  (86 years)

Birth	13 Sep 1920	Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia
Died	3 Aug 2007	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Ethel Maria BUTT,   b. 02 Sep 1881, Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1908
Family	Cecily Jean WILLIAMSON,   b. 1921, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1944	North Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Cecily Jean WILLIAMSON

1921 -

Birth	1921	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Alexander WILLIAMSON
Mother	Charlotte Beatrice Maud ADAMS
Married	1920	Mount Barker, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Ronald Charles DOWNING,   b. 13 Sep 1920, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1944	North Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Albert Edgar DOWNING

1924 - 1989  (64 years)

Birth	20 May 1924	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	12 Apr 1989	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Ethel Maria BUTT,   b. 02 Sep 1881, Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1908

• Electoral Roll » Slide Show		Australian Electoral Roll 1910 William Edward Downing - Battle Street - Railway employee Ethel Downing - Battle Street - Married Mary Anne Downing - Battle Street - Widow Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Western Australia > 1910 > Fremantle > North Fremantle
  		Australian Electoral Roll 1916 William Edward Downing - Stuart Street Cottesloe Beach - Boiler-maker Ethel Downing - Stuart Street Cottesloe Beach - Home duties Mary Anne Downing - Stuart Street Cottesloe Beach - Home duties Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Western Australia > 1916 > Fremantle > Claremont
  		Australian Electoral Roll 1931 William Edward Downing - Stuart Street Cottesloe Beach - Railway employee Ethel Maria Downing - Stuart Street Cottesloe Beach - Married Frank Victor Downing - 5 Stuart Street Cottesloe Beach - Clerk Lilian Maude Downing - 5 Stuart Street Cottesloe Beach - Nurse William James Arnold Downing - 5 Stuart Street Cottesloe Beach - Labourer Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Western Australia > 1931 > Fremantle > Claremont
  		Australian Electoral Roll 1925 William Edward Downing - Stuart Street Cottesloe Beach - Boiler-maker Ethel Maria Downing - Stuart Street Cottesloe Beach - Home duties Mary Anne Downing - Stuart Street Cottesloe Beach - Home duties Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Western Australia > 1925 > Fremantle > Claremont

  
  
• Name	William Edward DOWNING
  Birth	1 Aug 1873	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Aug 1943	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia   [2]
  Age	70 years
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James DOWNING   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Mary BLATHERICK  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I150	Gardiner | Beverly Ruth White (I137)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	James DOWNING,   b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England d. 7 Jun 1887, Kew, Victoria, Australia (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann HILL,   b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia d. 27 Oct 1941, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	1871	Victoria, Australia
  	Marriage Reg No 373
  Age at Marriage	James was ~ 35 years and 7 months - Mary was ~ 24 years and 3 months. (Were Married ~ 16 years and 6 months).
  Siblings	4 sisters
  1. Edith Elizabeth DOWNING,   b. 1871, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 1872, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia  (Age 1 year) > 2. William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 30 Aug 1943, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 70 years) ▻ Dora MANSFIELD,  m. 08 May 1900 ;   Ethel Maria BUTT,  m. 16 Apr 1908   3. Ada Jane DOWNING,   b. 1875, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   4. Harriet Maud DOWNING,   b. 1876, Donald, Victoria, Australia   5. Ethel May DOWNING,   b. 1883, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 1884, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia  (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dora MANSFIELD,   b. 3 Nov 1872, Geelong, Victoria, Australia d. 13 Feb 1904, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	08 May 1900	Geelong, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  Age at Marriage	William was 26 years and 9 months - Dora was 27 years and 6 months. (Were Married less than -1901 years and 7 months).
  Children	01. Lillian Maude DOWNING,   b. 21 Aug 1901, Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia d. 18 Oct 1996, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 95 years)   02. William James Arnold DOWNING,   b. 25 Oct 1902, Geelong, Victoria, Australia ▻ Marjory HARMER  m. 1924
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	Unknown
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Ethel Maria BUTT,   b. 02 Sep 1881, Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia d. 18 Jun 1963, Mitcham, Victoria, Australia (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1908
  Age at Marriage	William was 34 years and 8 months - Ethel was 26 years and 7 months. (Were Married 35 years and 4 months).
  Children	01. Frank Victor DOWNING,   b. 28 Dec 1908, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia d. 19 May 1994, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 85 years) ▻ Grace Ellinor JAMES  m. 1935   02. George Edward DOWNING,   b. 3 Dec 1910, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia d. 26 May 1966, Corrigin, Western Australia, Australia (Age 55 years)   03. Harold Leslie DOWNING,   b. 10 Jan 1913, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia d. 7 Oct 2004, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 91 years)   04. Arthur Norman DOWNING,   b. 17 Sep 1916, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia d. 16 Sep 2002, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 85 years) ▻ Rosemary MCCONNELL  m. 13 Nov 1943   05. Beata Gladys DOWNING,   b. 15 May 1918, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia d. Jul 2004, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 86 years)   06. Ronald Charles DOWNING,   b. 13 Sep 1920, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia d. 3 Aug 2007, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 86 years) ▻ Cecily Jean WILLIAMSON  m. 1944   07. Albert Edgar DOWNING,   b. 20 May 1924, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. 12 Apr 1989, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 1 Aug 1873 - Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia Marriage - 08 May 1900 - Geelong, Victoria, Australia Death - 30 Aug 1943 - Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1] Australian BDM, 4 Apr 2023, https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/ (Reliability: 2). Birth Registration number: 14135/1873 [S1] Australian BDM, 4 Apr 2023, https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-justice/online-index-search-tool (Reliability: 2). Death Registration number: 2700258/1943 [S1] Australian BDM, 4 Apr 2023, https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/ (Reliability: 2). Marriage Registration number: 2474/19100