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Ellen May DOWNING (1875 - 1943)
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Ellen May DOWNING (1875 - 1943)

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James Joseph MILLER
 Bartholomew Robert DOWNING (1844 - 1893) Robert DOWNING (1810 - 1891) Bartholomew DOWNING (1789 - 1869)
Bridget BURNS (1793 - 1890)
Margaret QUILTY (1827 - 1905) Thomas QUILTY (1786 - 1870)
Anne HAYES (1798 - 1881)
Rebecca GELLING (1846 - 1920)











Ellen May DOWNING
Ellen May DOWNING
Ellen May DOWNING Ellen May DOWNING
Pic P1. Gravesite Details Plot M7 has no marker at all. In the photo it is the bare plot 2nd from the right

Pic 1. Gravesite Details Plot M7 has no marker at all. In the photo it is the bare plot 2nd from the right

b. 1875 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1912 James Joseph MILLER at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
d. 05 Feb 1943 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 68
Near Relatives of Ellen May DOWNING (1875 - 1943)
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

Father Bartholomew Robert DOWNING 25 Dec 1844 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 27 Aug 1893 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 48
Mother Rebecca GELLING 1846 England 08 Sep 1920 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 74

Self Ellen May DOWNING 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 05 Feb 1943 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 68

Husband James Joseph MILLER

Sister Margaret Rebecca DOWNING 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1955 87
Sister Mary A E DOWNING 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Sarah Blanche DOWNING 1871 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1934 63
Brother Robert DOWNING 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1935 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 63
Brother Thomas E DOWNING 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1935 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 59
Sister Kathleen Beatrice DOWNING 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1941 63
Brother Frederick Philip DOWNING 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1951 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 72
Brother John DOWNING 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Sister Josephine Maud DOWNING 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jan 1901 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 19
Sister Anne DOWNING 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Sister Florence Alice DOWNING 1886 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1956 70
Sister Mona Rebecca DOWNING 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1975 87
Brother John Gelling DOWNING 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1940 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 51

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 Matthew Sylvester DOWNING 1870 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 07 Apr 1936 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 66
Aunt Lillian Frances A PEMBROOK 1868 16 Aug 1910 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 42
Aunt Kathleen FENNELL 1889 1971 82
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 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 Dorothy Lillian DOWNING 1896 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1982 86
Cousin Robert Matthew Sylvester DOWNING 1897 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Allan John DOWNING 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jan 1951 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 53
Cousin Margaret Elizabeth DOWNING 1900 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Maud DOWNING 1902 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1919 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 17
Cousin Matthew Sylvester DOWNING 1903 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 21 Aug 1969 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 66
Cousin Josephine Frances DOWNING 1906 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 29 Aug 1957 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 51
Cousin Gertrude May DOWNING 07 Apr 1908 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 16 Sep 1990 82
Cousin Patrick Joseph DOWNING 1910 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1985 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin Robert Patrick DOWNING 1913 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1971 58

Sister in Law Florence Catherine KILEY 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1950 74
Events in Ellen May DOWNING (1875 - 1943)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1875 Ellen May DOWNING was born Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
27 Aug 1893 18 Death of father Bartholomew Robert DOWNING (aged 48) Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia
1912 37 Married James Joseph MILLER Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 76
08 Sep 1920 45 Death of mother Rebecca GELLING (aged 74) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
05 Feb 1943 68 Ellen May DOWNING died Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Source References:
76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215786256/ellen-may-miller (Marriage)
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215786256/ellen-may-miller (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Aged 68 Years
Daughter of Bartholomew and Rebecca nee Gelling
Married James ( according to Marriage cert.) in 1912 at Tumut with 4 children born of this union.

The Tumut and Adelong Times (NSW : 1864 - 1867; 1899 - 1950) Tue 9 Feb 1943
MRS. ELLEN MAY MILLER
The death occurred in the Tumut and District Hospital on Friday afternoon last of Mrs. Ellen May Miller of Tumut, being a daughter of the late Robert and Rebecca Downing, and has spent practically her whole lifetime here. In 1912, at Tumut, she married Mr. Joseph Miller, by whom she is survived. The late Mrs. Miller had been under the doctor's care for the past three months, suffering from heart trouble. She was admitted to hospital on Saturday week last, where she lapsed into unconsciousness. She passed away on Friday without regaining consciousness. Surviving members of the family are Winifred (Mrs. W. Ashcroft), Kuori ; Margaret (Mrs. M.Yates), Tumut; Robert William(A.I.F., returned ), and Allan Francis (L.A.C. R.A.A.F.), Townsville. There is also one brother, Mr. Fred. P. Downing (Tumut) and sisters, Mrs. M. Naughton, Mrs. H. Barber, Mrs. E. Pye (all of Sydney) and Mrs. R. R. Dobbie (Casino) surviving. Brothers and sisters deceased are Robert, John, Thomas Downing and Mrs. J.McNamara, Mrs. T. Sullivan (Tumut), Mrs. J. Beale (Sydney) and Maud. The funeral took place on Saturday last, the remains being in-terred in the Catholic portion of the Tumut New Cemetery. Rev. Fr. O'Connor officiated at the graveside and Mr. C. W. Burt carried out the mortuary arrangements. The pallbearers were Messrs Allan and Matt. Downing, John Sheahan (cousins), William and Charles Sullivan and John McNamara (nephews).
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