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‎Between 1390 and 1395;

Gilbert Denys was recorded as "Elected twice as MP for Gloucestershire"

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No. of families2146
Most children13
No. of individuals4595

Family


man Thomas Downing‏‎ 1)
Born ‎± 1735 Hartland, Devon, England‎ 2)
Baptised ‎21 Jan 1735/36 Hartland, Devon, England 2)
Died ‎Oct 1801 Hartland, Devon, England Pauper‎, approximately 66 years 3)
Buried ‎16 Oct 1801 Hartland, Devon, England 3)

Marriage notice ‎between 15 and 29 Jun 1760 Hartland, Devon, England 4)
Married ‎4 Jul 1760 Hartland, Devon, England 5) (41 years married)
to:

woman Mary Trick‏‎ 1)
Born ‎± 1731 Hartland, Devon, England‎ 6)
Baptised ‎26 Mar 1731 Hartland, Devon, England 7)

Notes: There are three possible burial records in Hartland for Mary Trick - 1768, 1777, and 1783. It has not been possible to differentiate between these,

There is a baptism for a Mary Trick, 8 June 1728 at Hartland, to Nicholas and Mary Trick. That birth has been discounted here on the basis that it would make Mary significantly older than Thomas Downing which is a) unusual, and b) problematic as Thomas and Mary have children until at least 1772.

Children:

1.
man Thomas Downing‏‎
Born ‎± 1761 Hartland, Devon, England‎
2.
man Dominic Downing‏‎
Born ‎± 1761 Hartland, Devon, England‎
3.
man John Downing‏ 8)
Born ‎± 1765 Hartland, Devon, England‎ 9) 1)
Baptised ‎26 Nov 1769 Hartland, Devon, England 1)
Died ‎Jan 1839 Mead, Welcombe, Devon, England‎, approximately 74 years 10) 9)
Buried ‎16 Jan 1839 Welcombe, Devon, England 9)
4.
woman Mary Downing‏‎
Born ‎± 1766 Hartland, Devon, England‎
5.
woman Margaret Downing‏‎
Born ‎± 1772 Hartland, Devon, England‎

Sources

1) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "John son of Thos and Mary Downing bap Novr 26 1769". Reference: Hartland (Data from direct source)
2) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Thomas son of Edward and Mary Downing was baptizd January 21 1735". Reference: Hartland (Data from secondary evidence)
3) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Thomas Downing / Pauper / October 16th 1801". Reference: Hartland (Data from direct source)
4) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers Bann for Thomas Downing and Mary Trick; both of Hartland
5) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers Thomas Downing married Mary Trick on 4 July 1760, both of Hartland. Witnessed by William Courtice, Samuel Cloutman, both made their mark
6) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers Mary Trick, daughter of John and Margaret, baptised 26 March 1731 Another Mary Trick is baptised in 1728 to different parents. Reference: Hartland baptisms (Data from secondary evidence)
7) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers Mary Trick, daughter of John and Margaret, baptised 26 March 1731. Reference: Hartland baptisms (Data from direct source)
8) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "John S of John and Mary Downing August 14th 1803". Reference: Welcombe (Data from direct source)
9) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "John Downing of Mead, Wellcombe, Jany 16th 1839, age 75, John Smith P. Curate". Reference: Welcombe (Data from secondary evidence)
10) Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Record for John Downing. Reference: Database online. (Questionable reliability of evidence)