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Phoebe Downer[1, 2]

Female 1844 - 1929  (84 years)

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  • Name Phoebe Downer  [2]
    Birth Oct 1844  Lymington, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female
    Residence 1881  Milford, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Age: 35; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married
    Death Mar 1929  Lymington, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I26036415796  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father Michael Downer,   b. 1808, Boldre, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. April 1870, Lymington, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    Mother Sarah Parker,   b. Abt 1812, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. April 1878, Fordingbridge, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F4054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William George Bran,   b. April 1842, Lymington, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1872, Lymington, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    Marriage 21 Apr 1864  Lymington, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Alice Augusta Bran,   b. 2 Jan 1865, Lymington, Hampshire, , England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1922, Lymington, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     2. Ann Bran,   b. 1868, Lymington, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1947, Derby, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. Kate Bran,   b. 1869, Lymington, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1939, New Forest, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     4. Ada Mabel Bran,   b. Abt 1871, Lymington, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt. 1892 (Age 21 years)
     5. Emma Bran,   b. Abt. 1874, Lymington, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. George William Bran,   b. 17 Sep 1876, Milford, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Laura bran,   b. July 1878, Lymington, Hampshire, , England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1959, New Forest, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     8. William Charles Bran,   b. 1879, Lymington, Hampshire, , England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Ethel Maud Bran,   b. 22 Sep 1881, Lymington, Hampshire, , England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1967, New Forest, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     10. Rose M Bran,   b. 1882
     11. Charles Edward Bran,   b. 20 Jul 1884, Milford, Hampshire, , England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1951, New Forest, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     12. Bertha Bran,   b. 1886, Lymington, Hampshire, , England Find all individuals with events at this location
     13. Eva May Bran,   b. 26 Aug 1888, Milford, Hampshire, , England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1955, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F2864  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. [S_2080817679] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the l), Class: RG11; Piece: 1191; Folio: 9; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341291.


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