Downes-Martin

[heywood]

I'm trying to track Edward G Downes-Martin, 1909-1936. Basically I'm trying to see if either of his parents were born in Ireland. I know there were family links to Tipperary and Shrigley.

Does anyone know? I think the father was born in Canada.

Regards

Ciaran

This looks to be his mother
1911 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWM7-X38
Transcribed here as Lelia Dourees Martin

Newspaper snippet
Manchester City News 1904
“ Miss Lelia Roze, the burlesque actress, well known in Manchester pantomime, was married to Mr. Edward Downes Martin, of Killoskehane Castle”

https://www.rootschat.com/links/01sm9/

There are lots of newspaper references to her theatrical appearances

[heywood]

I'm trying to track Edward G Downes-Martin, 1909-1936. Basically I'm trying to see if either of his parents were born in Ireland. I know there were family links to Tipperary and Shrigley.

Does anyone know? I think the father was born in Canada.

Regards

Ciaran

Here is Edward’s grandfather’s marriage in Canada. He is b Ireland.
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01smb/

His father, as already stated was born in Canada.
His mother shows as born in England, although I haven’t found her birth. There is a baptism transcription though.
Published trees show Rose Lily’s mother as Eliza Kinmonth b Cork.

If that is correct, he would have two grandparents born in Ireland but not a parent.