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Rev. Sir George Downing 1481–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1481

Birth Location: Beccles, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 3 Oct 1550

Death Location: Beccles, Suffolk, England

Father: Mr Downing

Mother: Lady Suffolk

Spouse(s): Dorcas Blois, Lady Bellamy, Cicely None

Children(s): Isabella Downing

Rev. Sir George Downing was born in 1481 in Beccles, Suffolk, England, the child of Mr Downing And Lady Elizabeth Wingfield Of Suffolk. Rev. Sir George Downing married Cicely, Dorcas Alice Blois, Lady Dorcas Alice Blois Bellamy, and had children including Isabella Downing. Rev. Sir George Downing passed away in 1550 in Beccles, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Rev. Sir George Downing was born in 1481 in Beccles, Suffolk, England, the child of Mr Downing And Lady Elizabeth Wingfield Of Suffolk.
  • Rev. Sir George Downing married Cicely, Dorcas Alice Blois, Lady Dorcas Alice Blois Bellamy, and had children including Isabella Downing.
  • Rev. Sir George Downing passed away in 1550 in Beccles, Suffolk, England.

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Rev. Downing's Ancestors

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Rev. Downing
1481–1550
Birth Place: Beccles, Suffolk, England
Parents
Mr Downing
1463–1515
Belchamp, Essex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Wingfield of) Suffolk
1464–1520
Letheringham, Suffolk, England
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Rev. Downing's Descendants

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Rev. (Sir George) Downing (1481–3 Oct 1550) m. Dorcas (Alice) Blois (1495–21 DEC 1610) m. Lady (Dorcas Alice Blois) Bellamy (1495–21 Dec 1559) m. Cicely (1506–1564)
  1. 1. Isabella Downing 1500–1561 m. William (Thomas) Edwards 1500–1545 m. William (Thomas) Edwardes 1500–1547
    1. 1. MARTHA (Edwards ^) Croxton 1525–1585 m. Philip Croxton 1530–1590
      1. 1. William (Randall) Croxton 1550–1620 m. Elizabeth (Lee) Minshull 1552–1612 m. Alice Minshull 1530–1619
        1. 1. William\George Croxton 1570–1604 m. Alice Minshull 1570–1600 m. ALICE (Sergent Minshull ^) Croxton 1570–1600

Rev. Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1481
1481
Birth of Rev. Sir George Downing in Beccles, Suffolk, England
Beccles, Suffolk, England
1550
3 Oct 1550
Age 69
Death of Rev. Sir George Downing in Beccles, Suffolk, England
Beccles, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1481
    Event Place: Beccles, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1550
    Event Place: Beccles, Suffolk, England

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