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Thomas DOWNING

Male 1748 - 1837  (88 years)


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  • Name Thomas DOWNING 
    Born 27 Nov 1748  Buckland Brewer, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Mar 1837  Buckland Brewer, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I187  David Falconer Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2020 

    Father William DOWNING
              b. 1 Aug 1697
              d. UNKNOWN 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth FLOYDE
              b. 2 Sep 1712
              d. UNKNOWN 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 16 Jan 1733  Buckland Brewer, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F98  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joanna FORTESCUE
              b. 25 Aug 1757, Buckland Brewer, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 23 Sep 1813, Buckland Brewer, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1780  Buckland Brewer, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Charles DOWNING
              b. 20 Aug 1782, Parkham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Bef 1789  (Age < 6 years)  [natural]
     2. Henry DOWNING
              b. 20 Aug 1782, Parkham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Abt 1782, Parkham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Henry DOWNING
              b. 16 Jan 1783, Parkham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Sep 1846, Parkham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)  [natural]
     4. Charlotte DOWNING
              b. 11 Apr 1784, Parkham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 7 Jun 1821  (Age 37 years)  [natural]
     5. Betty DOWNING
              b. 30 Jun 1785, Parkham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
     6. Lucy DOWNING
              b. 28 Jun 1787, Parkham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 4 Nov 1809, Buckland Brewer, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)  [natural]
     7. Charles DOWNING
              b. 3 Oct 1789, Parkham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
     8. Maria DOWNING
              b. 1 May 1791, Parkham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 29 Apr 1873, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     9. Harriot DOWNING
              b. 17 May 1793, Parkham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Feb 1811, Buckland Brewer, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)  [natural]
     10. James Fortescue DOWNING
              b. 26 Nov 1795, Parkham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 31 Aug 1866, Parkham, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F89  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Nov 1748 - Buckland Brewer, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Oct 1780 - Buckland Brewer, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Mar 1837 - Buckland Brewer, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Thomas Downing has hitherto been assumed to be born to William Downing and Elizabeth Floyde in Buckland Brewer in 1748 [there was indeed such a birth of a Thomas Downing to William and Elizabeth]. However, Thomas's burial record, in 15 March, 1837, states his age as 84. This means that he was born in 1752 or 1753. There was a Thomas Downing baptized to James Downing and Elizabeth Braund in East Putford (a chapel connected to the Buckland Brewer church) in 1752. James Downing and Elizabeth Braund had been married in Buckland Brewer in 1748.

      The 1780 and 1800 Parkham Land Tax records [at http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Parkham/ParkhamLandTax1780.html and at http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Parkham/ParkhamLandTax1800.html], show Mr. Thomas Downing as the proprietor and occupier of West Goldworthy.

      Thomas Downing's will, written in 1823, and in the Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter, shows the executors as Thomas's nephews, William Cleverdon and James Vanstone. Thomas's sister, Joanna Cleverdon was to inherit 5 pounds, Ten pounds was a donation to the poor of Parkham Parish. The executors were to hold the leased (from Richard Pine Coffin) dwelling and fields in Parkham in trust for Thomas's wife and sons as follows:
      1/4 to son Henry Downing
      1/4 to son Charles Downing
      1/4 to son James Downing
      1/4 to wife Joanna
      The rents, interest, dividends and annual produce was bequeathed to Thomas's daughter Maria Passmore.

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Downing family tree, Colleen Evans [[email protected]].

    2. [S29] Buckland Brewer burial register.

    3. [S37] Information from Graham Tithecott.

    4. [S28] Buckland Brewer marriage register.