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Christopher Downs 1540–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1540

Birth Location: Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1624

Death Location: St Dunstan in The West, London, England

Father: Henry Downes

Mother: Helen Donnes

Spouse(s): Margaret Girton, Elizabeth Payse, Elizabeth Payse

Children(s): DOROTHY 13ggm

In 1540, Christopher Downs entered the world in Staffordshire, England, born to Henry Henrycus Downes And Helen Elizabeth Cowells Donnes. Christopher Downs married Elizabeth Isabel Payse, Elizabeth Payse, Jone Mottershedde Donnes, Margaret Girton, and had children including Dorothy Downes Halsey Of The Parsonage 13Ggm. Christopher Downs passed away in 1624 in St Dunstan in The West, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Christopher Downs entered the world in Staffordshire, England, born to Henry Henrycus Downes And Helen Elizabeth Cowells Donnes.
  • Christopher Downs married Elizabeth Isabel Payse, Elizabeth Payse, Jone Mottershedde Donnes, Margaret Girton, and had children including Dorothy Downes Halsey Of The Parsonage 13Ggm.
  • Christopher Downs passed away in 1624 in St Dunstan in The West, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Downes
1510–1577
Birth Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
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Helen Donnes
1515–1565
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Girton
1540–1617
Birth Location: Great Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Payse
1535–1579
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Payse
1535–1579
Birth Location: Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England
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Children(s)

DOROTHY 13ggm
1559–1620
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
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Christopher Downs's Ancestors

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Christopher Downs
1540–1624
Birth Place: Staffordshire, England
Parents
Henry Henrycus Downes
1510–1577
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Helen (Elizabeth COWELLS) Donnes
1515–1565
Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Downes\Dones
1487–1540
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Ukn Downes
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Downs's Descendants

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Christopher Downs (abt 1540–1624) m. Margaret Girton (abt 1540–abt 1617) m. Elizabeth Payse (1535–1579) m. Elizabeth ((Isabel)) Payse (1535–8 Jan 1579)
  1. 1. DOROTHY (DOWNES-HALSEY, of the Parsonage) 13ggm 1559–1620 m. Robert Halsey 1550–1618 m. Thomas Halsey 1548–1607
    1. 1. Agnes Halsey 1587–1641 m. Nathaniel Howe 1593–1644
      1. 1. Daniel Howe 1610–1682
        1. 1. Daniell (Howe STAYED IN) ENGLAND 1630–1680 m. Hanna Hagood 1636–1705

Christopher Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1540
abt 1540
Birth of Christopher Downs in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1624
1624
Age 84
Death of Christopher Downs in St Dunstan in The West, London, England
St Dunstan in The West, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1540
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: St Dunstan in The West, London, England
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