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Robert Downes 1462–1524 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1462

Birth Location: Melton Parva, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 15 Oct 1524

Death Location: Suffolk, England

Father: Robert Downes

Mother: Emma Boothe

Spouse(s): Margaret Neville

Children(s): Elizabeth Downes

The story of Robert Downes began in 1462 in Melton Parva, Norfolk, England. Robert Downes married Margaret Neville, and had children including Elizabeth Downes. Robert Downes passed away in 1524 in Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Downes began in 1462 in Melton Parva, Norfolk, England.
  • Robert Downes married Margaret Neville, and had children including Elizabeth Downes.
  • Robert Downes passed away in 1524 in Suffolk, England.

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Robert Downes's Ancestors

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Robert Downes
1462–1524
Birth Place: Melton Parva, Norfolk, England
Parents
Robert (Sir) Downes
1448–1495
Downes, Cheshire, England
Emma (De) Boothe
1440–1530
Eccles, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Downes, of Shrigley and) Worth
1400–1459
Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Matilda Marin
1420–1460
Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Robert (de) Bothe
1385–1460
Barton, Eccles, Lancashire, England
Dulcia (de) Venables
1396–1463
Barton, City of Preston, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Downes
1376–1436
Agnes Hulme
1380–1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Downes's Descendants

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Robert Downes (1462–15 Oct 1524) m. Margaret Neville (1466–25 Mar 1534)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Downes 1496–1562 m. Robert Marsham 1492–1562
    1. 1. Ann Marsham 1526–1573 m. William ((Sir)) Drake 1526–1555
      1. 1. William Drake 1553–1616 m. Joan Merrylls 1557–1618
        1. 1. Robert Drake 1581–1668 m. Susan Koop 1585–1622

Robert Downes's Timeline

2 Records

1462
1462
Birth of Robert Downes in Melton Parva, Norfolk, England
Melton Parva, Norfolk, England
1524
15 Oct 1524
Age 62
Death of Robert Downes in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1462
    Event Place: Melton Parva, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1524
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Suffolk, England, Extracted Parish Records

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