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Matthew Sylvester DOWNING (1903 - 1969)
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Matthew Sylvester DOWNING (1903 - 1969)

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Edith May PETHER (1900 - 1974)
 Matthew Sylvester DOWNING (1870 - 1936) Robert DOWNING (1810 - 1891) Bartholomew DOWNING (1789 - 1869)
Bridget BURNS (1793 - 1890)
Margaret QUILTY (1827 - 1905) Thomas QUILTY (1786 - 1870)
Anne HAYES (1798 - 1881)
Lillian Frances A PEMBROOK (1868 - 1910) Samuel PEMBROOK



Elizabeth (PEMPROKE)



Matthew Sylvester DOWNING Edith May PETHER
Matthew Sylvester DOWNING
Matthew Sylvester DOWNING Edith May PETHER Matthew Sylvester DOWNING
Pic P1. Inscription
In Fond Memory Of
A Beloved Husband, Father & Grandfather
MATTHEW S. DOWNING
Passed Away 21st Aug. 1969
Aged 66 Years
A Beloved Wife, Mother & Grandmother
EDITH MAY DOWNING
Passed Away 13th June 1974
Aged 74 Years
R.I.P

Pic S1. Inscription
In Fond Memory Of
A Beloved Husband, Father & Grandfather
MATTHEW S. DOWNING
Passed Away 21st Aug. 1969
Aged 66 Years
A Beloved Wife, Mother & Grandmother
EDITH MAY DOWNING
Passed Away 13th June 1974
Aged 74 Years
R.I.P

Pic 1. Inscription
In Fond Memory Of
A Beloved Husband, Father & Grandfather
MATTHEW S. DOWNING
Passed Away 21st Aug. 1969
Aged 66 Years
A Beloved Wife, Mother & Grandmother
EDITH MAY DOWNING
Passed Away 13th June 1974
Aged 74 Years
R.I.P

b. 1903 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1925 Edith May PETHER (1900 - 1974)
d. 21 Aug 1969 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 66
Near Relatives of Matthew Sylvester DOWNING (1903 - 1969)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Robert DOWNING 1810 Co Kerry, Ireland 13 Oct 1891 Gadara, New South Wales, Australia 81
Grandmother Margaret QUILTY abt 1827 Co Limerick, Ireland 23 Jul 1905 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 78
Grandfather Samuel PEMBROOK
Grandmother Elizabeth (PEMPROKE)

Father Matthew Sylvester DOWNING 1870 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 07 Apr 1936 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 66
Mother Lillian Frances A PEMBROOK 1868 16 Aug 1910 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 42

Self Matthew Sylvester DOWNING 1903 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 21 Aug 1969 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 66

Wife Edith May PETHER 1900 13 Jun 1974 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 74

Sister Dorothy Lillian DOWNING 1896 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1982 86
Brother Robert Matthew Sylvester DOWNING 1897 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1
Brother Allan John DOWNING 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jan 1951 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 53
Sister Margaret Elizabeth DOWNING 1900 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Maud DOWNING 1902 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1919 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 17
Sister Josephine Frances DOWNING 1906 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 29 Aug 1957 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 51
Sister Gertrude May DOWNING 07 Apr 1908 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 16 Sep 1990 82
Brother Patrick Joseph DOWNING 1910 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1985 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 75

Uncle Bartholomew Robert DOWNING 25 Dec 1844 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 27 Aug 1893 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 48
Aunt Rebecca GELLING 1846 England 08 Sep 1920 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 74
Uncle Thomas Joseph DOWNING 1846 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 17 Aug 1915 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
Uncle John A DOWNING 1848 New South Wales, Australia 07 Jun 1922 Temora, New South Wales, Australia 74
Aunt Elizabeth Beatrice CONNOLLY 04 Dec 1861 Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia 21 Feb 1936 Temora, New South Wales, Australia 74
Aunt Anne DOWNING abt Jan 1851 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 11 Jun 1856 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 5
Aunt Mary Ann DOWNING 03 Nov 1852 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 11 Jan 1939 Jugiong, New South Wales, Australia 86
Uncle Jeremiah Francis SHEAHAN 1850 31 May 1896 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 46
Uncle Michael Joseph DOWNING 25 Apr 1854 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 22 Aug 1939 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 85
Aunt Elizabeth M CASSIDY 01 May 1859 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia abt 17 Feb 1923 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 63
Aunt Catherine Cecila DOWNING abt 1857 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 13 Jul 1936 79
Uncle James THOM
Aunt Margaret Mary DOWNING abt 1858 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 05 Nov 1939 Albury, New South Wales, Australia 81
Uncle John MCDONALD
Uncle Charles DOWNING abt Aug 1859 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 28 Feb 1861 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 1
Aunt Johanna May DOWNING 24 Sep 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle William C NASH
Aunt Ellen DOWNING 14 Aug 1865 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 15 Apr 1951 Bondi, New South Wales, Australia 85
Uncle William THOM
Uncle Charles Edward DOWNING 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 83
Uncle Frederick Simon DOWNING 05 Mar 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 12 May 1948 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 76
Aunt Mary Josephine QUILTY 1869 Windowie, New South Wales, Australia 24 Aug 1954 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 85

Cousin Margaret Rebecca DOWNING 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1955 87
Cousin Mary A E DOWNING 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Sarah Blanche DOWNING 1871 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1934 63
Cousin Robert DOWNING 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1935 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 63
Cousin Ellen May DOWNING 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 05 Feb 1943 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 68
Cousin Thomas E DOWNING 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1935 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 59
Cousin Kathleen Beatrice DOWNING 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1941 63
Cousin Frederick Philip DOWNING 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1951 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 72
Cousin John DOWNING 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Josephine Maud DOWNING 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jan 1901 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 19
Cousin Anne DOWNING 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Florence Alice DOWNING 1886 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1956 70
Cousin Mona Rebecca DOWNING 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1975 87
Cousin John Gelling DOWNING 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1940 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 51
Cousin Mary E DOWNING 1889
Cousin Albert E SHEAHAN 1877 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Katherine Aloysius SHEAHAN 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1947 69
Cousin Mary Clare SHEAHAN 31 Dec 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 05 Feb 1970 Jugiong, New South Wales, Australia 91
Cousin Robert Downing SHEAHAN 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1951 68
Cousin John Phillip SHEAHAN 1885 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1959 74
Cousin Jeremiah SHEAHAN 1887 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1887 0
Cousin James Daniel SHEAHAN 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1970 81
Cousin Margaret Jean SHEAHAN 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1981 90
Cousin Bridget Lillian SHEAHAN 1893 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1952 59
Cousin Ellen Angela "Nell" SHEAHAN 03 Sep 1895 Jugiong, New South Wales, Australia 1980 85
Cousin William Francis Patrick SHEAHAN 03 Sep 1895 Jugiong, New South Wales, Australia 1975 80
Cousin Frederick James DOWNING abt 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1949 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
Cousin Margaret Ann DOWNING abt 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1961 81
Cousin Mary Ann DOWNING 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1957 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin Robert William DOWNING 1884 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 17 Sep 1947 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 63
Cousin Adelaide Kate DOWNING 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1896 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 8
Cousin Edith May DOWNING 1890 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 22 Aug 1923 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 33
Cousin John DOWNING 1892 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1892 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Matthew Sylvester DOWNING 1893 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1955 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 62
Cousin Elizabeth DOWNING 1895 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Arthur DOWNING 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Michael Joseph "Dixie" DOWNING 1901 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 28 Jan 1939 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 38
Cousin Robert Patrick DOWNING 1913 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1971 58

Brother in Law John GILLINGHAM
Brother in Law Reginald Joseph STEWART
Events in Matthew Sylvester DOWNING (1903 - 1969)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1903 Matthew Sylvester DOWNING was born Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 76
16 Aug 1910 7 Death of mother Lillian Frances A PEMBROOK (aged 42) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1925 22 Married Edith May PETHER (aged 25) 76
07 Apr 1936 33 Death of father Matthew Sylvester DOWNING (aged 66) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
21 Aug 1969 66 Matthew Sylvester DOWNING died Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 76
Source References:
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- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215923695/edith-may-downing (Marriage)
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215923640/matthew-sylvester-downing (Death)
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215923640/matthew-sylvester-downing (Birth)
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