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Joan Downes Dunham 1553–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Ardleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 September 1585

Death Location: Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Downe

Mother: Roberta Houghton

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The story of Joan Downes Dunham began in 1553 in Ardleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Joan Downes Dunham passed away in 1585 in Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Downes Dunham began in 1553 in Ardleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Joan Downes Dunham passed away in 1585 in Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Joan Dunham's Ancestors

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Joan Dunham
1553–1585
Birth Place: Ardleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Downe Downe
1531–1570
Ardleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Roberta (Downes) Houghton
1531–1585
Halifax Yorkshire West Riding, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John Dunham) III*
1498–1545
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Benedicta (\Dunham)) Folgamsbe
1499–1545
Walton, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1553
1553
Birth of Joan Downes Dunham in Ardleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Ardleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1585
20 September 1585
Age 32
Death of Joan Downes Dunham in Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Ardleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1585
    Event Place: Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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