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Geoffrey Downing 1524–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1524

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 17 Sep 1595

Death Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Father: George Downing

Mother: Dorcas Blois

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wingfield

Children(s): William Downing

Geoffrey Downing was born in 1524 in Essex, England, the child of George Downing And Dorcas Alice Blois. Geoffrey Downing married Elizabeth Wingfield, and had children including William Edward Downing. Geoffrey Downing passed away in 1595 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Geoffrey Downing was born in 1524 in Essex, England, the child of George Downing And Dorcas Alice Blois.
  • Geoffrey Downing married Elizabeth Wingfield, and had children including William Edward Downing.
  • Geoffrey Downing passed away in 1595 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

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Geoffrey Downing's Ancestors

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Geoffrey Downing
1524–1595
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
George Downing
1501–1564
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Dorcas (Alice) Blois
1495–1559
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Jeffrey Downing
1463–1515
belchamp saint paul, Essex, England
Elizabeth Wingfield
1464–1520
Letheringham, Suffolk, England
William Blois
1465–1495
Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Frances Tye
1464–
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Downynge
1430–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Geoffrey Downing's Descendants

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Geoffrey Downing (17 Mar 1524–17 Sep 1595) m. Elizabeth Wingfield (Abt. 1526–Abt. 1621)
  1. 1. William (Edward) Downing 1554–1617 m. Margarett Goodale 1562–1637
    1. 1. Edward Downing 1599–1660 m. Alice Edwardes 1598–1653
      1. 1. Nathaniel Downing 1632–1716
        1. 1. Benjamin Downing 1675– m. Mary Baker 1675–1722

Geoffrey Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1524
17 Mar 1524
Birth of Geoffrey Downing in Essex, England
Essex, England
1595
17 Sep 1595
Age 71
Death of Geoffrey Downing in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1524
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1595
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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