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Sir Richard Downe Dunham 1531–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1619

Death Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir III*

Mother: Lady Folgamsbe

Spouse(s): Lady Houghton

Children(s): Joan Downes, George Downes, Isabell Houghton, Margaret King

In 1531, Sir Richard Downe Dunham entered the world in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Knight John Dunham Iii And Lady Benedicta Dunham Folgamsbe. Sir Richard Downe Dunham married Lady Roberta Downes Houghton, and had children including George Hugh Downes, Isabell Houghton, Joan Downes, Margaret King. Sir Richard Downe Dunham passed away in 1619 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1531, Sir Richard Downe Dunham entered the world in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Knight John Dunham Iii And Lady Benedicta Dunham Folgamsbe.
  • Sir Richard Downe Dunham married Lady Roberta Downes Houghton, and had children including George Hugh Downes, Isabell Houghton, Joan Downes, Margaret King.
  • Sir Richard Downe Dunham passed away in 1619 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir III*
1498–1545
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
SI
Lady Folgamsbe
1499–1545
Birth Location: Walton, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
LF

Spouses(s)

Lady Houghton
1531–1585
Birth Location: Halifax West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
LH

Children(s)

Joan Downes
1553–1586
Birth Location: Ardleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom
JD
George Downes
1554–1655
Birth Location: Brigstock, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
GD
Isabell Houghton
1554–1596
Birth Location: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
IH
Margaret King
1552–1585
Birth Location: Boxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
MK

Sir Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Sir Dunham
1531–1619
Birth Place: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight John Dunham III*
1498–1545
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Benedicta (\Dunham)) Folgamsbe
1499–1545
Walton, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Dunham's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Downe) Dunham (1531–1619) m. Lady (Roberta (Downes)) Houghton (1531–1585)
  1. 1. Joan Downes 1553–1586
    1. 1. Sir (John Joseph “Mayflower” Morse) Moore 1576–1646 m. Mary (A) Brewer 1553–1609
      1. 1. Thomas (William Moore. English immigrant to Massachusetts in) 1635. 1599–1637 m. Bettres (Bishop-Moore or) More 1594–1688 m. Abigail (Phinney) (IM) 1600–1686 m. Ann More 1604–1656
        1. 1. Richard (West) Moore 1620–1676 m. Mary Moore 1620–1680
        2. 2. Isaac Moore 1625–1670
  2. 2. George (Hugh) Downes 1554–1655
  3. 3. Isabell Houghton 1554–1596
  4. 4. Margaret King 1552–1585

Sir Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Sir Richard Downe Dunham in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
1619
1619
Age 88
Death of Sir Richard Downe Dunham in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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