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Rolla Ross Prince Downing[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1903 - 1989  (86 years)

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  • Name Rolla Ross Prince Downing  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
    Birth 31 Jan 1903  178 Bay Tree Cottage, Portsmouth Road, Woolston Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male
    Residence 1911  No 7 Gorden Terrace, Wright Hill, Portsmouth Rd, Woolston, Itchen, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Relation to Head of House: Son; Occupation: School
    Residence 1939  The Homestead, Portsmouth Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Shipwright Now Shell Mex Charge Hand??
    Death 16 Nov 1989  The General Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Probate 20 Dec 1989  Winchester Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I322659675127  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father James Rolla Downing,   b. Oct 1872, Itchen, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1937, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Mother Lilia Mary Davis,   b. 21 Apr 1875, Newtown, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1959, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Marriage 13 Mar 1897  South Stoneham, Southampton, Hampshire, England. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Ruth Page,   b. 7 May 1901, St Mary's Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1991, 21 Ashby Rd, Sholing, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Marriage 25 Aug 1928  Holy Trinity Church, Weston, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Ruth? Downing,   b. 1939, Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire, England. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1939, Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire, England. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Eric J Downing
     3. Robert A Downing
    Family ID F5160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S1216447492] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England.

    3. [S_1639762725] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. ), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911.

    4. [S1217007295] General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 20; Page: 1428.

    5. [S1153115022] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc), General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2c; Page: 137.

    6. [S1165940141] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    7. [S1125161559] Ancestry.com, 1939 England and Wales Register, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2409C.


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