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William Thomas Downing 1898–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1898

Birth Location: Royston, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1979

Death Location: USA

Father: William Downing

Mother: Amelia Luckman

Spouse(s): Doris Wilson

Children(s): Geoffrey Downing, Maurice Downing

In 1898, William Thomas Downing entered the world in Royston, Yorkshire, England, born to William Henry Willie Downing And Amelia Luckman. In 1901, William Thomas Downing resided in Royston, Yorkshire, England. William Thomas Downing married Doris Maud Wilson, and had children including Geoffrey Downing, Kathleen Downing, Maurice Downing. William Thomas Downing passed away in 1979 in USA.

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Biography

  • In 1898, William Thomas Downing entered the world in Royston, Yorkshire, England, born to William Henry Willie Downing And Amelia Luckman.
  • In 1901, William Thomas Downing resided in Royston, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Thomas Downing married Doris Maud Wilson, and had children including Geoffrey Downing, Kathleen Downing, Maurice Downing.
  • William Thomas Downing passed away in 1979 in USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Downing's Ancestors

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William Downing
1898–1979
Birth Place: Royston, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Henry (Willie) Downing
1877–1958
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Amelia Luckman
1879–1936
Purton Jaglin, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Downing
1844–1922
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Matilda Meacock
1846–1937
Milverton, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward (Meacock)
1820–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Downing's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Downing (10 Oct 1898–1979) m. Doris (Maud) Wilson (29 Jun 1903–28 June 1940)
  1. 1. Geoffrey Downing 1922–2016 m. Doreen (Elizabeth Leutton) Edge 1925–2016
  2. 2. Maurice Downing 1927–2010

William Downing's Timeline

7 Records

1898
10 Oct 1898
Birth of William Thomas Downing in Royston, Yorkshire, England
Royston, Yorkshire, England
1898
21 Dec 1898
William Thomas Downing was baptized in St John the Baptist, Royston, Yorkshire, England
St John the Baptist, Royston, Yorkshire, England
1901
1901
Age 3
William Thomas Downing resided here in Royston, Yorkshire, England
Royston, Yorkshire, England
1908
October 1908
Age 10
William Thomas Downing was married in Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 13
William Thomas Downing resided here in Windmill Terrace, Royston Nr, Barnsley, Royston, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
Windmill Terrace, Royston Nr, Barnsley, Royston, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
1939
1939
Age 41
William Thomas Downing resided here in Colliery Stone Hewer (Belo??, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Colliery Stone Hewer (Belo??, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
1979
1979
Age 81
Death of William Thomas Downing in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1898
    Event Place: Royston, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 27550
    [2] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4311; Folio: 10; Page: 12
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013716J

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1898
    Event Place: St John the Baptist, Royston, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP136124

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1908
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Royston, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4311; Folio: 10; Page: 12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Windmill Terrace, Royston Nr, Barnsley, Royston, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 27550

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Colliery Stone Hewer (Belo??, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/3716J

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: USA

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