Dora MANSFIELD

1872 - 1904  (31 years)

William MANSFIELD

Family	Lily STAFFORD
Children	1. Dora MANSFIELD,   b. 3 Nov 1872, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Lily STAFFORD

Family	William MANSFIELD
Children	1. Dora MANSFIELD,   b. 3 Nov 1872, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

William MANSFIELD

Family	Lily STAFFORD
Children	1. Dora MANSFIELD,   b. 3 Nov 1872, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Lily STAFFORD

Family	William MANSFIELD
Children	1. Dora MANSFIELD,   b. 3 Nov 1872, Geelong, 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

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

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

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

• Name	Dora MANSFIELD
  Birth	3 Nov 1872	Geelong, Victoria, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Feb 1904	Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   [2]
  Age	31 years
  Burial	14 Feb 1904	Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia, Australia   [3]
  	Wesleyan Cemetery
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William MANSFIELD   (Father)  Lily STAFFORD  (Mother)
  Person ID	I310	Gardiner | Beverly Ruth White (I137)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	William MANSFIELD
  Mother	Lily STAFFORD
  Family ID	F109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Edward DOWNING,   b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 30 Aug 1943, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia (Age 70 years)  Other Partners: Ethel Maria BUTT  m. 16 Apr 1908
  Marriage	08 May 1900	Geelong, Victoria, Australia   [4]
  Age at Marriage	Dora was 27 years and 6 months - William was 26 years and 9 months. (Were Married 3 years and 9 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	Ethel Maria BUTT,   b. 02 Sep 1881, Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia d. 18 Jun 1963, Mitcham, Victoria, Australia  (Age 81 years) m. 16 Apr 1908
  Stepchildren	6 stepsons and 1 stepdaughter
  > 1. 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   2. George Edward DOWNING,   b. 3 Dec 1910, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia d. 26 May 1966, Corrigin, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 55 years)   3. Harold Leslie DOWNING,   b. 10 Jan 1913, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia d. 7 Oct 2004, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 91 years) > 4. 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   5. Beata Gladys DOWNING,   b. 15 May 1918, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia d. Jul 2004, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 86 years) > 6. 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   7. 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
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Other Partners: Ethel Maria BUTT  m. 16 Apr 1908
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2012

  
  

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  		Birth - 3 Nov 1872 - Geelong, Victoria, Australia Marriage - 08 May 1900 - Geelong, Victoria, Australia Death - 13 Feb 1904 - Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia Burial - 14 Feb 1904 - Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Obituaries

  Dora (Mansfield) Downing - Funeral Notice Funeral Notices. FUNERAL NOTICE. The friends of Mr. William Edward Downing, of Battle-street, Cottesloe Beach, are respectfully invited to follow the remains of his late beloved Wife, 'DORA,' to the place of interment the Wesleyan Cemetery, Karrakatta. The funeral is appointed to leave his residence, Battle -street, Cottesloe Beach, at 3.30 o'Clock, TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON. Friends attending the funeral may proceed by the 4 p.m, train from Fremantle. DONALD J. CHIPPER, Undertaker, Adelaide-street, Fremantle. Telephone, No. 438. Source: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/84760789 The Daily News (Perth,WA:1882-1955) > Sat 13 Feb 1904 > Page 4 > Family Notices

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Australian BDM, 4 Apr 2023, https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/ (Reliability: 2). Birth Registration number: 23495/1872 [S1] Australian BDM, 4 Apr 2023, https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-justice/online-index-search-tool (Reliability: 2). Death Registration number: 415/1904 - Perth [S5] Online Source (URL), 4 Apr 2023, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/84760789 (Reliability: 3). Sourced from text in the Funeral Notice [S1] Australian BDM, 4 Apr 2023, https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/ (Reliability: 2). Marriage Registration number: 2474/19100