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Margaret DOWNING's parents: Thomas DOWNIN (1735-1801) and Mary TRICK (1731- )
Margaret DOWNING's siblings: Elizabeth DOWNING (1760- ), Dominick DOWNING (1764- ), Thomas DOWNING (1764- ), John DOWNING (1765-1839) and Mary DOWNING (1766- )

Family of Hugh PROUSE and Margaret DOWNING

Husband:	Hugh PROUSE (1768-1824)
Wife:	Margaret DOWNING (1772-1841)
Children:	Betty PROUSE (1793- )
	Joseph PROUSE (1794- )
	Margaret PROUSE (1797- )
	Joanna PROUSE (1798- )
	John PROUSE (1801-1851)
	Hugh PROUSE (1804-1878)
	James PROUSE (1806- )
	Grace PROUSE (1809- )
	Eliza PROUSE (1812- )
Marriage	20 Feb 1792	Clovelly, Devon, England

Husband: Hugh PROUSE

Name:	Hugh PROUSE¹
Sex:	Male
Father:	-
Mother:	-
Birth	1768¹
Death	1824 (age 56)	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
	Horas
Burial	23 Feb 1824	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England²
	Horas

Wife: Margaret DOWNING

Name:	Margaret DOWNING¹
Sex:	Female
Alt. Name:	Peggy PROUSE
Father:	Thomas DOWNIN (1735-1801)
Mother:	Mary TRICK (1731- )
Birth	1772	Hartland, Devon, England¹
Baptism	21 Jun 1772 (age 0)	Hartland, Devon, England^1,3
Death	15 Jan 1841 (age 69)	Bideford, Devon, England^1,4
Burial	1841	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England⁴
	The inscription on Margaret Prouse's grave stone gives her age as 69, suggesting a date of birth of 1772.

Child 1: Betty PROUSE

Name:	Betty PROUSE⁵
Sex:	Female
Birth	1793	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
Baptism	11 Jan 1793 (age 0)	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Child 2: Joseph PROUSE

Name:	Joseph PROUSE
Sex:	Male
Birth	1794	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
Baptism	18 Oct 1794 (age 0)	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England⁶

Child 3: Margaret PROUSE

Name:	Margaret PROUSE
Sex:	Female
Birth	1797	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
Baptism	2 Jan 1797 (age 0)	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England^4,7

Child 4: Joanna PROUSE

Name:	Joanna PROUSE
Sex:	Female
Birth	1798	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
Baptism	26 Dec 1798 (age 0)	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England⁸

Child 5: John PROUSE

Name:	John PROUSE
Sex:	Male
Birth	1801	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England⁹
Baptism	18 Dec 1801 (age 0)	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
Death	1851 (age 49-50)

Child 6: Hugh PROUSE

Name:	Hugh PROUSE
Sex:	Male
Birth	1804
Baptism	10 Feb 1804 (age 0)	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England¹⁰
Death	1878 (age 73-74)

Child 7: James PROUSE

Name:	James PROUSE
Sex:	Male
Birth	1806	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England¹¹
Baptism	12 Dec 1806 (age 0)	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Child 8: Grace PROUSE

Name:	Grace PROUSE
Sex:	Female
Birth	1809	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
Baptism	17 Feb 1809 (age 0)	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England¹²

Child 9: Eliza PROUSE

Name:	Eliza PROUSE
Sex:	Female
Birth	1812	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
Baptism	3 Jan 1812 (age 0)	Buckland Brewer, Devon, England¹³

Note on Husband: Hugh PROUSE

In 1798 he was assessed for land tax at £2 8s 6d for his own dwelling in Buckland Brewer, listed as proprietor and occupier.

Sources

1	Peter E Murray, Murray Heard Research.
2	Devon Parish Burials. Buckland Brewer. Cit. Date: 1824.
3	Devon Baptisms. Hartland. Cit. Date: 21 June 1772. Archive reference 1201A/PR/1/4
4	Find A Grave. Buckland Brewer, Devon. Cit. Date: 15 May 1841.
5	Devon Baptisms. Buckland Brewer. Cit. Date: 1793. Archive reference 267A/PR/1/2
6	Ibid. Buckland Brewer. Cit. Date: 1794. Archive reference 267A/PR/1/2
7	Devon Parish Burials. Buckland Brewer. Cit. Date: 1797. Archive reference 267A/PR/1/2
8	Devon Baptisms. Buckland Brewer. Cit. Date: 1798. Archive reference 267A/PR/1/2
9	Ibid. Buckland Brewer. Cit. Date: 1801. Archive reference 267A/PR/1/2
10	Ibid. Buckland Brewer. Cit. Date: 1804. Archive reference 267A/PR/1/2
11	Ibid. Buckland Brewer. Cit. Date: 1806. Archive reference 267A/PR/1/2
12	Ibid. Buckland Brewer. Cit. Date: 1809. Archive reference 267A/PR/1/2
13	Ibid. Buckland Brewer. Cit. Date: 1812. Archive reference 267A/PR/1/2