Trafford

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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This raid comprised a high level attack on the Broadheath area of
Altrincham in which 8 aircraft took part, flying at a height of 13,000 ft. 
 The raiders were heading in the direction of north Wales and most stayed
over the Liverpool area.

Red Warning was given at 20.35 hrs.   White Warning at 22.15 hrs.   There
was no Barrage Balloon cover at the time, but the local Ack-Ack Battery was
deployed.

Wind speed at 15,000 ft: 30 ft per second.  At 20,000 ft: 34 ft per second.
  Visibility was 4 to 5 miles.  Cloud base was between 5,000-10,000 ft.
Cloud density: 8/10th.

Two Parachute Mines fell simultaneously, causing damage to 11 factories, a
railway station, a school and some shops.  Nine houses were totally
destroyed and 655 others sustained varying degrees of damage.

Bombs landed 2,725 ft and 3,290 ft away from a 40 person 35 ft x 10 ft x 6
ft high steel "Anderson" style shelter where 24 persons were taking cover. 
 There were no casualties at this shelter.

There were two domestic "Anderson" shelters some 40 ft away from No.1
crater, but were not affected by the mines.

The destroyed houses were "old" cottage style houses converted into shops,
approximately 50 years old.  The area of damage was half a mile radius.   
Several small fires developed.