Samuel
Downton
Born in Dalwood, Dorset, England
Ancestors 
Son of James Downton
and Mary (King) Downton
Husband of
Agness (Barnes) Downton
— married
7 Apr 1830 in St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Descendants 
Father of
James Downton, George Henry Downton, Emily Howell (Downton) Stretton, Elizabeth Downton, John Downton, Agnes Downton, Samuel Downton, Charlotte Louisa Downton, Charlotte Louisa Downton, Mary Ann Downton, Charles Downton, William Downton and Emma Downton
Died
at about age 82
in Brixham, Devon, England
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Oct 2013
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Contents |
Biography
In the 1851 census Samuel was in Brixham, Devon, England.[1]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Samuel Downton | Head | Married | M | 48 | Porter | Dorset, England |
| Agnes Downton | Wife | Married | F | 44 | Brixham, Devon, England | |
| Samuel Downton | Son | M | 9 | Scholar | Brixham, Devon, England | |
| Mary A Downton | Daughter | F | 6 | Scholar | Brixham, Devon, England | |
| Charles Downton | Daughter | M | 3 | Brixham, Devon, England | ||
| William Downton | Son | M | 1 | Brixham, Devon, England | ||
| Michael Barnes | Wife father | Widower | M | 80 | Greenwich pensioner |
In the 1861 census Samuel was in Brixham, Dorset, England.[2]
In the 1881 census Samuel was at 6 Bolton St, Brixham, Devon, England.[3]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William Downton | Head | Single | M | 31 | Sailmaker | Devon, England |
| Samuel Downton | Father | Married | M | 79 | None | Dorset, England |
| Agnes Downton | Mother | Married | F | 74 | None | Devon, England |
Samuel's death was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1883 in the Totnes district.[4]
Birth
- Birth:
- Date: 1801
- Place: Dalwood, Dorset, England
Death
- Death:
- Date: 12 JUN 1883
- Place: Brixham, Devon, England
Occupation
- Occupation: Coal Porter (between 1835 & 1845), Gardener (1871), Cab Proprietor (1881)
- Date: BET 1835 AND 1845
- Place: Brixham, Devon, England
- Occupation: 1871 - Gardener, 1881 - Cab Proprietor
- Date: BET 1871 AND 1881
- Place: Brixham, Devon, England
- Age: 70
Note
- Note: 1841 census - Brixham , Devonshire, England
- 1851 census - porter, living with wife and 4 children, Ranscombe, Brixham, Devonshire, England
- 1871 census - pauper, Totnes Union Workhouse, Totnes, Devonshire, England
- 1881 census - living with wife & son, 6 Bolton St., Brixham, Devonshire, England
- Marriage to Agnes BarnesSt Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. The document (see photo) is a transcription done by a researcher and obtained from England by Mr Robert Pegg of New South Wales. Page 355 of the Marriage register of the Town Church. St Peter Port, Guernsey 1830 shows he married Agnes Barnes on the 7 April
- name:
- Samuel Downton
- age (original):
- 79
- gender:
- Male
- birth year:
- 1802
- birthplace:
- Dellwood, Dorset, England
- relationship to head of household:
- Father
- marital status:
- Married
- occupation:
- None
- address:
- 6 Bolton St
- event place:
- Brixham, Devonshire, England
- disability:
- record type:
- Household
- gs film number:
- 1341523
- affiliate publication number:
- RG11
- piece/folio:
- 2172 / 48
- page number:
- 12
- Household
- Gender
- Age
- Birthplace
- head
- William Downton
- M
- 31
- Birxham, Devon, England
- father
- Samuel Downton
- M
- 79
- Dellwood, Dorset, England
- mother
- Agnes Downton
- F
- 74
- Birxham, Devon, England
Sources
- Source: S1 Record ID Number: MH:S1 User ID: A672E48F-93BC-47E6-88D9-E410D1AD6C61 UPD 04 JUL 2012 21:32:25 GMT+10 Title: 1851 Census Text: Porter, with wife, 4 children, Ranscombe, Brixham, Devonshire, England Note: 1851 census - living with wife & 4 children, Ranscombe, Devonshire, England. CONT 1871 census - Pauper, Totnes Union Workhouse, Totnes, Devonshire, England CONT 1881 cinsus - living with wife & son, 6 Bolton St., Brixham, Devon, England
- Source: S2 Record ID Number: MH:S2 User ID: 3666067C-E2A5-41DE-8022-0810833902A9 UPD 04 JUL 2012 21:33:26 GMT+10 Title: 1881 census Text: living with wife & son, 6 Bolton St., Brixham, Devonshire, England
- ↑
1851 Census:
"1851 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1873; Folio: 261; Page: 43; GSU roll: 221021
Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 8860 #5764405 (accessed 1 October 2021)
Samuel Downton (48) head of household in Totnes registration district. Born in Duthlas, Dorset, England. - ↑
1861 Census:
"1861 England Census"
Class: RG 9; Piece: 1415; Folio: 130; Page: 13; GSU roll: 542809
Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 8767 #18666833 (accessed 1 October 2021)
Samuel Downton (59) head of household in Totnes registration district. Born in Dallwood, Dorset, England. - ↑
1881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 2172; Folio: 48; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341523
Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 7572 #3206954 (accessed 1 October 2021)
Samuel Downton (79) father, None, in household of William Downton (31) at 6 Bolton St in Totnes registration district. Born in Dellwood, Dorset, England. - ↑
Death Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 1 October 2021)
Downton, Samuel (Age at death: 82).
GRO Reference: 1883 Apr-May-Jun in Totnes Volume 05B Page 124.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Bronwyn Collier for creating WikiTree profile Downton-294 through the import of Extended Family.ged on Oct 12, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Bronwyn and others.
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