| DOWNIE, Joseph Aloysius 1898 - 1967 |
| 1898 | BIRTH | |
| Born On: | 1898 | |
| Mother: | CASSIDY, Catherine c1854 - 1909 | |
| Father: | DOWNIE, Peter c1846 - 1918 | |
| Place: | Scotland, Renfrewshire, Paisley | |
| Source: | Est: Aged 3 at 1901 Census & Jan Eagles's notes | |
| 1901/03/31 | CENSUS FOR: 13 Laighpost (Sp?) [Scotland, Renfrewshire, Paisley] | |
| Name of Person | RELN - Head | Cond - Marriage | Age | PROFESSION or OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN | |
| M | F | |||||
| Peter DOWNIE | Head | Married | 52 | Engineer Iron Turner | Fifeshire, Kinghorn | |
| Catherine DOWNIE | Wife | Married | 46 |   | Haddingtonshire, Tranent | |
| Alice DOWNIE | Dau | Single | 22 | Dress Maker Assistant | Renfrewshire, Greenock | |
| Mary DOWNIE | Dau | Single | 20 | Hardware Shop Assistant | Renfrewshire, Greenock | |
| John DOWNIE | Son | Single | 16 | Chemist Apprentice | Renfrewshire, Greenock | |
| Daniel DOWNIE | Son | Single | 13 | Scholar | Renfrewshire, Greenock | |
| Helen DOWNIE | Dau | Single | 8 | Scholar | Renfrewshire, Greenock | |
| Joseph DOWNIE | Son | Single | 3 |   | Renfrewshire, Paisley | |
| 1909/06/09 | RELOCATION TO: [Australia, NSW, Sydney] | |
| Head/Sole Indi: | DOWNIE, Peter c1846 - 1918 | |
| Relocated From: | 13 Laighpost (Sp?) | |
| Scotland, Renfrewshire, Paisley | ||
| Vessel: | Waratah | |
| Source: | Aus, NSW PRO Manifest | |
| Name of Accompanying Individual | Occupation | Age | Rel'n to Head | ||
| DOWNIE, John Peter 1884 - 1956 | Son | ||||
| DOWNIE, Joseph Aloysius 1898 - 1967 | Son |
| This was the maiden voyage for the Waratah. She was built specifically for Immigration passages to Australia. | |
| On her return voyage, she sank with the loss of 211 lives of the coast of South Africa after calling into the port of Durban. | |
| Her master, Joshua ILBERRY had complained of her being 'top heavy'. | |
| 1929/06/26 | MARRIAGE (i) | |
| Spouse: | BEAUPEURT, Eileen 1904 - 2003 | |
| Married On: | Wednesday, 26 June, 1929 | |
| Celebrant: | Patrick CLIFFORD | |
| Witness1: | DOWNIE, Daniel Rankin c1888 - 1933 | |
| Witness2: | H. BEAUPEURT | |
| Place: | St Joseph's Church | |
| Australia, NSW, Leeton | ||
| Dec Ref: | Aus, NSW 1929/009186 | |
| 1932/02/20 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | Saturday, 20 February, 1932 | |
| Child: | DOWNIE, Beryl 1932 - Living | |
| Place: | Australia, NSW, Leeton | |
| Source: | Elizabeth JANSON correspondence | |
| c1936/03/01 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | Sunday, 01 March, 1936 | |
| Child: | DOWNIE, Colleen Mary c1936 - Living | |
| Place: | Place of Birth not Recorded | |
| Source: | Meeting with Beryl AHERN 2005/08 & Jan Eagles's notes | |
| 1937/09/30 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | Thursday, 30 September, 1937 | |
| Child: | DOWNIE, Janice Leslie 1937 - Living | |
| Place: | Place of Birth not Recorded | |
| Source: | Jan Eagles's notes | |
| c1942/08/08 | BIRTH OF CHILD | |
| Born On: | Saturday, 08 August, 1942 | |
| Child: | DOWNIE, Peter c1942 - Living | |
| Place: | Place of Birth not Recorded | |
| Source: | Meeting with Beryl AHERN 2005/08 | |
| 1967 | DEATH | |
| Died On: | 1967 | |
| Place: | Place of Death not Recorded | |
| Dec Ref: | NSW BDM: 1967/35284 | |
| Source: | Jan Eagles's notes | |