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WILLIAM DOWNIE
Date of Birth 22 February 1908
Group Registration ID 535558
SR District/Reg Area Belfast
Sex Male
Mother's Birth Surname GRAHAM

Maybe his surviving child? Father Robert Downie

ADELAIDE DOWNIE
Date of Birth 11 May 1906
Group Registration ID 320278
SR District/Reg Area Belfast
Sex Female
Mother's Birth Surname McBride (Lizzie)

I got his military records from FindMyPast. They will probably be on Ancestry and maybe the National Archives. There's a few pages of them and I not sure if I would need to download them individually to send them to you.



EDIT

Forget the above birth, I've found William Thomas's birth and his mum was Sarah Graham

William Thomas Downie in the Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
Name: William Thomas Downie
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1908
Registration district: Belfast
Birth Country: Ireland
Volume: 1
Page: 307
FHL Film Number: 101072


William Thomas Downie
in the Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958
Name: William Thomas Downie
Estimated birth year: abt 1908
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1908
Death Age: 0
Registration district: Belfast
Volume: 1
Page: 308
FHL Film Number: 0101604


William Thomas Downie in the UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
Name: William Thomas Downie
Birth Date: 1908
Death Date: 7 Mar 1908
Cemetery: Belfast City Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Has Bio?: N
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...

Click on this link.....

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=182059324&ref=acom

Root gatherer where could I get a copy of Robert james Downie military records Please.

His child that died was William Thomas Downie, died aged 13 days on 7 March 1908, disability from birth. Father's address Spruce Street, Belfast.

wow thank you very much. I was not expecting all this.x

Robert James
Last name Downie
Age 27
Birth year -
Birth county Down
Birth country Ireland
Service number 10602
Regiment Royal Irish Fusiliers
Unit / Battalion 6th Service Battalion
Year 1914
Residence county Down
Residence country Ireland
Series WO 363
Series description Wo 363 - First World War Service Records 'Burnt Documents'
Archive The National Archives
Record set British Army Service Records
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory First World War
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
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I was hoping his military records would have named the child from his first marriage but no luck. In his physical description he has a tattoo of clasped hands and the name Sarah on his arm. There is a copy of his letter requesting permission to marry Lizzie. Prior to his marriage his next of kin is his sister, Mrs. McNally.

Census Years1901DownUpper Iveagh (Lower Half)Clarkill Row TownResidents of a house

Residents of a house 11 in Clarkill Row Town (Upper Iveagh (Lower Half), Down)

Downie Martha 11 Female Daughter Methodist Down Scholar Read and write - Not Married -
Downie Maggie 9 Female Daughter Methodist Down Scholar Read and write - Not Married -
Downie Sarah 3 Female Daughter Methodist Down - Cannot read - Not Married -
Downie Malvina 14 Female Daughter Methodist Down Mill Hand Read and write - Not Married
Downie James 37 Male Head of Family Methodist Down Tinsmith Read and write - Married -
Downie Robert 17 Male Son Methodist Down Mechanic Read and write - Not Married -
Downie Thomas 7 Male Son Methodist Down - Cannot read - Not Married -
Downie Maggie 36 Female Wife Methodist Down - Read and write - Married

Census Years1901DownEast Urban (Banbridge)Brawns RowResidents of a house

Residents of a house 10 in Brawns Row (East Urban (Banbridge), Down)

McMeekin Lizzie 7 Female Daughter Church of Ireland County Down Attending Scoolar Read - Not Married -
McMeekin Sarah 13 Female Daughter Church of Ireland County Down Scollar Redd and write - Not Married -
McMeekin Isabella Female Daughter Church of Ireland County Down - Cannot read - Not Married -
McMeekin Mary 1 Female Daughter Church of Ireland County Down - Cannot read - Not Married -
McMeekin Joseph 33 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland County Down Linen Weaver Read and write - Married -
McMeekin Isabella 32 Female Mother Church of Ireland County Down Linen Weaver Read and write - Married -
McMeekin Sarah 59 Female Mother in Law Church of Ireland County Down House Keeper Read - Widow -
McMeekin Robert 3 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down - Cannot read - Not Married -
McMeekin John 6 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Scholar Cannot read - Not Married -
McMeekin Joseph 8 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Attending Scoolar Read and write - Not Married -
McMeekin William 9 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Attending Scoolar Read and write - Not Married -
McMeekin James 5 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Scholar Cannot read - Not Ma

Good morning I really appreciate all that you have done for me.I am so excited after all this time I cannot believe it. Thankyou so much.x

Night night really excited.Thank you so much.xx

All I know is Elizabeth mcmeekin as his wife they
called her lizzie .

Have to go for tonight but will look back tomorrow. Hope you're not too excited to sleep tonight :-)

Do you think that Robert James's first wife was also called Elizabeth please?

From the site that safc gave you the link to

JOSEPH MCMEEKIN
Party 2 Name ISABELLA MCCREADY
Date of Event 16 February 1887
Group Registration ID 2405143
SR District/Reg Area Banbridge
Image(s) 1 2

I think Elizabeth died at childbirth I can reconcile something about that

Not seeing Robert James's first marriage at the moment or his surviving child on the 1911 census.

That's them its so exciting been trying to find this in ages.Thank you so so much

Residents of a house 6 in Prospect Terrace (Banbridge East Urban, Down)
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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
McMeekin Joseph 42 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland County Down Weaver Read and write - Married - 24 15 12
McMeekin Isabella 41 Female Wife Church of Ireland County Down - Read and write - Married - 24 15 12
McMeekin William 19 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Fluter Read and write - Single - - - -
McMeekin Joseph 18 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Weaver Read and write - Single - - - -
McMeekin Lizzie 16 Female Daughter Church of Ireland County Down Winder Read and write - Single - - - -
McMeekin John 15 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Weaver Read and write - Single - - - -
McMeekin James 14 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Weaver Read and write - Single - - - -
McMeekin Robert 12 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Doffer Read and write - Single - - - -
McMeekin Mary 11 Female Daughter Church of Ireland County Down - Read and write - Single - - - -
McMeekin Isabella 9 Female Daughter Church of Ireland County Down - Read and write - Single - - - -
McMeekin Henry 8 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down - - - Single - - - -
McMeekin Fred 6 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down - - - Single - - - -
McMeekin Essey 1 Male Daughter Church of Ireland - - - - Single - - - -
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