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John Downey 1749–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1749

Birth Location: Lowick, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 4 Sep 1831

Death Location: Newbiggin By Sea, Northumberland, England

Father: Priv. Sr

Mother: Anne Forrest

Spouse(s): Mary Lisle

Children(s): Robert Downie, Dennis Downey, William Downie, Isabel Dowey, James Downey, George Downie, Collin Downey, John Downey

In 1749, John Downey entered the world in Lowick, Northumberland, England, born to Priv John Downey Sr And Anne Forrest. John Downey married Mary Ann Lisle, and had children including Collin Downey, Dennis Daniel John Downey, George Downie, Isabel Dowey, James Downey, John Downey, Robert Downie, William Downie. John Downey passed away in 1831 in Newbiggin By Sea, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1749, John Downey entered the world in Lowick, Northumberland, England, born to Priv John Downey Sr And Anne Forrest.
  • John Downey married Mary Ann Lisle, and had children including Collin Downey, Dennis Daniel John Downey, George Downie, Isabel Dowey, James Downey, John Downey, Robert Downie, William Downie.
  • John Downey passed away in 1831 in Newbiggin By Sea, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Priv. Sr
1725–1781
Birth Location: Lowick, Northumberland, England
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Anne Forrest
1740–1815
Birth Location: Northumberland, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lisle
1752–1828
Birth Location: Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Robert Downie
1776–1819
Birth Location: Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland, England
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Dennis Downey
1780–1840
Birth Location: Ireland
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William Downie
1786–1866
Birth Location: Newbiggin, Northumberland, England
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Isabel Dowey
1780–1832
Birth Location: Newbiggin By The Sea,Northumberland,England
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James Downey
1793–1812
Birth Location: Newbiggin by Sea Northumberland
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George Downie
1790–1861
Birth Location: Newbiggin, Northumberland, England
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Collin Downey
1774–1800
Birth Location: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, U.K.
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John Downey
1783–1874
Birth Location: Newbiggin by Sea Northumberland
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John Downey's Ancestors

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John Downey
1749–1831
Birth Place: Lowick, Northumberland, England
Parents
Priv. John Downey Sr
1725–1781
Lowick, Northumberland, England
Anne Forrest
1740–1815
Northumberland, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
James (Miller) Downey
1691–1761
Dalenderry Par, Antrim, , Ireland
Hannah (J Ellott) (Ellet)
1683–1763
Falls, Bucks, PA, USA
William (Bedford) Forrest
1726–1777
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Louvenia (Louisa) Gresham
1724–1778
Virginia, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM DOWNEY
1679–
Sarah Miller
1680–1744
William Eliot
1654–1721
Mary Brown
1661–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Eliot
1627–1704
Mary Vivion
1627–1720
Richard III
1629–1685
Charity Hall
1634–1711

John Downey's Descendants

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John Downey (29 Mar 1749–4 Sep 1831) m. Mary (Ann) Lisle (18 April 1752–7 May 1828)
  1. 1. Robert Downie 1776–1819 m. Elizabeth Daggot 1776–1807
    1. 1. Sarah Downey 1799–1839 m. Robert Lisle 1798–1848
      1. 1. Jane Lisle 1829–1906 m. George Jefferson 1829–1906
        1. 1. William Jefferson 1853–1929 m. Mary Brown 1857–1934
        2. 2. Robert (Jefferson) Lisle 1851–1923 m. Elizabeth Jefferson 1857–
        3. 3. James Jefferson 1868–1899 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Lisle 1871–1937
        4. 4. Isabella (Lisle) Jefferson 1864–1916
        5. 5. Elizabeth Jefferson 1877–
        6. 6. Sarah Jefferson 1860–1935 m. Thomas Chater 1846–1890 m. Robert Storey 1853–1937
        7. 7. Barbara JEFFERSON 1858–1935 m. William (Todd) ?**** 1860–1928
        8. 8. William Jefferson 1854–1932
        9. 9. George JEFFERSON 1856–
        10. 10. John (Lisle) Jefferson 1862–1932
        11. 11. Mary (Jane) Jefferson 1860–1940
        12. 12. Isabella (Lisle) Jefferson 1860–1916 m. Hunter (Jefferson) Taylor 1859–1923
      2. 2. John Lisle 1827–1890 m. Catherine Smith 1829–
        1. 1. John Lisle 1869–1949 m. Elizabeth (Alice) LISLE 1871–1946
      3. 3. George Lisle 1844–1924
        1. 1. Joseph Lisle 1873–1918
        2. 2. Joseph Lisle 1873–1918
      4. 4. Isabella Lisle 1823–1863
      5. 5. Elizabeth Lisle 1819–
      6. 6. Robert Lisle 1825–1879
      7. 7. William Lisle 1831–1886
      8. 8. Sarah Lisle 1834–1834
      9. 9. Colin Lisle 1836–1838
      10. 10. Mary Lisle 1839–1839
  2. 2. Dennis ("Daniel" John) Downey 1780–1840 m. Elizabeth ((ALICE , MARY)) Crilley 1782–1880
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Eliza" McKee) (Watt) 1811–1883
    2. 2. Jane (Agnes) Downey 1807–1891
    3. 3. Mary (A) Downey 1826–1913
    4. 4. John Downey 1820–1918
    5. 5. Catherine Downey 1815–1855
    6. 6. George (Edward) Downey 1805–
    7. 7. Jacob Downey 1815–1880
    8. 8. Michael Downey 1805–
    9. 9. Dennis Downey 1823–
  3. 3. William Downie 1786–1866 m. Mary (Ann) Cross 1793–1883
    1. 1. Henry (Cross) Downie 1828–1897
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Downie 1830–1869
    3. 3. Isabella Downie 1833–
    4. 4. William Downie 1816–1883
    5. 5. John Downie 1815–
    6. 6. Robert Downie 1819–
    7. 7. Margaret Downie 1820–1869
    8. 8. George Downie 1826–1887
    9. 9. James Downie 1821–
    10. 10. william Downie 1813–1847
    11. 11. Colin Downie 1825–
  4. 4. Isabel Dowey 1780–1832
  5. 5. James Downey 1793–1812
  6. 6. George Downie 1790–1861 m. Maria Stark 1791–1865
    1. 1. Colin Downie 1820–1890
    2. 2. Robert Downie 1824–1887
    3. 3. John Downie 1827–1871
    4. 4. James Downie 1817–1890
    5. 5. Mary Downie 1828–1892
    6. 6. William Downie 1830–1887
    7. 7. George (Lisle) Downie 1832–1897 m. Sarah Earsdon 1831–1909
    8. 8. Thomas Downie 1822–1854
  7. 7. Collin Downey 1774–1800
  8. 8. John Downey 1783–1874

John Downey's Timeline

4 Records

1749
29 Mar 1749
Birth of John Downey in Lowick, Northumberland, England
Lowick, Northumberland, England
1774
3 Jul 1774
Age 25
John Downey was baptized in Christ Church, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Christ Church, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
1793
16 Jan 1793
Age 44
John Downey was baptized in South Shields,Durham,England
South Shields,Durham,England
1831
4 Sep 1831
Age 82
Death of John Downey in Newbiggin By Sea, Northumberland, England
Newbiggin By Sea, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1749
    Event Place: Lowick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1774
    Event Place: Christ Church, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1793
    Event Place: South Shields,Durham,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1831
    Event Place: Newbiggin By Sea, Northumberland, England
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