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William Downing 1554–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Beccles, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1591

Death Location: Spexhall Church, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Downing

Mother: Cicely Wingfield

Spouse(s): Margaret Goodell

Children(s): John Downing

William Downing was born in 1554 in Beccles, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir George Downing And Cicely Wingfield. William Downing married Margaret Goodell, and had children including John Downing. William Downing passed away in 1591 in Spexhall Church, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • William Downing was born in 1554 in Beccles, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir George Downing And Cicely Wingfield.
  • William Downing married Margaret Goodell, and had children including John Downing.
  • William Downing passed away in 1591 in Spexhall Church, Suffolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Downing's Ancestors

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William Downing
1554–1591
Birth Place: Beccles, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir George Downing
1525–1564
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Cicely Wingfield
1532–1562
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Geoffrey Downing
1495–1564
Pynest, Essex, England
Dorcas Blois
1495–1559
Suffolk, England
Sir (Thomas) Wingfield
1500–1609
Kimberley, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Woodhouse
1503–1564
Dunham Magna, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey DOWNING
1480–1540
William Blois
1460–1495
Cecily WINGFIELD
1465–
Sir Wingfield
1474–1509
Margaret Dorward
1476–
Thomas Woodhouse
1477–1521
Thomasine Townsend
1475–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bloise
1425–
Alice Nottingham
1425–
Thomas Wingfield
1554–1609
Elizabeth Drury
1584–
Sir Wingfield
1430–1481
Elizabeth Fitzlewis
1435–1500
Richard Dorward
1435–
Jane Harsick
1447–
EDWARD WOODHOUSE
1450–1473
JANE SWAITHING
1454–
Sir Townsend
1457–1493
Eleanor Lunsford
1445–1500

William Downing's Descendants

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William Downing (1554–1591) m. Margaret Goodell (1562–1601)
  1. 1. John Downing 1580–1630
    1. 1. Malcolm (Maccall) Downing 1629–1683 m. Margaret Sullivan 1628–1677
      1. 1. Mary Downing 1654–1708 m. William Studdard 1720–
        1. 1. David (C) Studdard 1750–1825 m. Mary (Martha) Ansley 1755–1840
        2. 2. Samuel Studdard 1745–

William Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1554
1554
Birth of William Downing in Beccles, Suffolk, England
Beccles, Suffolk, England
1591
1591
Age 37
Death of William Downing in Spexhall Church, Suffolk, England
Spexhall Church, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Beccles, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3883.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BS1
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 422.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JHS
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 12683.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8634.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HDG

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Spexhall Church, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

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