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Geoffrey George Downing Sr. 1524–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1524

Birth Location: Pynest, Essex, England

Death Date: 17 Sep 1595

Death Location: Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England

Father: Rev Downing-Downynge

Mother: Dorcas Blois

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wingfield

Children(s): Stephen Downing

In 1524, Geoffrey George Downing Sr. entered the world in Pynest, Essex, England, born to Rev Sir George Downing Downynge And Dorcas Alice Blois. Geoffrey George Downing Sr. married Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield, and had children including Stephen Downing. Geoffrey George Downing Sr. passed away in 1595 in Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1524, Geoffrey George Downing Sr. entered the world in Pynest, Essex, England, born to Rev Sir George Downing Downynge And Dorcas Alice Blois.
  • Geoffrey George Downing Sr. married Elizabeth Lady Downing Wingfield, and had children including Stephen Downing.
  • Geoffrey George Downing Sr. passed away in 1595 in Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Downing-Downynge
1501–1564
Birth Location: Beccles, Suffolk, England
RD
Dorcas Blois
1495–1559
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
DB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wingfield
1524–1621
Birth Location: Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England
EW

Children(s)

Stephen Downing
1555–1624
Birth Location: Akenham, Suffolk
SD

Geoffrey Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Geoffrey Sr.
1524–1595
Birth Place: Pynest, Essex, England
Parents
Rev Sir George Downing-Downynge
1501–1564
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Dorcas (Alice) Blois
1495–1559
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Geoffrey Sr.'s Descendants

1.
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Geoffrey (George Downing) Sr. (17 Mar 1524–17 Sep 1595) m. Elizabeth (Lady Downing) Wingfield (1524–1621)
  1. 1. Stephen Downing 1555–1624 m. Rose Livell 1573–1622
    1. 1. John (Nathaniel 16 Downing) #5528 1587–1618 m. Hester Hyam 1587–1642
      1. 1. Capt. (William Downing) Sr 1609–1683 m. Alice (M) Ingram 1625–1682
        1. 1. WILLIAM DOWNING 1640–1698 m. Elizabeth (14 Sandeford) #1383 1652–1698

Geoffrey Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1524
17 Mar 1524
Birth of Geoffrey George Downing Sr. in Pynest, Essex, England
Pynest, Essex, England
1595
17 Sep 1595
Age 71
Death of Geoffrey George Downing Sr. in Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England

Sources

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

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