Alan Theodore Downs
Biography
Born: 13 August 1905 at Millicent, District Grey, South Australia (registered as Theodore Allan Downs — see the name note below).
Died: 14 November 1959 at Millicent, South Australia — aged 54. Buried 16 November 1959.
Buried: Millicent General Cemetery, Millicent, Wattle Range Council, South Australia.
Father: Walter Downs (b. ~1861 – d. 1940).
Mother: Alice Allan.
Spouse: Gwendoline Victoria Campbell — married 5 December 1930 at Mount Gambier, South Australia.
Alan Theodore Downs married Gwendoline Victoria Campbell on 5 December 1930 at Mount Gambier, South Australia (SA Marriage Book 325/Page 514). She was about 20 at the time. That marriage was her first; she later married Kenneth William John Telfer.
He was born at Millicent in 1905, the son of Walter Downs and Alice Allan, and died at Millicent on 14 November 1959, aged 54.
Family
| Relation | Name |
|---|---|
| Father | Walter Downs (~1861–1940) |
| Mother | Alice Allan (d. 29 June 1938) |
| Spouse | Gwendoline Victoria (Campbell) Telfer (1910–1966) (m. 5 Dec 1930) |
| Brother (probable) | Clarence Walter Downs (1911–1996) |
| Sister (probable) | Alice Rose Downs (b. 24 Feb 1904) |
Sources
- Genealogy SA — Birth Registrations, Book/Page 753/123: DOWNS, Theodore Allan, b. 13-Aug-1905, Millicent, father Walter DOWNS, mother Alice ALLAN, District Grey. Read from the online index as a member (#24964), 18 Sep 2026.
- Genealogy SA — Marriage Registrations, Book/Page 325/514: CAMPBELL, Gwendoline Victoria × DOWNS, Alan Theodore, 5-Dec-1930, Mount Gambier; groom's father Walter DOWNS. Read 18 Sep 2026.
- Genealogy SA — Cemetery/Memorial Inscriptions, Millicent General Cemetery: DOWNS, Alan Theodore — burial 16-Nov-1959, aged 54, "Of Millicent". Read as a member, 18 Sep 2026.
- Source: Find a Grave — Alan Theodore Downs (1904–1959), memorial #201526388, Millicent Cemetery, Wattle Range Council, SA — death 14 Nov 1959 aged 54–55; burial Millicent Cemetery. Accessed 20 Sep 2026.
- Genealogy SA — Birth Registrations, Book/Page 727/188: DOWNS, Alice Rose, b. 24-Feb-1904, Millicent. Read as a member, 18 Sep 2026.