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Sir George Thomas Downing 1623–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1623

Birth Location: St Michael, Cornhill, London, England

Death Date: 22 Jul 1684

Death Location: Gamlingay,,Cambridgeshire,England

Father: Emanuel Downing

Mother: Lucy Winthrop

Spouse(s): Frances Howard

Children(s): George Downing

The story of Sir George Thomas Downing began in 1623 in St Michael, Cornhill, London, England. Sir George Thomas Downing married Frances Howard, and had children including George Thomas Downing. Sir George Thomas Downing passed away in 1684 in Gamlingay,,Cambridgeshire,England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir George Thomas Downing began in 1623 in St Michael, Cornhill, London, England.
  • Sir George Thomas Downing married Frances Howard, and had children including George Thomas Downing.
  • Sir George Thomas Downing passed away in 1684 in Gamlingay,,Cambridgeshire,England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Emanuel Downing
1585–1658
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Lucy Winthrop
1601–1679
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Howard
1633–1686
Birth Location: Naworth, Brampton, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

George Downing
1656–1711
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Sir Downing's Ancestors

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Sir Downing
1623–1684
Birth Place: St Michael, Cornhill, London, England
Parents
Emanuel Downing
1585–1658
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Lucy Winthrop
1601–1679
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Downing's Descendants

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Sir (George Thomas) Downing (Aug 1623–22 Jul 1684) m. Frances Howard (1633–10 Jul 1686)
  1. 1. George (Thomas) Downing 1656–1711 m. Catherine Cecil 1662–1688
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Isabella) Downing 1692–1742
      1. 1. Thomas (Nathaniel, Jr) Edwards 1723–1791 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Nichols 1723–1757
        1. 1. John (Andrew) Edwards 1752–1819 m. Phoebe Meador 1754–1840

Sir Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1623
Aug 1623
Birth of Sir George Thomas Downing in St Michael, Cornhill, London, England
St Michael, Cornhill, London, England
1684
22 Jul 1684
Age 61
Death of Sir George Thomas Downing in Gamlingay,,Cambridgeshire,England
Gamlingay,,Cambridgeshire,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1623
    Event Place: St Michael, Cornhill, London, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1684
    Event Place: Gamlingay,,Cambridgeshire,England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
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