Frances (Dobbs) Downey (1836 - 1913)

Frances (Fanny) Downey formerly Dobbs

Born 1836 in Ireland

Ancestors

Daughter of Henry Dobbs and Catherine (Webster) Dobbs

Sister of George Dobbs, Charlotte (Dobbs) Wadsworth, William James Dobbs, Amelia Maria Dobbs, Maria Dobbs [half], Catherine (Dobbs) Switzer [half] and Henry Dobbs [half]

Wife of Michael Downey — married 15 Jun 1858 in Christchurch, New Zealand

Descendants

Mother of Emma (Downey) Wadsworth, Fanny (Downey) Cowlin, Sarah (Downey) Legg, Ellen (Downey) Haynes, Michael Downey, Charlotte (Downey) Rickerby, William Downey and Jane Downey

Died 30 Apr 1913 at about age 77 in Christchurch, New Zealand

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Biography

Fanny was born in 1836. She was the daughter of Henry Dobbs and Frances Tomlinson. She passed away in 1913.^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Type: DOBBS, Frances

Date: 1836

Place: Ireland

Death

Death:

Type: DOWNEY, Fanny

Date: 1913

Place: Christchurch, New Zealand^[2]

Age: 77Y

Marriage

Husband: Michael Downey

Wife: Fanny Dobbs

Marriage:

Type: DOWNEY, Michael & DOBBS, Fanny

Date: 15 JUN 1858

Place: Christchurch, New Zealand^[3]

Burial

Burial:

Type: DOWNEY, Frances

Date: 2 MAY 1913

Place: Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch ^[4]

Sources

↑ NZ Births, Deaths & Marriages
↑ Page: RGO 1913/4034
↑ Page: RGO 1858/391
↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161882494/fanny-downey

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fanny by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Fanny: