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Henry Fortescue DOWNING

Male 1890 - UNKNOWN


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Henry Fortescue DOWNING was born on 11 Dec 1890 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario (son of Charles DOWNING and Hester Jane DAVEY); died in UNKNOWN.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles DOWNING was born on 13 Jan 1856 in Toronto (son of Henry Fortescue DOWNING and Mary Elizabeth BATE); died on 24 Feb 1925 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario.

    Notes:

    According to Colleen Evans [[email protected]], Downing family tree, Charles emigrated in 1857 to Dereham, Ontario.

    Charles married Hester Jane DAVEY on 23 Jun 1886 in Woodstock, Ontario. Hester was born on 4 Sep 1859 in Woodstock, ON; died on 5 Feb 1928 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Hester Jane DAVEY was born on 4 Sep 1859 in Woodstock, ON; died on 5 Feb 1928 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario.
    Children:
    1. Alfred Henry DOWNING was born on 11 Jun 1887 in Brownsville, Ontario; died in UNKNOWN.
    2. 1. Henry Fortescue DOWNING was born on 11 Dec 1890 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario; died in UNKNOWN.
    3. Thirza Alice DOWNING was born on 10 May 1892 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario; died in UNKNOWN.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry Fortescue DOWNING was born on 4 Feb 1830 in Parkham, Devon, England (son of James Fortescue DOWNING and Elizabeth ASHTON); died before 1881 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario.

    Notes:

    In his Parkham parish baptismal record, "Downing" is transcribed as "Donning".

    Per Colleen Evans [[email protected]], Downing family tree, Henry was living with his parents at West Goldsworthy Farm in the 1841 and 1851 censuses. He and his family emigrated to Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada in 1857, and is listed there as a farmer in the 1871 Canada census. The 1871 census shows the family's religion as Methodist New Connexion. The children are listed as: Fred, 19; Frank, 17; Charley, 15; Lucy, 10; William, 8; Mary, 6; Thirza, 4; and Louis, 1.

    In the 1881 census, his wife Mary is listed as a widow, living on the Dereham farm with her children and a servant.

    Henry married Mary Elizabeth BATE in Jun 1851 in East Stonehouse, Devonshire, England. Mary was born in 1829; died on 4 Apr 1900 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Elizabeth BATE was born in 1829; died on 4 Apr 1900 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario.

    Notes:

    The 1881 census for Dereham Township shows Mary Elizabeth, farmer, living with her children Charles, 25; Lucy, 20; William, 18; Mary, 16; Thirza, 13 and Lewis, 11., together with a 22 year old servant Edwin Maguire. The 1891 census for Dereham Township shows Mary Elizabeth, farmer, living with her children Lucy, 30; Thirza, 23 and Lewis, 21.

    Mary Elizabeth's death record indicates her address as Lot 21, Concession 10 of Dereham Township.

    Children:
    1. Frederick H. DOWNING was born on 7 Aug 1851 in Toronto; died on 13 Mar 1928 in Brooke, Ontario.
    2. 2. Charles DOWNING was born on 13 Jan 1856 in Toronto; died on 24 Feb 1925 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario.
    3. Frank Fortescue DOWNING was born on 20 Sep 1856 in Toronto; died in UNKNOWN.
    4. Lucy J. DOWNING was born on 1 May 1860 in Ontario; died in UNKNOWN.
    5. William Henry DOWNING was born about 1863 in London, Ontario; died in UNKNOWN.
    6. Mary Elizabeth DOWNING was born on 11 Oct 1864 in Ontario; died on 10 Jun 1952 in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
    7. Thirza Ann DOWNING was born on 25 Apr 1866 in Brownsville, Ontario; died on 28 Jun 1933 in Port Colborne, Ontario.
    8. Lewis J. DOWNING was born on 22 Aug 1869 in Ontario; died in UNKNOWN.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Fortescue DOWNING was born on 26 Nov 1795 in Parkham, Devonshire, England (son of Thomas DOWNING and Joanna FORTESCUE); died on 31 Aug 1866 in Parkham, Devonshire, England.

    Notes:

    In the baptismal records of the Parish of Parkham, James was listed as a yeoman, living with his wife Elizabeth, in Goldsworthy. The Parkham Parish baptismal registers show the children being born in Goldsworthy.

    In 1841 census, James and his family were living at West Goldsworthy Farm in Parkham, Devon. The 1842 tithe map of Parkham shows James leasing Goldworthy Barton, Bartons Goldworthy and Hunger Road farms from Rev. John Thomas Pine Coffin. James and his family lived and farmed on part of Goldworthy Barton, and sub-leased the rest of it and the other properties to tenant farmers. In the 1851 census his acreage was 150. In the 1861 census he was living at Thortridge in Buckland Brewer, Devonshire. His wife was on the neighbouring property with their son and a very large family. [Colleen Evans [[email protected]], Downing family tree.]

    James married Elizabeth ASHTON about 1822 in Parkham, Devonshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of John ASHTON and Sarah CLEMENTS) was born about 1802 in Parkham, Devonshire, England; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth ASHTON was born about 1802 in Parkham, Devonshire, England (daughter of John ASHTON and Sarah CLEMENTS); died in UNKNOWN.

    Notes:

    According to Graham Tithecott, Elizabeth was baptized at St. James Church, Parkham, on 18 Nov., 1802. Her first name was shown as Betty.

    The 1871 census showed Elizabeth living with her daughter Eliza and son-in-law William Shelton in London.

    Children:
    1. Harriet Fortescue DOWNING was born on 21 Jun 1827 in Parkham, Devon, England; died in UNKNOWN.
    2. Thomas Fortescue DOWNING was born on 2 Nov 1828 in Parkham, Devon, England; died in 1906 in St. Thomas, Devon, England.
    3. 4. Henry Fortescue DOWNING was born on 4 Feb 1830 in Parkham, Devon, England; died before 1881 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario.
    4. Lucy Fortescue DOWNING was born on 9 Sep 1831 in Parkham, Devon, England; died in UNKNOWN.
    5. James Fortescue DOWNING was born on 28 Jul 1833 in Parkham, Devon, England; died on 13 May 1846 in Parkham, Devonshire, England.
    6. Elizabeth Ann DOWNING was born on 21 Jun 1835 in Parkham, Devon, England; died in UNKNOWN.
    7. Sarah Jane DOWNING was born on 25 Dec 1837 in Parkham, Devon, England; died in UNKNOWN.
    8. Charles DOWNING was born on 25 Dec 1837 in Parkham, Devon, England; died in UNKNOWN.
    9. Eliza DOWNING was born on 29 Sep 1839 in Parkham, Devon, England; died on 7 Apr 1895 in Paddington, London, England.
    10. Charlotte Maria DOWNING was born on 12 Feb 1841 in Parkham, Devon, England; died in UNKNOWN.