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1875 Born in Nottingham<ref>1911 census</ref>, son of Robert Downes, commercial traveller, and his wife Elizabeth<ref>BMD</ref>
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1891 Draper's apprentice in London<ref>1891 census</ref>
 
1901 Cycle manufacturer, working on his own account, living in Aston with his parents<ref>1901 census</ref>.
 
1901 Having already been established in the bicycle trade, Downs (sic) entered the powered market at the Stanley Show.  A model was exhibited that had a 3.5hp engine mounted above the front wheel driven by belt.  Only one machine was sold and all the others were used by staff.
 
Produced [[New Imperial|Imperial]] motorcycles between 1901 and 1903 in Birmingham.  The name was later changed by adding ''New'' in front of it.
 
1901 It is also said that he created [[New Imperial]] in 1901 but no official record of the earliest company formation has been found. Official records do show the formation of a limited company in 1908, called the [[New Imperial Cycles|New Imperial Cycle Company]].
 
1911 Manager of cycle manufacturer, employer, living in Kings Norton with Mabel Downs 36, Marjorie Elizabeth Downs  7, Joan Mabel Downs  3<ref>1911 census</ref>
 
1936 Died<ref>BMD</ref>
 
== See Also ==
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== Sources of Information ==
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* The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X
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[[Category: Biography - Automotive]]
[[Category: Births 1870-1879]]
[[Category: Deaths 1930-1939]]

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