Peter Downing

1864 -

• Name	Peter Downing
  Born	13 Sep 1864	Chapel Lane, Wigan
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	6 Nov 1864	All Saints, Wigan   [1]
  Occupation	Boatman, canal banksman
  Person ID	I68160	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Matthew Downing,   b. 1820, Dodworth, nr Barnsley ,   d. Abt May 1894, Leigh  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Ellen Grimshaw,   b. 1830, Wigan
  Married	28 Apr 1851	All Saints, Hindley   [1]
  Family ID	F09652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Jane Hardman,   b. 1865, Abram ,   d. Bef 1939  (Age < 73 years)
  Married	Abt Nov 1892	Leigh   [2]
  Children	1. Margaret Downing,   b. 1895, Leigh   2. Lily Downing,   b. 1900, Leigh   3. Matthew Downing,   b. 8 Jul 1911, Leigh ,   d. 1998, Leigh  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F21890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Birth date given as Sept 12th in 1939 census.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. [S486897] England and Wales Marriage Index (Ancestry).