George Down b. Abt 1846 Devonport, Devon d. 1854 Tavistock, Devon (Dec 1854 Tavistock DEV 5b 272): Featherstone One Name Study

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George Down

Male Abt 1846 - 1854  (~ 8 years)


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  • Name George Down  [1, 2] 
    Born Abt 1846  Devonport, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 18 Oct 1846  St Charles the Martyr, Plymouth, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    son of John + Mary Down 
    Reference Number P5488 
    Residence 1851  Tavistock Union Workhouse, Bonawell Street, Tavistock, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    age 4 
    Died 1854  Tavistock, Devon (Dec 1854 Tavistock DEV 5b 272) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • age 7
    Buried 24 Dec 1854  St Eustachius, Tavistock, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • age 7
    Notes 
    • Baptism solemnized in the Parish of St Charles the Martyr Plymouth in the County of Devon in the Year 1846
      Oct 18 George son of John + Mary Down of Devonport laborer

      1851 census HO107/1883/506/10
      Tavistock Union Workhouse, Bonawell Street, Tavistock, Devon
      George Down 4 Devonshire, Devonport
      Grace Down 7 Devonshire, Devonport

      death registration index George Down Dec 1854 Tavistock DEV 5b 272 age 7

      Burial in the Parish of Tavistock in the Year 1854
      George Down of Union House Decr 24th age 7 years

      there is a George John Down birth registered in Plymouth 1845 mother's maiden surname Cannon, but that is not this George as he appears with his parents in the 1851 census.
    Person ID I5488  Paul and Pam Featherstone's family tree
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2024 

    Father John Howe Down,   b. Abt 1815, Dolton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1847, 17 William Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon (Mar 1847 Stoke Damerel DEV 9 333) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Passmore,   b. Abt 1816, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 19 Jul 1836  St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    • Marriage solemnized in the Parish of Stoke Damerel in the County of Devon in the Year 1836
      John Down of this Parish labourer and Mary Passmore of this Parish Spinster were married in this Church by Banns this nineteenth day of July 1836
      Both made their mark in the presence of Samuel Down and Geo Nettle

      The entry of marriage at Stoke-Damerel parish church I have states :- John Down of this parish, labourer and Mary Passmore, spinster, were married in this church by banns with Consent of ____________this Nineteenth Day of July in the Year one Thousand eight Hundred and Thirty Six by me 'illegible' Rector............In the Presence of Samuel Down and George Nettle
      Note:- The fact that noboby was required to give consent must have meant that they were both over 21. Alan Pocock alanpocock423@btinternet.com
    Family ID F93  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S823] 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: HO107; Piece: 1883; Folio: 506; Page: 10; GSU roll: 221032.
      Record for George Down
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8860&h=6787037&indiv=try

    2. [S859] Devon, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset.
      Record for George Down
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62286&h=713905&indiv=try

    3. [S10] Alan Pocock.

    4. [S540] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for John Down
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1EnglandMarriages&h=23688086&indiv=try

    5. [S540] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).


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