THIRD GENERATION.
TO AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND.
The ship Queen of the South, Capt R Moss arrived in Melbourne Australia on the 8 Aug 1863 with 439 adults after a voyage of 140 days from Liverpool England.
Among the passengers were:
David DOWNES 24 Factory operator. and Sarah DOWNES his wife.
His child John Thomas DOWNES infant.
Elizabeth DOWNES 32 spinster.
Thomas DOWNES 25 Lab. and Ann DOWNES 27 his wife.
David DOWNS enlisted in the Captain Jackson's Auckland Militia on the 20 Jan 1864 in Melbourne Reg No 30. and transferred to the 4th Waikato Regiment. The family settled in the Thames and Waihi area, before moving to Auckland.
David DOWNS.
Son of David DOWNS & Martha WILSON.
Born 10 Mar 1839 in Howard Town Glossop Derbyshire England.
Christen 6 Apr 1839 in Chinley Close Derbyshire England.
Died 12 Mar 1892 in Perth Western Australia.
Buried 15 Mar 1892 in Church Of East Perth Australia.
Occupation Miner.
He married Sarah Ann BARRETT,
daughter of John BARRETT & Margaret BARRETT,
1 Apr 1862 in Derbyshire England.
Born 1842 in Glossop Derbyshire England.
Died 26 Aug 1902 in Thames Hospital Thames New Zealand.
Buried 28 Aug 1902 in Shortland Cemetery Thames New Zealand.
They had the following children:
Elizabeth Ann DOWNS
John Thomas DOWNS
Mary Jane DOWNS
David DOWNS
Joseph DOWNS
Sarah Amelia DOWNS
George Hendry DOWNS
Elizabeth Ann DOWNS.
Daughter of David DOWNS & Sarah Ann BARRETT.
Born 1861 in Derbyshire England.
Died 10 Mar 1919
living at 2 King George Ave Epsom Auckland New Zealand.
Buried 12 Mar 1919 in Purewa Cemetery Auckland New Zealand.
She married Archelaus THOMAS,
son of Thomas THOMAS & Mary DAVIS,
18 Mar 1883 in St Georges Church Thames New Zealand.
Born 1854 in South Wales.
Died 19 May 1929
living at 4 Patey St Remuera Auckland New Zealand.
Buried 21 May 1929 in Purewa Cemetery Auckland New Zealand.
Occupation Mine Manager.
They had the following children:
Archalaus Davis THOMAS
Myra Huia THOMAS
Doris Irene THOMAS
Thomas David THOMAS
Mary Jane DOWNS.
Daughter of David DOWNS & Sarah Ann BARRETT.
Born Oct 1870 in Puriri Thames New Zealand.
Died 11 Oct 1933 in Kopu Thames New Zealand.
Buried 12 Oct 1933 in Totara Cemetery Thames New Zealand.
She married Peter MAXWELL,
son of Peter MAXWELL & Bella CAMPBELL,
13 Jun 1895 in Thames New Zealand.
Born 13 Oct 1870 in Tauatikino Auckland New Zealand.
Died 16 Jan 1952 in Thames New Zealand.
Buried 22 Jan 1952 in Totara Cemetery Thames New Zealand.
They had the following children:
Joseph MAXWELL
Sarah Ann Barrett MAXWELL
Peter MAXWELL
Alice Stewart MAXWELL
James MAXWELL
Molly MAXWELL
David DOWNS.
Son of David DOWNS & Sarah Ann BARRETT.
Born 2 Jan 1873 in Karaka Rise Thames New Zealand.
Died 13 Apr 1943 in Auckland New Zealand.
Buried 15 Apr 1943 in Totara Cemetery Thames New Zealand.
He married Helen MCINTYRE,
daughter of Alan MCINTYRE & Mary INGLIS,
6 Oct 1897 in Parawai Thames New Zealand.
Born 5 Jan 1879 in Thames New Zealand.
Died 4 Nov 1950 in Thames New Zealand.
Buried 6 Nov 1950 in Totara Cemetery Thames New Zealand.
They had the following children:
Mary Inglis DOWNS
Grace Burton DOWNS
Joseph DOWNS.
Son of David DOWNS & Sarah Ann BARRETT.
Born 24 June 1875 in Karaka Rise Thames New Zealand.
Died 20 Jul 1947 in 4 Evelyn St Grey Lynn Auckland New Zealand.
Buried 22 Jul 1947 in Waikumete Cemetery Bc S32 P1. Auckland N.Z.
Occupation Miner.
He married Alice Lydia HILL,
daughter of Richard Ellis HILL & Mary GREENGRASS,
16 Oct 1901
In In The House Of Mary Hill Waihi New Zealand.
Born 21 Apr 1882 in Waiotahi Thames New Zealand.
Died 2 Dec 1945 in 27 Tuarangi Rd Grey Lynn Auckland New Zealand.
Buried 4 Dec 1945 in Waikumete Cemetery Bc S32. P1. Auckland N.Z.
They had the following children:
Daphne May DOWNS
Alice Alma DOWNS
Mavis Isobel DOWNS
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