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Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield 1524 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1621

Death Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Margaret (Wingfield)

Spouse(s): Sir Beccles

Children(s): Stephen Downing

The story of Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield began in 1524 in Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England. Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield married Sir George Downing of Beccles, and had children including Stephen Downing. Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield passed away in 1621 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield began in 1524 in Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England.
  • Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield married Sir George Downing of Beccles, and had children including Stephen Downing.
  • Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield passed away in 1621 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knight
1490 – 1575
Birth Location: Upton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret (Wingfield)
1502 – 1575
Birth Location: Ufford, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Beccles
1524 – 1595
Birth Location: Pynest, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Stephen Downing
1555 – 1624
Birth Location: Akenham, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Wingfield's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Wingfield
1524 – 1621
Birth Place: Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Robert Joseph Wingfield, Knight
1490 – 1575
Upton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Margery Quarles) (Wingfield)
1502 – 1575
Ufford, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
John Quarles
Amy Plumsted
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Wingfield's Descendants

1.
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Elizabeth (Lady Downing) Wingfield (1524 – 1621) m. Sir (George Downing of) Beccles (7 Mar 1524 – 17 Sep 1595)
  1. 1. Stephen Downing (Abt. 1555 – 12 August 1624) m. Rose Livell (1573 – 24 July 1622)
    1. 1. John (Nathaniel 16) Downing (29 Jan 1587 – 10 Oct 1618) m. Hester Hyam (Abt 1590 – 9 Feb 1642) m. Hester Hyam (abt. 1570 – before 1630)
      1. 1. Capt. (William 15) Downing (1610 – 1698) m. Alice (M) Ingram (1625 – 19 Oct 1682 - 7 Nov 1682)
        1. 1. WILLIAM DOWNING (1645 – 4 Nov 1698) m. Elizabeth Sandeford (1652 – 1698)

Elizabeth Wingfield's Timeline

12 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield in Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England
Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England
1524
1524
Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield was married in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1539
1539
Age 15
Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield was married in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1544
1544
Age 20
Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield was married in Great Dunham, Norfolk, England
Great Dunham, Norfolk, England
1548
Bef. 1548
Age 24
Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield was married in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1549
8 Oct 1549
Age 25
Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield was married in Great Dunham, Norfolk, England
Great Dunham, Norfolk, England
1549
8 Oct 1549
Age 25
Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield was married in Great Dunham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great Dunham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1551
1551
Age 27
Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield was married in England
England
1554
1554
Age 30
Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield was married in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1560
25 Jun 1560 14 Feb 1581 27 May 1591 18 May 1591 19 Nov 1591 11 Jul 1620
Age 36
Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield was married in Nottinghamshire: - Register of Marriages
Nottinghamshire: - Register of Marriages
1561
1561
Age 37
Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield was married in England
England
1621
1621
Age 97
Death of Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1560 14 Feb 1581 27 May 1591 18 May 1591 19 Nov 1591 11 Jul 1620
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire: - Register of Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Great Dunham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. 1548
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1549
    Event Place: Great Dunham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1549
    Event Place: Great Dunham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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