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George John Downing 1539–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1611

Death Location: St Stephens, London, England

Father: George Beccles

Mother: Cicely Downing

Spouse(s): Dorcus Bloyse

Children(s): Mary Sweetman

The story of George John Downing began in 1539 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. George John Downing married Dorcus Bloyse, and had children including Mary Ann Sweetman. George John Downing passed away in 1611 in St Stephens, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of George John Downing began in 1539 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
  • George John Downing married Dorcus Bloyse, and had children including Mary Ann Sweetman.
  • George John Downing passed away in 1611 in St Stephens, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Beccles
1525–1564
Birth Location: Beccles, Suffolk, England
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Cicely Downing
1524–1562
Birth Location: Beccles, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorcus Bloyse
1539–1623
Birth Location: Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Mary Sweetman
1560–1647
Birth Location: Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England
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George Downing's Ancestors

Self
George Downing
1539–1611
Birth Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Parents
George Downing Sir of Beccles
1525–1564
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Cicely Downing
1524–1562
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
George (Downing Sir,) Rev.
1501–1564
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Dorcas (Blois Bellamy) Lady
1560–1610
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Richard (Cecil Sir, Baron Burleigh Groom Of The Robes) Of
1503–1587
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Sir
1512–1603
Joan Wright
1516–1588
Janyne Burghley
1501–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Downing's Descendants

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George (John) Downing (1539–1611) m. Dorcus Bloyse (1539–2 August 1623)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Sweetman 1560–1647 m. Samuel (William Blacker Warner of) Boxted 1560–1642
    1. 1. William Warner 1586–1648 m. Abigail Baker 1590–1659
      1. 1. John Warner 1616–1692 m. Priscilla Holliman 1618–1652
        1. 1. Rachel Warner 1652–1724 m. Abel Potter 1638–1692

George Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of George John Downing in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1611
1611
Age 72
Death of George John Downing in St Stephens, London, England
St Stephens, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1611
    Event Place: St Stephens, London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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