DOWNER family in 1841

[garlands]

I have searched FindMyPast, Anc & FreeCEN for the DOWNER family in 1841 but without success.

Joseph DOWNER m Lucy MARSH in Downton on 10 May 1818, and they went on to have at least 8 children.

The family is recorded in the '51, '61, '71 and '81. Can anyone help me to find them in '41 please?

[PaulineJ]

Provide the census that you DO have in full.
LIST their kids in birth order and with birth/baptism location and date.

Pauline

[garlands]

Baptisms of DOWNER children:-

Mark          30.05.1819
Phoebe       16.02.1823
Matthew     04.10.1825
Luke          25.05.1828
Harriet       13.02.1831
John          26.01.1834
Charles      14.05 1837
James        06.10.1839

I'll dig out the census data later

[Comberton]

1851 census
Charlton Street, Downton, Alderbury, Wiltshire

Joseph Downer b 1793 Salisbury fisherman
Lucy b 1797 Guildford
Matthew b 1826   all children b Downton
Luke 1829
Harriet Mussell 1831 married daughter
John 1835
Charles 1838
Joseph 1843
Joseph Mussell 1830 son in law b Hampshire
George E Mussell 1851 grandson b Downton

Baptism of Joseph 1843 has abode Charlton, not sure if the street or the area.

[garlands]

Details from 1851 Census

Name(s)       Last name      Relationship    Age

Joseph       Downer              Head          58      
Lucy              Downer               Wife          54   
Matthew       Downer               Son          25   
Luke              Downer                Son          22        
Harriett      Mussell            Daughter          20
John              Downer               Son          16
Charles      Downer                Son          13
Joseph      Downer                Son          8
Joseph      Mussell           Son In Law       21
George E      Mussell           Grandson          1mo

Full address:             Charlton Street, Downton, Alderbury, Wiltshire
Registration District   Alderbury
Schedule                   35
Series                   HO107
Piece number           1846
Folio   284

Moderator comment: edited to replace your "copy and paste" with a transcription

[MaureeninNY]

They may have been in one of the "missing pieces" in 1841:
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01qjx/

Maureen

[garlands]

Moderator

How is that done?

[garlands]

Maureen

Forgive my ignorance. I am not aware of there being 'missing pieces'. Certainly, that would explain my failure to find the family

[Capetown]

Just been looking through the Marriages at Downton around 1841 - and

at the marriage of John WORT? aged 27 Bachelor, Labourer residence: Charlton - father deceased

to Mary PEARCEY - father: Philip PEARCEY - labourer

Witnesses:
Mark DOWNER (he signes his name) - baptism in 1819 (parents: Joseph & Lucy)
and Elizabeth HENDERSON.

Which shows Mark DOWNER was around the area in 1841.

Date of Marriage 23 September 1841.


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There is on Ancestry, the Will of Mark DOWNER, Charlton in the Parish of Downton proved 27 October 1840 - mentions his Widow, Betty DOWNER.
and a Codical to the last Will and Testament of I Mark Downer, and desire that after the death of my wife Betty Downer that all the stock all goods and chattels and every thing that was in her pofesfsion should be sold and equally dvided amongst my children with the exception of Harriet that is gone to New South Wales and her part my youngest Daughter Ruth is to have in addition to her own part.  etc. etc.  Dated May 1840

Mark DOWNER
James BAILEY
Ambrose Noyce
John BAILEY


Elizabeth DOWNER aged 82 - is on the 1851 Census, Downton. A Widow aged 82.