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.