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Family of John DOWNING and Sarah CORY

Husband: John DOWNING (1803-1890)
Wife: Sarah CORY (1816-1918)
Children: William DOWNING (1840?- )
Richard DOWNING (1843?- )
Ann DOWNING (1845- )
Margaret DOWNING (1848?- )
Elizabeth DOWNING (1854?- )
Marriage 26 Mar 1837 Morwenstow, Cornwall, England1

Husband: John DOWNING

Name: John DOWNING1
Sex: Male
Father: John DOWNING (1765-1839)
Mother: Mary POOLEY (1769-1834)
Birth 1803 Welcombe, Devon, England1,2
Baptism 14 Aug 1803 (age 0) Hartland, Devon, England1
Occupation 1811 (age 7-8) Apprenticed to James Haynes, freeholder; Hartland, Devon, England
Titchberry
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 47) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England2
Woolley
Occupation 30 Mar 1851 (age 47-48) agricultural labourer; Morwenstow, Cornwall, England2
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 62) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England3
Woolley
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 (age 57-58) agricultural labourer; Morwenstow, Cornwall, England3
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 69) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England4
Woolley
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 67-68) agricultural labourer; Morwenstow, Cornwall, England4
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 76) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England5
Eastcott
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 77-78) agricultural labourer; Morwenstow, Cornwall, England5
Death 1890 (age 86-87)
Burial 9 Jul 1890 St Day, Cornwall6,7

Wife: Sarah CORY

Name: Sarah CORY1
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 1816 Hartland, Devon, England1
Baptism 24 Mar 1816 (age 0) Hartland, Devon, England1
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 35) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England2
Woolley
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 47) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England3
Woolley
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 (age 44-45) farm labourer's wife; Morwenstow, Cornwall, England3
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 54) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England4
Woolley
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 64) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England5
Eastcott
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 64-65) wife; Morwenstow, Cornwall, England5
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 75) Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales8
48 Elm Street, Roath
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 74-75) living on her own means; Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales8
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 84) Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales9
146 Arran Street, Roath
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 95) Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales10
9 Upper Kincraig Street
Death 1918 (age 101-102) Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales11
52 Richard's Terrace

Child 1: William DOWNING

Name: William DOWNING2
Sex: Male
Spouse: Martha JAMES (1838?- )
Birth 1840 (cal) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England2
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 10) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England2
Woolley
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 61) Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales9
146 Arran Street, Roath
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 60-61) stonemason; Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales9
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 70) Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales10
9 Upper Kincraig Street
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 70-71) mason; Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales10
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: municipal

Child 2: Richard DOWNING

Name: Richard DOWNING2
Sex: Male
Birth 1843 (cal) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England2
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 7) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England2
Woolley

Child 3: Ann DOWNING

Name: Ann DOWNING2
Sex: Female
Spouse: William HOCKIN (1847-1891)
Birth 1845 Morwenstow, Cornwall, England1
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 5) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England2
Woolley
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 15) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England3
Woolley
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 (age 15-16) scholar; Morwenstow, Cornwall, England3
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 45) Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales8
48 Elm Street, Roath
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 45-46) charwoman; Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales8

Child 4: Margaret DOWNING

Name: Margaret DOWNING2
Sex: Female
Birth 1848 (cal) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England2
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 2) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England2
Woolley

Child 5: Elizabeth DOWNING

Name: Elizabeth DOWNING3
Sex: Female
Birth 1854 (cal) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England3
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 6) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England3
Woolley
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 (age 6-7) scholar; Morwenstow, Cornwall, England3
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 16) Morwenstow, Cornwall, England4
Woolley
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 16-17) Dressmaker; Morwenstow, Cornwall, England4

Sources

1Peter E Murray, Murray Heard Research.
2Text From Source: Census England 1851
Address: Woolley
Place: Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
John Downing,Head,Mar,M,47,farm labourer,Welcombe, Devon, England,
Sarah Downing,Wife,Mar,F,35,,Hartland, Devon, England,
William Downing,Son,Unm,M,10,,Morwenstow, Cornwall, England,
Richard Downing,Son,Unm,M,7,,Morwenstow, Cornwall, England,
Ann Downing,Daughter,Unm,F,5,,Morwenstow, Cornwall, England,
Margaret Downing,Daughter,Unm,F,2,,Morwenstow, Cornwall, England,
3Text From Source: Census England 1861
Address: Woolley
Place: Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
John Downing,Head,Mar,M,62,farm labourer,Welcombe, Devon, England,
Sarah Downing,Wife,Mar,F,47,farm labourer's wife,Hartland, Devon, England,
Ann Downing,Daughter,Unm,F,15,scholar,Morwenstow, Cornwall, England,
Elizabeth Downing,Daughter,Unm,F,6,scholar,Morwenstow, Cornwall, England,
They had two lodgers - William Littlejohn and William Johns, both carpenters.
4Text From Source: Census England 1871
Address: Woolley
Place: Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
John Downing,Head,Mar,M,69,farm labourer,Welcombe, Devon, England,
Sarah Downing,Wife,Mar,F,54,,Hartland, Devon, England,
Elizabeth Downing,Daughter,Unm,F,16,dressmaker,Morwenstow, Cornwall, England,
5Text From Source: Census England 1881
Address: Eastcott
Place: Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
John Downing,boarder,Mar,M,76,farm labourer,Hartland, Devon, England,
Sarah Downing,Wife,Mar,F,64,wife,-,
They were boarding in the home of farmer William Johns, 60, single, of Bradworthy - a farm of 180 acres employing 2 men
6Devon Anglican Parish Registers.
7Parish burials on Ancestry. St Day, Cornwall. Cit. Date: 9 July 1890.
8Text From Source: Census England 1891
Address: 48 Elm Street, Roath
Place: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity
Ann Hockin,Head,M,F,45,charwoman,,Morwenstow, Cornwall, England,
John Hockin,Son,S,M,20,mill labourer,,South Molton, Devon, England,
Frederick Hockin,Son,S,M,17,mill labourer,,South Molton, Devon, England,
Sarah Downing,Mother,W,F,75,living on her own means,,Hartland, Devon, England,
9Text From Source: Census England 1901
Address: 146 Arran Street, Roath
Place: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity
William Downing,Head,M,M,61,stonemason,,,Morwenstow, Cornwall, England,
Martha Downing,Wife,M,F,62,,,,Fishguard, Pembroke, Wales,
Sarah Downing,Mother,W,F,84,,,,Hartland, Devon, England,
10Text From Source: Census England 1911
Address: 9 Upper Kincraig Street
Place: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity
William Downing,Head,M,70,M,,,,,mason,municipal,,,Morwenstow, Cornwall, England,,
Martha Downing,Wife,F,71,M,41,4,3,1,,,,,Fishguard, Pembroke, Wales,,
Sarah Downing,Mother,F,95,W,,,,,,,,,Hartland, Devon, England,,
11Free BMD Birth. Cardiff Voll 11a Page 392. Cit. Date: Q1 1918.