See also
| Husband: | Thomas DOWNING (1818-1900) | |
| Wife: | Elizabeth JOHNS (1819-1885) | |
| Children: | Elizabeth Ann DOWNING (1846?-c. 1863) | |
| Thomas DOWNING (1847?-1911) | ||
| John DOWNING (1849?-1938) | ||
| George DOWNING (1851?-1919) | ||
| Helen DOWNING (1854-1885) | ||
| Jane DOWNING (1856-1874) | ||
| Caroline DOWNING (1858-1930) | ||
| Mary DOWNING (1860-1938) | ||
| Marriage | 7 Apr 1842 | Parkham, Devon, England |
| Name: | Thomas DOWNING1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Dominic DOWNING (1790-1863) | |
| Mother: | Elizabeth HAMLYN (1795-1839) | |
| Birth | 7 Jan 1818 | Clovelly, Devon, England1 |
| Baptism | 11 Jan 1818 (age 0) | Clovelly, Devon, England1,2 |
| East Dick | ||
| Occupation | Lime burner | |
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 33) | Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Higher Holwell | ||
| Occupation | 30 Mar 1851 (age 33) | farmer of 37 acres employing one labourer occasionally; Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Occupation | 1852 (age 33-34) | Lime burner; Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada |
| Broken Front Lot 2 Thomas with former servant John Dark, and his brother Edwin built a kiln and began to produce lime. |
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| Occupation | 1855 (age 36-37) | Lime Burner; Beachville, North Oxford |
| Queen Street The Downings and Darks set up their business at Beachville. |
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| Death | 4 Aug 1900 (age 82) | Beachville, Ontario, Canada |
| Burial | 1900 | Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada |
| In Ingersoll Rural Cemetery | ||
| Name: | Elizabeth JOHNS | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 18 Jul 1819 | Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 30) | Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Higher Holwell | ||
| Occupation | 30 Mar 1851 (age 31) | Farmer's wife; Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Death | 16 Mar 1885 (age 65) | |
| Name: | Elizabeth Ann DOWNING3 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1846 (cal) | Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 4) | Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Higher Holwell | ||
| Death | c. 1863 (age 16-17) | Beachville, North Oxford, Ontario, Canada |
| Name: | Thomas DOWNING3 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1847 (cal) | Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 3) | Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Higher Holwell | ||
| Death | 21 Dec 1911 (age 63-64) | |
| Name: | John DOWNING3 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1 Apr 1849 (cal) | Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 1) | Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Higher Holwell | ||
| Death | 14 Apr 1938 (age 89) | Beachville, North Oxford, Ontario, Canada |
| Name: | George DOWNING3 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 7 Mar 1851 (cal) | Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 3 dys) | Parkham, Devon, England3 |
| Higher Holwell | ||
| Death | 29 Aug 1919 (age 68) | Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada |
| Name: | Helen DOWNING | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Nickname: | Nellie | |
| Birth | 1854 | |
| Death | 4 Feb 1885 (age 30-31) | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Burial | 1885 | Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada |
| In Ingersoll Rural Cemetery | ||
| Name: | Jane DOWNING | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1856 | Beachville, North Oxford, Ontario, Canada |
| Death | 27 Feb 1874 (age 17-18) | Beachville, North Oxford, Ontario, Canada |
| Name: | Caroline DOWNING | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1858 | Beachville, North Oxford, Ontario, Canada |
| Death | 10 Sep 1930 (age 71-72) | Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada |
| Name: | Mary DOWNING | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1860 | Beachville, North Oxford, Ontario, Canada |
| Death | 8 Jul 1938 (age 77-78) | Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada |
Migration to Canada: According to Marion Kilcup as written in her book ,"The Descendents of Thomas Downing Sr. and the History of Lime in the Beachville Area": Thomas, his wife Elizabeth and children, Elizabeth Ann, Thomas Jr. John and baby George "set out on the long, arduous journey, accompanied by John Dark and his brother Edwin, and I believe, a brother of Elizabeth, who settled in the Petrolia area (at least his descendents are still around 1995.) There were a total of 35 passengers. The crossing took three months-longer than baby George had lived in England. John Dark was a part-time farm labourer for Thomas as well as being employed with Thomas at Malenshute, in the lime industry. The family arrived in the late summer of 1851. They took up residence in Woodstock, on Simcoe Street at the corner of Perry.
| 1 | Peter E Murray, Murray Heard Research. |
| 2 | Devon FHS Hartland CD. |
| 3 | Text From Source: Census England 1851 Address: Higher Holwell Place: Parkham, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Thomas Downing,Head,Mar,M,33,farmer of 37 acres employing one labourer occasionally,Clovelly, Devon, England, Elizabeth Downing,Wife,Mar,F,30,farmer's wife,Parkham, Devon, England, Elizabeth Ann Downing,Daughter,Unm,F,4,,Parkham, Devon, England, Thomas Downing,Son,Unm,M,3,,Parkham, Devon, England, John Downing,Son,Unm,M,1,,Parkham, Devon, England, George Downing,Son,Unm,M,3d,,Parkham, Devon, England, John Dark,Servant,Unm,M,29,house servant and farm labourer,Parkham, Devon, England, Joanna Johns,Servant,Unm,F,17,house servant,Parkham, Devon, England, |