See also
Husband:
James Joseph Downes (1875-1953)
Wife:
Lillie Josephine Palmer (1875-1957)
Marriage:
Q3 1945
Harwich "Registration District", Essex, England1
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
grocer's assistant, quay labourer, locomotive firelighter then a marine blacksmiths striker5 6 7 8
Birth:
13 Sep 1875
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 5)
7 Victoria Terrace, Dovercourt, Essex, England9
son attending school and living with his parents Joseph and Jemima, sisters Elizabeth, Hannah, Maria and Rose, widowed grandmother Susan Downes, and aunt Sarah Parker. Born in Harwich Essex
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 15)
7 Victoria Terrace, Dovercourt, Essex, England5
son working as a grocers assistant and living with his widowed mother Jemima, sister Maria, and five visitors. Born in Harwich Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 25)
7 Victoria Terrace, Dovercourt, Essex, England6
unmarried son as Joseph working as a quay labourer and living with his widowed mother Jemima, and sister Rose. Born in Harwich Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 35)
7 Victoria Terrace, Dovercourt, Essex, England7
married head of the household working as a locomotive firelighter and living in two rooms with his wife Harriet, and sons Joseph, Frank and Charles. Born in Harwich Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 64)
7 Victoria Terrace, Dovercourt, Essex, England8
a married marine blacksmith's striker living with his wife Harriett, and his sister Elizabeth. Born on 13th September 1875
Death:
Q3 1953 (age 77)
Harwich "Registration District", Essex, England4
Name:
Sex:
Female
Nickname:
Lily
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
housekeeper12
Birth:
9 Aug 1875
Baptism:
1 Mar 1876 (age 0)
All Saints Church, Main Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England11
daughter of Henry Palmer (donkey man) and Susannah of Dovercourt
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 6)
2 Hordle Street, Dovercourt, Essex, England13
daughter attending school and living with her mother Susannah, and half-brothers Arthur, Oliver and Henry. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 15)
33 Victoria Terrace, Dovercourt, Essex, England14
daughter living with her widowed father Henry, half-sister Annie and her husband Harry Green, and two boarders. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 25)
33 Victoria Terrace, Dovercourt, Essex, England15
daughter living in four rooms with her father Henry, sharing the house with step-sister Annie, her husband Harry Green, and their adopted daughter Gertrude. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 36)
Sunnyside, 3 Parkston Villas, Cliff Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England16
unmarried half-sister living in seven rooms with her half- sister Annie, widowed father Henry Palmer, and Annie's adopted daughter Gerty Olive. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 64)
12 Brooklyn Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England12
an unmarried housekeeper and companion as Lily living with widowed Lucy Staples. Born on 9th August 1875 and married a Downes at a later date
Death:
30 Nov 1957 (age 82)
St. Mary's Hospital, Popes Lane, Colchester, Essex, England17 18
Probate:
22 Jan 1958
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18
a widow of 478 Main Road, Dovercourt died 30th November 1957 at St. Mary's Hospital Colchester, administration of effects of £502 11s 0d (~£11,000 in 2017) to Oliver James Palmer railway accounts clerk and Ronald Basil Wilkinson secretary cashier
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Harwich 1945 quarter:3 volume:4a page:2816. Cit. Date: 5 September 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1875 quarter:4 volume:4a page:394. Cit. Date: 22 August 2022.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Harwich 1945 quarter:3 volume:4a page:2816.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Harwich 1953 quarter:3 volume:4a page:440. Cit. Date: 20 August 2022.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1402 folio:45 page:29 schedule:186. Cit. Date: 5 September 2022.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1698 folio:68 page:25 schedule:163. Cit. Date: 5 September 2022.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10249 class:RG78 piece:540 registration district:197 sub-district:3 enumeration district:3 schedule:212. Cit. Date: 5 September 2022.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1515C page:3 line:18 letter code:DBZF. Cit. Date: 5 September 2022.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1781 folio:30 page:11 schedule:806. Cit. Date: 5 September 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1875 quarter:4 volume:4a page:312. Cit. Date: 5 September 2022.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Dovercourt All Saints baptisms 1858-1878 ref:D/P 174/1/6 image:46 page:86 entry:687. Cit. Date: 5 September 2022.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1515D page:9 line:2 letter code:DBZG. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1781 folio:38 paqge:27 schedule:888. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1402 folio:47 page:34 schedule:216. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1698 folio:70 page:31 schedule:207. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10248 class:RG78 piece:540 registration district:197 sub-district:3 enumeration district:2 schedule:100. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1957 quarter:4 volume:4a page:679. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1958 page:339. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Cosford 1902 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1653. Cit. Date: 5 September 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Harwich 1944 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1040. Cit. Date: 5 September 2022.