Born - 7 February 1882 at R.S.D. North Camp, Farnborough, Hampshire

Parents - Martin Downes and Bridget Conner
(Martin Downes shown as Army Pensioner)

Married - Edward Thomas Eycott (Staff Sergeant, Army Service Corps)
13 April 1903 at St Patrick's, Griffen Road, Plumstead, London SE18

Children - Edward Martin b. 24 February 1905 (Lt. Colonel, R.A.S.C. m. Ivy Mabel Bunch 1925 in Fulham, emigrated to Australia)
Alfred James b. 15 September 1907 m. Florence Platt
(lived at Swingate Lane, Plumstead Common)
Eileen Mary b. 1911

Addresses - 1881 North Camp, Farnborough, Hampshire
1891 Lynchford Road, Farnborough, Hampshire.
1901 10 Down Street, Plumstead, London SE18
86 Crescent Road, Plumstead, London SE18

 

From the notes of Alfred John Boon: Bridget lived with her daughter Ann(Julia) in Crescent Road, Plumstead. She would visit each of her locally based children, who would each give her a shilling a week. Her pension must have been small (did she have an Army pension?) She died about 1920. I was there when she died, and I can remember the death smell. I smelled it many times after.