Stanley “The Professor” DOWNING
Stanley, known as The Professor, was born on September 14th, 1907 in
Leyton. The Professor's father was
Ernest George DOWNING and his mother was
Alice Eliza GOULDEN. His paternal grandparents were
George DOWNING and
Sarah Ann CARTER; his maternal grandparents were
Richard GOULDEN and
Elizabeth. He had two brothers and five sisters, named
Tim,
Ernest,
Beatrice,
Lily,
Dot,
Dinks and
Flo. He was the third oldest of the eight children. He died at the age of 75 on March 30th, 1983 in
Haywards Heath, West Sussex.