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Peter Downs

• Last Edited: 2022-02-09

• Charts: DOWNS

• Father: William Downs (1787-1860)
• Mother: Rebecca Lather (s 1790-c 1878)

Key Events

Birth		1816
Marriage	Betty Shatwell	4 Apr 1836, St Peter, Prestbury, Cheshire1
Marriage	Ann Brown	13 Dec 1852, Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire

Detailed Timeline

1816	Peter Downs was born.
4 Apr 1836	Peter Downs, son of William Downs and Rebecca Lather, married Betty Shatwell, daughter of Isaac Shatwell and Mary Grimshaw, at St Peter, Prestbury, Cheshire.1
c Aug 1838	The birth of his daughter Ann Downs was registered in Cheadle, Stockport R.D., England.2
c May 1841	The birth of his son Joseph Downs was registered in Cheadle, Stockport R.D., England.3
6 Jun 1841	Peter Downs was recorded as Head of Household in the 1841 census at Gill Bent Road, Cheadle, Cheshire. Age 25 , Ag Lab , born Cheshire. Household included:- Betty Downs, Ann Downs and Joseph Downs.
c Aug 1843	The birth of his daughter Rebeccah Downs was registered in Cheadle, Stockport R.D., England.4
c Aug 1849	The birth of his daughter Phoebe Downs was registered in Cheadle, Stockport R.D., England.5
c Aug 1850	The death of his wife, Betty, was registered in Cheadle, Stockport R.D., England; 1850 JAS quarter , Age 34.6
30 Mar 1851	Peter Downs appeared as Head in the 1851 census at Grove Lane, Cheadle, Cheshire. Age 35 , widr , Hand Loom Silk weaver , born Handforth, Cheshire. Household included:- Ann Downs and Joseph Downs.7
13 Dec 1852	Peter Downs, son of William Downs and Rebecca Lather, married Ann Brown at Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire. Peter Downs, 37, Widower, Labourer, 38 Mackworth St, Hulme; Father:William Downs, Labourer Ann Brown, 45, Spinster,Mackworth St, Hulme; Father: James Brown, Labourer Witnesses: William Downs, Maria Cottrill Identified witnesses: William Downs.
3 Apr 1881	Peter Downs appeared as Head in the 1881 census at Spath Lane, Cheadle, Cheshire. Age 65 , Marr , Silk Weaver , born Handforth, Cheshire. Household included:- Ann Downs, Elizabeth Downs and Alfred Downs.8

Ann Downs

• Last Edited: 2013-02-04

• Charts: DOWNS

• Father: Peter Downs (1816-)
• Mother: Betty Shatwell (1815-c 1850)

Joseph Downs

• Last Edited: 2013-02-04

• Charts: DOWNS

• Father: Peter Downs (1816-)
• Mother: Betty Shatwell (1815-c 1850)

Rebeccah Downs

• Last Edited: 2021-10-31

• Charts: DOWNS

• Father: Peter Downs (1816-)
• Mother: Betty Shatwell (1815-c 1850)

Key Events

Birth Reg.		c Aug 1843, Cheadle, Stockport R.D., England1
Marriage	Thomas Brunt	30 Aug 1865, Christ Church, Heaton Norris, Lancashire

Detailed Timeline

c Aug 1843	Her birth was registered in Cheadle, Stockport R.D., England, in the 1843 JAS quarter.1
30 Mar 1851	Rebeccah Downs appeared as Grand-dau in the 1851 census in the household of Mary Shatwell at King St, Woodford, Cheshire. Age 7 , Scholar , born Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. Household included:- Phoebe Shatwell, Henry Shadwell and Martha Shatwell.2
30 Aug 1865	Rebeccah Downs, daughter of Peter Downs and Betty Shatwell, married Thomas Brunt at Christ Church, Heaton Norris, Lancashire.

Phoebe Downs

• Last Edited: 2013-02-04

• Charts: DOWNS

• Father: Peter Downs (1816-)
• Mother: Betty Shatwell (1815-c 1850)

Ann Brown

• Last Edited: 2021-07-23

• Charts: DOWNS

Key Events

Birth		1807
Marriage	Peter Downs	13 Dec 1852, Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire

Detailed Timeline

1807	Ann Brown was born.
13 Dec 1852	Ann Brown married Peter Downs, son of William Downs and Rebecca Lather, at Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire. Peter Downs, 37, Widower, Labourer, 38 Mackworth St, Hulme; Father:William Downs, Labourer Ann Brown, 45, Spinster,Mackworth St, Hulme; Father: James Brown, Labourer Witnesses: William Downs, Maria Cottrill Identified witnesses: William Downs.
3 Apr 1881	Ann Downs appeared as Wife in the 1881 census in the household of Peter Downs at Spath Lane, Cheadle, Cheshire. Age 74 , marr , Housekeeper , born Cheadle, Cheshire. Household included:- Elizabeth Downs and Alfred Downs.1

Thomas Brunt

• Last Edited: 2021-07-22

• Charts: DOWNS

Key Events

Birth		1843
Marriage	Rebeccah Downs	30 Aug 1865, Christ Church, Heaton Norris, Lancashire

Detailed Timeline

1843	Thomas Brunt was born.
30 Aug 1865	Thomas Brunt married Rebeccah Downs, daughter of Peter Downs and Betty Shatwell, at Christ Church, Heaton Norris, Lancashire.

William Downs

• Last Edited: 2021-07-22

• Charts: DOWNS

• Father: William Downs (1787-1860)
• Mother: Rebecca Lather (s 1790-c 1878)

Key Events

Birth		14 Jan 1818
Marriage	Martha Williamson	1853, St Mary, Cheadle, Cheshire

Detailed Timeline

14 Jan 1818	William Downs was born.
31 Mar 1839	He was baptized at Methodist Chapel, Dean Row, Cheshire. parents William Downs & Rebecca.1
6 Jun 1841	He appeared as member of the household of William Downs in the 1841 census at Handforth, Cheshire. Age 25 , born Cheshire. Household included:- Rebecca Downs, Hannah Downs, James Downs, Joshua Downs, Jonathan Downs, Charles Downs, Charlotte Downs and Joshua Lather.2
30 Mar 1851	William Downs appeared as Son in the 1851 census in the household of Joshua Lather at Merricks Farm, Handforth, Cheshire. Age 33 , Un , Silk Weaver , born Handforth, Cheshire. Household included:- William Downs, Rebecca Downs, Joshua Downs, Jonathan Downs, Charles Downs, Charlotte Downs and James Downs.3
1853	William Downs, son of William Downs and Rebecca Lather, married Martha Williamson at St Mary, Cheadle, Cheshire.
1854	His daughter Elizabeth Downs was born at Cheadle Bulkeley, Cheadle, Cheshire.
c Aug 1856	The birth of his son Alfred Downs was registered in Stockport R.D., England.
7 Apr 1861	William Downs appeared as Head in the 1861 census at Tan Pits, Cheadle Bulkeley, Cheadle, Cheshire. Age 42 , marr , Farm Labourer , born Handforth, Cheshire. Household included:- Martha Downs, Elizabeth Downs and Alfred Downs.4

Martha Williamson

• Last Edited: 2021-07-22

• Charts: DOWNS

Key Events

Marriage

William Downs

1853, St Mary, Cheadle, Cheshire

Detailed Timeline

1853	Martha Williamson married William Downs, son of William Downs and Rebecca Lather, at St Mary, Cheadle, Cheshire.
1854	Her daughter Elizabeth Downs was born at Cheadle Bulkeley, Cheadle, Cheshire.
c Aug 1856	The birth of her son Alfred Downs was registered in Stockport R.D., England.
7 Apr 1861	Martha Downs appeared as Wife in the 1861 census in the household of William Downs at Tan Pits, Cheadle Bulkeley, Cheadle, Cheshire. Age 38 , marr , Silk Weaver , born Cheadle Bulkerly, Cheshire. Household included:- Elizabeth Downs and Alfred Downs.1

Elizabeth Downs

• Last Edited: 2022-02-09

• Charts: DOWNS

• Father: William Downs (1818-)
• Mother: Martha Williamson

Key Events

Birth		1854, Cheadle Bulkeley, Cheadle, Cheshire
Death		May 1931, Cheadle, Cheshire
Burial		27 May 1931, St Mary, Cheadle, Cheshire1

Detailed Timeline

1854	Elizabeth Downs was born at Cheadle Bulkeley, Cheadle, Cheshire.
c Nov 1854	Her birth was registered in Stockport R.D., England, in the 1854 OND quarter. MMN Williamson.
7 Apr 1861	She appeared as daughter in the 1861 census in the household of William Downs at Tan Pits, Cheadle Bulkeley, Cheadle, Cheshire. Age 6 , Scholar , born Cheadle Bulkerley, Cheshire. Household included:- Martha Downs and Alfred Downs.2
3 Apr 1881	Elizabeth Downs appeared as Niece in the 1881 census in the household of Peter Downs at Spath Lane, Cheadle, Cheshire. Age 25 , Unmar , Silk Weaver , born Cheadle, Cheshire. Household included:- Ann Downs and Alfred Downs.3
31 Mar 1901	Elizabeth Downs appeared as Servant in the 1901 census at Green Walk, Bowdon, Cheshire. Age 45 , Single , Housemaid, domestic , born Cheadle, Cheshire ; Household of Edward Coward, Retired Merchant.4
May 1931	She died at Cheadle, Cheshire.
27 May 1931	She was buried at St Mary, Cheadle, Cheshire. Age 75.1

Alfred Downs

• Last Edited: 2021-07-22

• Charts: DOWNS

• Father: William Downs (1818-)
• Mother: Martha Williamson