PLEASE ARCHIVE - Palmer/Downing

[mallosa]

Elizabeth Palmer on BCC - http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=395369

Isaac Downing on BCC - http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=395369

Freereg.....

County Staffordshire
Place (link for place information) Old Hill
Church name Holy Trinity
Register type Transcript
Register entry number 108
Marriage date 12 Sep 1892
Groom forename Isaac
Groom surname DOWNING
Groom age 25
Groom condition bachelor
Groom abode Halesowen Road
Groom occupation assistant manager
Bride forename Elizabeth
Bride surname PALMER
Bride age 23
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode 128 Gorsty Hill
Groom father forename Thomas
Groom father surname DOWNING
Groom father occupation engineer
Bride father forename Thomas Henry
Bride father surname PALMER
Bride father occupation clerk
Witness William Henry PALMER
Witness Lucy PALMER
Register note 3 witnesses, Brides father deceased

[mallosa]

1901: Nimmings, Blackheath, Cakemore, Worc
Isaac Downing 34 Head Inspector (Iron Work) Dudley Wood
Elizabeth Downing 31 Wife Old Hill
Dorothy Downing 7 Dau Blackheath
Grace Downing 5 Dau Blackheath

1911: 11 Church St, Blackheath, Birmingham
Isaac Downing 44 Tube Works Manager Dudley Wood, Staffs married 18 yrs
Elizabeth Downing 41 Gorsty Hill, Staffs - children 3/3/0
Dorothy Mary Downing 17 Millinery Shop Assistant Blackheath, Staffs
Grace Elizabeth Downing 15 Dau Cakemore, Worc
Geoffrey Downing 5 Son -

[mumbles]

Geoffrey Downing
was born 6/4/1905 and followed in fathers footstep as he became a Metallurgical Chemist Inspecting Engineer
He married Vera Joyce Lydia Yates born 15/10/1907 at Holy Trinity Cradley Heath

Her father Francis Oakes Yates is on bcc born 1848 but 1911 Census is not on so Vera not shown

Cannot give you bcc reference as site will not allow at moment

[mallosa]

Thanks Mumbles

Can this be 'stickied' for the moment?

[grangers14]

I added some but it needs a good look at to be honest. Some things further back are not adding up.
Jo

[grangers14]

1911. 19 Barrs Road, Cradley Heath, Rowley Heath
Francis Oakes Yates, head, 62, Cashier and Colliery machine weigher, Brosely
Rebekah Yates, wife, 40, married 21 years, 10 children, 6 living
Ethel Mary Yates, daur, 23,
Joseph Walter Ytes, son, 20, Clerk
Percy Oakes Yates, son, 18, Clerk, tube and fitting manfs.
Vera Joyce Lydia Yates, daur, 3
All others born Rowley Regis

[grangers14]

I think Francis married again before Rebecca.
Free BMD
Marriages Jun 1882
HAWKINS Jane Hendon 3a 211
Yates Francis Oakes Hendon 3a 211

Possible death,
Free BMD
Deaths Jun 1889
Yates Jane 34 Dudley 6c 10

The two children I was wondering about, George Robert and Ethel Mary have mothers maiden name as Hawkins.

[grangers14]

Geoffrey Downing
was born 6/4/1905 and followed in fathers footstep as he became a Metallurgical Chemist Inspecting Engineer
He married Vera Joyce Lydia Yates born 15/10/1907 at Holy Trinity Cradley Heath

Her father Francis Oakes Yates is on bcc born 1848 but 1911 Census is not on so Vera not shown

Cannot give you bcc reference as site will not allow at moment

Where is this info from mumbles please?

[grangers14]

Francis here
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =879396331

Isaac here
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =953947473

[mallosa]

I've finished with this for now Jo