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Stephen Downing 1555–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1555

Birth Location: Akenham, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 12 August 1624

Death Location: Rattlesden, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Beccles

Mother: Elizabeth Wingfield

Spouse(s): Rose Livell

Children(s): John #5528

The story of Stephen Downing began in 1555 in Akenham, Suffolk, England. Stephen Downing married Rose Livell, and had children including John Nathaniel 16 Downing 5528. Stephen Downing passed away in 1624 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Stephen Downing began in 1555 in Akenham, Suffolk, England.
  • Stephen Downing married Rose Livell, and had children including John Nathaniel 16 Downing 5528.
  • Stephen Downing passed away in 1624 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Beccles
1524–1595
Birth Location: Pynest, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Wingfield
1524–1621
Birth Location: Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Rose Livell
1573–1622
Birth Location: Akenham, Suffolk
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Children(s)

John #5528
1587–1618
Birth Location: Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
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Stephen Downing's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Downing
1555–1624
Birth Place: Akenham, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir George Downing of Beccles
1524–1595
Pynest, Essex, England
Elizabeth (Lady Downing) Wingfield
1524–1621
Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Joseph Wingfield, Knight) I
1490–1575
Upton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Margery Quarles) (Wingfield)
1502–1575
Ufford, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stephen Downing's Descendants

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Stephen Downing (Abt. 1555–12 August 1624) m. Rose Livell (1573–24 July 1622)
  1. 1. John (Nathaniel 16 Downing) #5528 1587–1618 m. Ham 1590–1642 m. Hester Ham 1570–1630
    1. 1. (Capt.) (WILLIAM DOWNING,) Sr. 1610–1698 m. Alice Ingram 1625–1682
      1. 1. WILLIAM DOWNING 1645–1698 m. Elizabeth Sandeford 1652–1698
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Sandeford) Downing 1670–1755 m. George Blake 1661–1713

Stephen Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1555
Abt. 1555
Birth of Stephen Downing in Akenham, Suffolk, England
Akenham, Suffolk, England
1624
12 August 1624
Age 69
Death of Stephen Downing in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
Rattlesden, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1555
    Event Place: Akenham, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: 36, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 August 1624
    Event Place: Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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