James Downing –

James Downing

Name

James Downing

Name: James /Downing/

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Burial of a mother	Catherine Cecil 1688 Croydon, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England Source: Find A Grave Index Citation details: "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-487X : 25 February 2022), Catherine or Katherine Cecil Downing, ; Burial, Croydon, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England, St John the Baptist Churchyard; citing record ID 157371799, <i>Find a Grave</i>, http://www.findagrave.com. External link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-487X Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-487X
Death of a mother	Catherine Cecil August 13, 1688 England Source: FamilySearch Family Tree Citation details: WikiTree contributors, "Catherine (Cecil) Downing", WikiTree, http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cecil-540 (accessed 8 January 2023) External link: http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cecil-540 Note: http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cecil-540 Source: FamilySearch Family Tree External link: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/1610/records/648883 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/1610/records/648883 Source: Find A Grave Index Citation details: "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-487X : 25 February 2022), Catherine or Katherine Cecil Downing, ; Burial, Croydon, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England, St John the Baptist Churchyard; citing record ID 157371799, <i>Find a Grave</i>, http://www.findagrave.com. External link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-487X Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-487X
Death of a father	George Downing 2nd Baronet Of East Hatley June 1711 Gaminglay, Cambridgeshire, England Source: Find A Grave Index Citation details: "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-48VS : 15 December 2021), George Downing, ; Burial, Croydon, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, All Saints Churchyard; citing record ID 157344352, <i>Find a Grave</i>, http://www.findagrave.com. External link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-48VS Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-48VS
Marriage of a sister	Thomas Nathaniel Edwards — Isabella Elizabeth Downing — View this family March 14, 1714 Denbigh, Dlwyd, Wales
Burial of a brother	George Downing 1749 All Saints Church, Croydon, Cambridgeshire, England Source: Find A Grave Index Citation details: "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-4474 : 20 October 2022), George Downing, ; Burial, Croydon, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, All Saints Churchyard; citing record ID 148267713, <i>Find a Grave</i>, http://www.findagrave.com. External link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-4474 Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-4474
Death of a brother	George Downing June 10, 1749 Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England Latitude: 52.156315 Longitude: -0.19306 Source: Find A Grave Index Citation details: "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-4474 : 20 October 2022), George Downing, ; Burial, Croydon, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, All Saints Churchyard; citing record ID 148267713, <i>Find a Grave</i>, http://www.findagrave.com. External link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-4474 Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-4474
Death of a sister	Isabella Elizabeth Downing June 8, 1783 Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales Latitude: 53.266666 Longitude: -3.166667 Source: Find A Grave Index Citation details: "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-HLTP : 24 May 2022), Isabella Elizabeth Downing Edwards, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 57774495, <i>Find a Grave</i>, http://www.findagrave.com. External link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-HLTP Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-HLTP Source: Find A Grave Index Citation details: "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-HLTP : 24 May 2022), Isabella Elizabeth Downing Edwards, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 57774495, <i>Find a Grave</i>, http://www.findagrave.com. External link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-HLTP Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-HLTP Source: Find A Grave Index Citation details: "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-HLTP : 24 May 2022), Isabella Elizabeth Downing Edwards, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 57774495, <i>Find a Grave</i>, http://www.findagrave.com. External link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-HLTP Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-HLTP Source: FamilySearch Family Tree External link: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/60541/records/2087903 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/60541/records/2087903 Source: FamilySearch Family Tree External link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60541&h=2087903&indiv=try Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60541&h=2087903&indiv=try Source: Find A Grave Index Citation details: "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-HLTP : 24 May 2022), Isabella Elizabeth Downing Edwards, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 57774495, <i>Find a Grave</i>, http://www.findagrave.com. External link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-HLTP Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-HLTP Source: FamilySearch Family Tree

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1656 32 23 — Essex, London, England Marriage: July 12, 1683 — Glamorganshire, Wales LifeSketch: Sir George Downing, 2nd Baronet (c. 1656 – June 1711) was a British civil servant. He was the son and heir of Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet, for whom Downing Street is named. His father worked as Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer from 1660 until 1684 and was made a baronet of East Hatley, in 1663. In 1680, the younger George Downing joined his father as a Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer, holding that position until April 1689. His father died in July 1684, and the younger Downing inherited his father's baronetcy. On 12 July 1683, Downing married Lady Catharine Cecil, daughter of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, and his wife Lady Margaret Manners, daughter of the Earl of Rutland. They had one son before Lady Catharine's death in 1688, George Downing, who inherited his father's title upon the second baronet's death in June 1711. George married Mary Forester, daughter of Sir William Forester of Dothill, Shropshire, in whose home he was brought up following his mother's death. He also served as Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1686–87. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_George_Downing,_2nd_Baronet INDI:FSID: G8HZ-WDX Death: June 1711 — Gaminglay, Cambridgeshire, England Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Family with spouse Catherine Cecil George Downing James Downing Isabella Elizabeth Downing George Downing 2nd Baronet Of East Hatley 1656–1711 Birth: 1656 32 23 — Essex, London, England Death: June 1711 — Gaminglay, Cambridgeshire, England
mother	Links Birth: 1663 — England Marriage: July 12, 1683 — Glamorganshire, Wales INDI:FSID: GV8P-31Z INDI:FSID: G8H8-7VD Death: August 13, 1688 — England Burial: 1688 — Croydon, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Family with spouse George Downing 2nd Baronet Of East Hatley George Downing James Downing Isabella Elizabeth Downing Catherine Cecil 1663–1688 Birth: 1663 — England Death: August 13, 1688 — England
Marriage	Marriage — July 12, 1683 — Glamorganshire, Wales
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1685 29 22 — Cambridgeshire, England Christening: October 24, 1685 29 22 — Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England LifeSketch: Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet KB MP (baptised 24 October 1685 – 10 June 1749) was a British landowner and initially Tory, but later Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1710 and 1749. Through a donation in his will, he was the founder of Downing College, Cambridge. Downing was the only son of Sir George Downing, 2nd Baronet, and his wife, Lady Catharine Cecil, daughter of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury. His grandfather, who was created a baronet in 1663, was the namesake of Downing Street. Lady Catharine died in 1688, and, as her husband was apparently considered an unsuitable parent, the young George was brought up in the family of his maternal aunt, Lady Mary Cecil Forester, the wife of Sir William Forester of Dothill Park, in Wellington, Shropshire. In 1700, aged 15, "by procurement and persuasion of those in whose keeping he was", he married his 13-year-old cousin, Sir William's daughter, Mary, who ultimately died childless in 1734. Between his marriage and 1704 he travelled in Europe, mainly Holland, Germany, Denmark and Italy. While George was away, Mary went against George's explicit demand that she should not accept a place at court, when she became a Maid of Honour to Queen Anne. On George's return, it was apparent that the marriage had broken down. The couple agreed a financial settlement only in 1715, whereupon Mary petitioned the House of Lords to have the marriage dissolved because of non-consummation. The petition was refused and they remained married. They jointly petitioned again in 1717, asking for a separation, which was granted. That made them legally independent, with no responsibility to one another. However, neither could remarry, and neither could have a legitimate heir. He was a Member of Parliament for the pocket borough of Dunwich, Suffolk in the parliaments of 1710 and 1713. He lost the 1715 election but, with the aid of a 99-year lease from George I for the borough, regained the seat in 1722. He held the seat from that time until his death. He was an uninspiring politician, but remained loyal to the ministries of Robert Walpole and subsequently Henry Pelham. In 1732, as a result of his loyalty, he was created a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath. Downing succeeded to his father's baronetcy and estates in 1711. He built a grand family seat in Gamlingay Park in Cambridgeshire. Death and estate Upon his own death, aged 63, in 1749, his title passed to his cousin, Sir Jacob Downing, 4th Baronet, with his will providing that if his line should die out, his fortune and Gamlingay estate should be used to found a college at Cambridge University. Sir Jacob Downing died childless in 1764, but his widow, Lady Margaret Downing, argued that George Downing's fortune should pass to her. This case was tied up in litigation for decades at considerable expense before the courts finally ordered that the estate should be used to found a college at Cambridge, which occurred with the founding of Downing College, Cambridge in 1800. Lady Margaret then had the Downing mansion demolished in 1776. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_George_Downing,_3rd_Baronet INDI:FSID: L8PL-XGV Death: June 10, 1749 — Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England Burial: 1749 — All Saints Church, Croydon, Cambridgeshire, England Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Family with spouse Mary Forester Family with spouse Mary Townsend Elizabeth Downing George Downing 1685–1749 Birth: 1685 29 22 — Cambridgeshire, England Death: June 10, 1749 — Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England
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younger sister	Links Birth: March 12, 1692 36 29 — Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Marriage: March 14, 1714 — Denbigh, Dlwyd, Wales LifeSketch: Fake person invented in 1925 https://edwardsvirginiagenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/01/who-was-thomas-nathaniel-edwards.html INDI:FSID: LK5W-SK6 Death: June 8, 1783 — Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales Links Compact tree Interactive tree Pedigree map Family with spouse Thomas Nathaniel Edwards John Crawford Edwards Robert Edwards Joshua Edwards William Edwards Thomas Nathaniel Edwards Leonard Edwards Jonathan Edwards Martha Isabell Edwards Isabella Elizabeth Downing 1692–1783 Birth: March 12, 1692 36 29 — Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: June 8, 1783 — Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales

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Family with parents
father Parents George Thomas Downing Frances Howard, Baroness of East Haley	George Downing 2nd Baronet Of East Hatley 1656–1711
mother Parents James Cecil	Catherine Cecil 1663–1688
younger brother Family Mary Forester Family Mary Townsend Elizabeth Downing	George Downing 1685–1749
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younger sister Family Thomas Nathaniel Edwards John Crawford Edwards Robert Edwards Joshua Edwards William Edwards Thomas Nathaniel Edwards Leonard Edwards Jonathan Edwards Martha Isabell Edwards	Isabella Elizabeth Downing 1692–1783

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