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Richard Downs 1753–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1753

Birth Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire

Death Date: Sep 1835

Death Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, , England

Father: Joseph Downes

Mother: Sarah Rhodes

Spouse(s): Sarah Lovatt

Children(s): Richard Downs, Ann Downs, Charles Downs, Charlotte Downs, John Downs, George Downs, Dorothy Downs, Jane Downs, Mary Downs, Sarah Downs, James Downs, Isaac Downs

In 1753, Richard Downs entered the world in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, born to Joseph Downes And Sarah Rhodes. Richard Downs married Sarah Lovatt, and had children including Ann Downs, Charles Downs, Charlotte Downs, Dorothy Downs, George Downs, Isaac Downs, James Downs, Jane Downs, John Downs, Mary Downs, Richard Downs, Sarah Downs. Richard Downs passed away in 1835 in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1753, Richard Downs entered the world in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, born to Joseph Downes And Sarah Rhodes.
  • Richard Downs married Sarah Lovatt, and had children including Ann Downs, Charles Downs, Charlotte Downs, Dorothy Downs, George Downs, Isaac Downs, James Downs, Jane Downs, John Downs, Mary Downs, Richard Downs, Sarah Downs.
  • Richard Downs passed away in 1835 in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Downes
1724–1809
Birth Location: Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
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Sarah Rhodes
1724–1803
Birth Location: Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Lovatt
1754–1840
Birth Location: Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
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Children(s)

Richard Downs
1779–1862
Birth Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
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Ann Downs
1782–
Birth Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire
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Charles Downs
1777–1859
Birth Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire
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Charlotte Downs
1802–1877
Birth Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
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John Downs
1784–1804
Birth Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
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George Downs
1790–1804
Birth Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, , England
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Dorothy Downs
1796–1878
Birth Location: Newcastle under Lyme , Staffordshire
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Jane Downs
1793–1864
Birth Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire
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Mary Downs
1775–
Birth Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire
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Sarah Downs
1800–1877
Birth Location: Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
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James Downs
1798–
Birth Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire
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Isaac Downs
1786–1804
Birth Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire
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Richard Downs's Ancestors

Self
Richard Downs
1753–1835
Birth Place: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire
Parents
Joseph Downes
1724–1809
Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
Sarah Rhodes
1724–1803
Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
Grandparents
John Downs
1698–
Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Ann Birks
1699–
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Downs's Descendants

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Richard Downs (1753–Sep 1835) m. Sarah Lovatt (7 APR 1754–23 AUG 1840)
  1. 1. Richard Downs 1779–1862 m. Mary Lowe 1782–1858
    1. 1. Elizabeth Downs 1810–1892 m. Samuel Cartlidge 1814–1873
      1. 1. Mary Cartledge 1837–1917 m. Joseph Cliff 1839–1922
        1. 1. Betsy Cliff 1865–1919 m. Henry Liversage 1855–
        2. 2. Florence Cliff 1879–1966 m. Alfred Beckett 1875–1954
        3. 3. Joseph Cliff 1867–1953 m. Fanny (Maria) Stubbs 1869–1924
        4. 4. Sarah Willis 1877–1932 m. James Willis 1871–
        5. 5. Lilian Cliff 1881–1882
        6. 6. MARY (CARTLIDGE) CLIFF 1869–1948 m. JOHN FORSTER 1868–1950
        7. 7. Emily Cliff 1872–1948
        8. 8. Annie Greatbach 1870–1893 m. William (Charles) Greatbatch 1861–1937
        9. 9. James Cliff 1875–1939 m. Harriett Cotterill 1874–1933
        10. 10. William (Samuel) Cliff 1864–1936 m. Sarah (Ann) Williams 1879–1943
      2. 2. Elizabeth Cartlidge 1839–1906 m. George Hand 1839–1906
        1. 1. Jennie Hand 1869–1947
        2. 2. Annie Hand 1872–1912
        3. 3. Jennie Hand 1871–1947 m. Francis (H) Zelley 1863–1922 m. Victor (T) Carson 1859–
        4. 4. Anna (C) Hand 1874–1972
        5. 5. Elizabeth Hand 1864–1919 m. George (Leonard) Vaughan 1856–1916
        6. 6. Ralph Hand 1878–1956 m. Mary (A) Hand 1882–
        7. 7. Clara (Ellen) Hand 1868–1871
        8. 8. Alfred Hand 1861–1914 m. Lillie Millward 1863–1888 m. Maria Gallimore 1867–1945
        9. 9. George (Cartlidge) Hand 1862–1923 m. Annie Millward 1866–1938
        10. 10. Clara (Cartlidge) Hand 1867–1953 m. Frank (Josiah) Burgess 1865–1931
      3. 3. George Cartlidge 1832–
      4. 4. James Cartlidge 1850–1920 m. Eliza Eaton 1848–1905
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cartlidge 1875–1966
        2. 2. Mary Cartlidge 1877–1966
        3. 3. Emily Cartlidge 1883–
        4. 4. Annie Cartlidge 1880–1966
        5. 5. Fredrick (J) Cartlidge 1872–1894
        6. 6. Sarah (Ellen) Cartlidge 1885–1966 m. Joseph Wright 1889–1925
        7. 7. Emily Cartlidge 1883–
      5. 5. Noah Cartlidge 1831–1916
      6. 6. Ann Cartlidge 1843–1917
      7. 7. Samuel Cartlidge 1848–1907
      8. 8. William Cartlidge 1835– m. Mary (F) Coulter 1841–
        1. 1. Albert (Edward) Cartlidge 1880–1939 m. Hazel (T) Peterson 1888– m. Ethel (Lila) Beckstead 1893–1978
        2. 2. Samuel Cartlidge 1876–
        3. 3. Pila (E) Cartlidge 1867–
        4. 4. Ida (E) Cartlidge 1866–
        5. 5. Lucy (A) Cartlidge 1865–
        6. 6. George Cartlidge 1868–
        7. 7. Wm. Cartlidge 1873–
      9. 9. Emily Cartlidge 1852–1891
    2. 2. Thomas Downs 1816–1817
    3. 3. Mary Downs 1820–1841
    4. 4. Ann Downs 1814–1889
    5. 5. Margaret Downs 1812–1892 m. James Robinson 1810–1847 m. Thomas James 1799–1872
      1. 1. Eliza Robinson 1843–
      2. 2. James Robinson 1841–1912 m. Mary 1853–1906
        1. 1. Thomas Robinson 1882–
        2. 2. Charlotte Robinson 1873–1956 m. John Ryles 1873–
        3. 3. William Robinson 1877–1942 m. Elizabeth Chamberlain 1876–1915
        4. 4. Mary (J.) Robinson 1875–
        5. 5. Eliza Robinson 1889–1915
        6. 6. Stephen Robinson 1886–1919
        7. 7. Edward Robinson 1884–
      3. 3. Mary Robinson 1836–
      4. 4. Ann Robinson 1838–1883 m. Benjamin Hollins 1836–1908
        1. 1. Richard (Hollins) Robinson 1857–1925 m. Mary (Ann) Shaw 1860–1940
      5. 5. William Robinson 1833–1860 m. Charlotte 1835–
        1. 1. William Robinson 1861–
      6. 6. Elizabeth James 1850–
    6. 6. Robert Downs 1822–
    7. 7. Richard Downs 1818–1862
    8. 8. George (James) Downes 1835–1926 m. Elizabeth Townes 1839–1925
      1. 1. thomas downes 1878–1970
      2. 2. Luther Downes 1865–1884
      3. 3. Leander Downes 1867–1951
      4. 4. George (James Gilbert) Downes 1869–1944
      5. 5. Mary (Lousia) Downes 1871–1945 m. Henry Watson 1869–1938
        1. 1. Harry (Ensley) Watson 1904–1960
        2. 2. Agnes Watson 1910–
        3. 3. Miller (Herbert) Watson 1896–
        4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Watson 1908–1993 m. James (Henry) Smith 1909–1976
        5. 5. John (Stanley) Watson 1900–1990
      6. 6. Tobias Downes 1873–1940
      7. 7. Annie Downes 1873–1931
      8. 8. James (H) Downes 1875–1948
      9. 9. Sarah (Jane) Downes 1878–1878
      10. 10. Jane Downes 1881–1959
  2. 2. Ann Downs 1782–
  3. 3. Charles Downs 1777–1859 m. Elizabeth Marsden 1811–
    1. 1. Moses Downs 1838–1904
    2. 2. Aaron Downs 1842–1905
  4. 4. Charlotte Downs 1802–1877
  5. 5. John Downs 1784–1804
  6. 6. George Downs 1790–1804
  7. 7. Dorothy Downs 1796–1878
  8. 8. Jane Downs 1793–1864
  9. 9. Mary Downs 1775–
  10. 10. Sarah Downs 1800–1877
  11. 11. James Downs 1798–
  12. 12. Isaac Downs 1786–1804

Richard Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1753
1753
Birth of Richard Downs in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire
Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire
1835
Sep 1835
Age 82
Death of Richard Downs in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, , England
Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1835
    Event Place: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, , England
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