Robert Sylvester Downes

1899 - 1957  (58 years)

• Name	Robert Sylvester Downes
  Born	26 Jul 1899	New Zealand   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WH8.2.2..S2F
  Died	19 Aug 1957	Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand   [2]
  Buried	22 Aug 1957	Taita Cemetery, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand   [3]
  	Shovel Operator
  Person ID	I4987	Frost Family
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2016

  
  

  Family 1	Ella Workman,   b. 4 Dec 1906, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand ,   d. 3 Dec 1945, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age 38 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1926	New Zealand   [4]
  Children	1. Robert Leonard Downes,   b. Abt 1927, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand ,   d. 7 Sep 1946, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age ~ 19 years)   2. Hazel Dawn Downes,   b. Abt 1928, Greytown, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand ,   d. New Zealand
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2016
  Family ID	F2147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Jean Cameron,   b. 14 Mar 1922,   d. 1 Aug 2007, Featherston, South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age 85 years)
  Married	Abt 1948	New Zealand   [5]
  Electoral Roll	1949	11 Biddle Cres, Taita, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
  	Downes, Margaret Jean, married (1963 Widow) Downes, Robert Sylvester, P.W.D. operator, 1957 shovel driver Onslow General Roll 1949, Heretaunga 1954, 1957 and 1963
  Children	1. Jeannie Stuart Thomas,   b. 06 Sep 1943, St Helens Hospital, Newtown, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand ,   d. 12 Jan 2004, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age 60 years)  [Adopted] + 2. Roy Kenneth Downes,   b. 16 Oct 1948, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand ,   d. Abt 1990  (Age 41 years)   3. R.C. Downes   4. Mary Vanessa Downes,   d. Aged 36, Thames, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand   5. M.S.R. Downes   6. M. Downes + 7. H. Downes
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2016
  Family ID	F1643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Jul 1899 - New Zealand Married - 31 Dec 1926 - New Zealand Married - Abt 1948 - New Zealand Died - 19 Aug 1957 - Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Buried - 22 Aug 1957 - Taita Cemetery, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1899/11474 (Reliability: 3), 26 Jul 1899. Downes Fritz Sylvester; Mother Gertrude Pauline; Father Leonard Sylvester [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1957/30712 (Reliability: 3), 19 Aug 1957. Downes Robert Sylvester aged 57 years [S83] Cemetery Records, Hutt City Council (Reliability: 3), 22 Aug 1957. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1926/8732 (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 1926. Ella Workman Robert Silvester Downes [S10] Marriage Register Index , NZ 1948/10304 (Reliability: 3).