William Downing
1675–1729 · Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
| Born | 16 JAN 1675, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 30 JAN 1729, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England |
| Record | @I3522@ |
Family
The mark describes the person, not the link. Of the 18 relatives drawn here, 0 have a document of their own in this archive — but that is not the same as a document tying them to this person. This archive holds no separate proof for most parent–child links; where it does, the note above this chart says so in words.
Where this comes from
Tree only
everything here comes from the family tree, and is unverified.
Where this sits in the family
Not on the direct line. They are published because they belong to one of the eight surnames this archive follows.
The register spells this surname more than one way, and the search folds the forms together — so Xubrinich and Žubrinić, Joannis and Ivan, find each other.
Where this surname sits on the map →
What the tree says that cannot be true →
Events, as the record has them
- birth16 JAN 1675Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
- death30 JAN 1729Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Notes carried in the tree
Reproduced as written, minus the automated copy-reference boilerplate. These are what the family and other researchers put down, not what this archive has verified.
Burial Record: https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=GBPR%2FD%2FNBI08047817
Sources attached in the tree
- FamilySearch Family Tree — https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-902209113/william-downing-in-familysearch-family-tree
An online family tree is a witness, not a source. Where a citation points at a parish register or a FamilySearch image, that is the thing worth going to. Sources →
Others of the same name
These parishes repeat their names relentlessly — 94 Marijas and 88 Ivans in this archive alone. These are different people, kept apart on purpose rather than merged into one. Merging on a name is exactly how this tree came to hold a man born after his own granddaughter.
| William Downing | 4 JAN 1694–5 NOV 1769 | Buckland Brewer | |
| William Downing | BET 10 MAR 1822 AND 1826 | Lincolnshire |
Same name, and nothing here says they are related. Why the names repeat →