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John Bradshaw Lowndes

Rank:Civilian
Name of Rgt or Ship:Civilian
Died:25/10/1941Age:66
How Died:Killed in Air Raid
Country of burial:U.K.Grave Photo:No
Cemetery or Memorial:Bowdon (St. Mary's) Church Yard
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
Born on the 29th March 1875 at Broadheath, the only child of Thomas & Alice
Lowndes (nee Pearson).

1881 Census – Pearson’s Buildings, Broadheath, Altrincham.    Son -
aged: 6 - Scholar - born: Broadheath.   Head of household - Thomas Lowndes
- Married - aged: 46 - occ: Hay Cutter - born: Mobberley.    Also - Alice
Lowndes - Wife - aged: 44 - born: Dunham.   Plus 1 lodger.

1891 Census - Sinderland, Dunham Massey, Sinderland.   Son - aged: 16 -
occ: Hay Cutter - born: Dunham Massey.    Head of household - Thomas
Lowndes - Married - aged: 54 - occ: Hay Cutter - born: Mobberley.    Also -
Alice Lowndes - Wife - aged: 55 - born: Dunham Massey. 

Married Catherine Goddard at the Wesleyan Chapel, Bank Street, Altrincham
on the 14th August 1897, the marriage being registered during the September
quarter 1897 in the Altrincham R.D. - ref: 8a/351.   John was a 22 year old
bachelor - employed as a Hay Cutter and residing at Dunham Massey.  
Catherine was a 21 year old spinster residing at 15 Wharf Road, Altrincham.
   Catherine was also killed in this incident.

1901 Census - 17 Manchester Road, Altrincham.  Head of household - Married
- aged: 26 - occ: Iron Moulder's Labourer - born: Altrincham.   Also -
Catherine Lowndes - Wife - aged: 24 - born: Manchester.  Plus 2 young
daughters.

1911 Census - 14 Huxley Street, Altrincham.    Head of household - Married
- aged: 36 - occ: Farm Labourer - born: Altrincham.    Also - Catherine -
wife - aged: 34 - born: Hightown, Lancashire.    Plus their two daughters,
aged: 13 & 12.

1921 Census - 10 Wright Street, Broadheath.   Head of household - Married -
aged: 46 - occ: Fitter's Labourer at George Richards Ltd, Broadheath.  
Also - Catherine Lowndes - Wife - aged: 45 - born: Hightown, Lancashire..

1939 National Registration - 10 Wright Street, Altrincham.  John B. Lowndes
- Married - born: 29th March 1875 - occ: Casting Storekeeper Heavy Worker. 
 Catherine Lowndes - Married - born: 3rd April 1876 - occ: Unpaid Domestic
Duties.

CWD Ref No. 15 - Buried by Masonry - Body (fully dressed) found at
20.45hrs, 25/10/1941 - Taken to A.B. Brookes & Son's Mortuary, Stamford New
Road, Altrincham - Identified by his brother-in-law, J.A. Goddard, 9
Gladstone Rd, Altrincham.

Buried on 29/10/1941 - Burial No. 43/14. Grave No. 4035.   M.I. - "At
Rest".

His father, Thomas Lowndes died 18th July 1898 - aged 67 and his mother,
Alice died 18th September 1898 - aged 62.

Probate - Administration granted at Manchester on the 7th January 1942 to
John Arthur Goddard (Insurance Agent) and Elizabeth Goddard.  Estate valued
at £193. 6s. 5d.

CWGC - of 10 Wright Street. Husband of Catherine Loundes. Died at 10 Wright
Street.    [They have recorded the surname as LOUNDES - it should be
LOWNDES].




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