Joseph Downing 1821–… – Lomas Family Tree

Joseph Downing, 1821–…

Name

Joseph Downing

Name: Joseph /Downing/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	11 December 1821 39 33 Burntwood, Staffordshire
Census	1841 (aged 19 years) Burntwood, Staffordshire
Marriage	Sarah Clarke — View this family 13 March 1849 (aged 27 years) Armitage, Staffordshire
Census	1851 (aged 29 years) Burntwood, Staffordshire
Death of a father	Joseph Downing 18 October 1852 Burntwood, Staffordshire
Census	1861 (aged 39 years) Burntwood, Staffordshire
Death of a mother	Sarah Heath 19 September 1861 Burntwood, Staffordshire
Birth of a son	William Green Downing between July and September 1861 Armitage, Staffordshire
Death of a wife	Sarah Clarke 26 July 1863 Burntwood, Staffordshire
Census	1871 (aged 49 years) Derby
Census	1881 (aged 59 years) Langley Mill, Derbyshire
Marriage of a son	William Green Downing — Mary Jane Geary — View this family 7 June 1885 Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire
Death of a brother	William Downing 23 February 1894 Burntwood, Staffordshire
Death	between January and March 1891 Dudley, Staffordshire

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 31 March 1782 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Marriage: 1 May 1817 — Walsall, Staffordshire Census: 1841 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1851 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Death: 18 October 1852 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Heath Joseph Downing William Downing Joseph Downing 1782–1852 Birth: 31 March 1782 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Death: 18 October 1852 — Burntwood, Staffordshire
mother	Links Birth: 20 January 1788 — Brownhills, Walsall, Staffordshire Marriage: 1 May 1817 — Walsall, Staffordshire Census: 1841 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1851 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1861 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Death: 19 September 1861 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph Downing Joseph Downing William Downing Sarah Heath 1788–1861 Birth: 20 January 1788 — Brownhills, Walsall, Staffordshire Death: 19 September 1861 — Burntwood, Staffordshire
Marriage	Marriage — 1 May 1817 — Walsall, Staffordshire
5 years himself	Links Birth: 11 December 1821 39 33 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1841 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Marriage: 13 March 1849 — Armitage, Staffordshire Census: 1851 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1861 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1871 — Derby Census: 1881 — Langley Mill, Derbyshire Death: Dudley, Staffordshire Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Clarke Family with spouse Maria Clarke William Green Downing Joseph Downing 1821–… Birth: 11 December 1821 39 33 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Death: Dudley, Staffordshire
-19 months elder brother	Links Birth: 16 April 1820 38 32 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1851 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1861 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Death: 23 February 1894 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Downing 1820–1894 Birth: 16 April 1820 38 32 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Death: 23 February 1894 — Burntwood, Staffordshire

Family with Sarah Clarke
himself	Links Birth: 11 December 1821 39 33 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1841 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Marriage: 13 March 1849 — Armitage, Staffordshire Census: 1851 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1861 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1871 — Derby Census: 1881 — Langley Mill, Derbyshire Death: Dudley, Staffordshire Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Clarke Family with spouse Maria Clarke William Green Downing Joseph Downing 1821–… Birth: 11 December 1821 39 33 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Death: Dudley, Staffordshire
wife	Links Birth: 11 June 1826 22 20 — Brereton, Staffordshire Marriage: 13 March 1849 — Armitage, Staffordshire Census: 1851 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1861 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Death: 26 July 1863 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph Downing Sarah Clarke 1826–1863 Birth: 11 June 1826 22 20 — Brereton, Staffordshire Death: 26 July 1863 — Burntwood, Staffordshire
Marriage	Marriage — 13 March 1849 — Armitage, Staffordshire

Family with Maria Clarke
himself	Links Birth: 11 December 1821 39 33 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1841 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Marriage: 13 March 1849 — Armitage, Staffordshire Census: 1851 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1861 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Census: 1871 — Derby Census: 1881 — Langley Mill, Derbyshire Death: Dudley, Staffordshire Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Clarke Family with spouse Maria Clarke William Green Downing Joseph Downing 1821–… Birth: 11 December 1821 39 33 — Burntwood, Staffordshire Death: Dudley, Staffordshire
partner	Links Birth: 18 October 1838 34 33 — Armitage, Staffordshire Baptism: 4 November 1838 34 33 — Armitage, Staffordshire Census: 1841 — Armitage, Staffordshire Census: 1851 — Armitage, Staffordshire Marriage: 7 January 1860 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1861 — Burton Census: 1871 — Derby Census: 1881 — Langley Mill, Derbyshire Census: 1891 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1901 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1911 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Death: Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Green Isadora Green Family with spouse Joseph Downing William Green Downing Maria Clarke 1838–… Birth: 18 October 1838 34 33 — Armitage, Staffordshire Death: Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire
son	Links Birth: Armitage, Staffordshire Census: 1871 — Armitage, Staffordshire Census: 1881 — Langley Mill, Derbyshire Marriage: 7 June 1885 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1891 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1901 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1911 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Death: Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Jane Geary William Green Downing …–… Birth: Armitage, Staffordshire Death: Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire

Thomas Green + Maria Clarke
partner’s husband	Links Birth: 6 May 1832 — Cheadle, Staffordshire Marriage: 7 January 1860 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1861 — Burton Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maria Clarke Isadora Green Thomas Green 1832–… Birth: 6 May 1832 — Cheadle, Staffordshire
partner	Links Birth: 18 October 1838 34 33 — Armitage, Staffordshire Baptism: 4 November 1838 34 33 — Armitage, Staffordshire Census: 1841 — Armitage, Staffordshire Census: 1851 — Armitage, Staffordshire Marriage: 7 January 1860 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1861 — Burton Census: 1871 — Derby Census: 1881 — Langley Mill, Derbyshire Census: 1891 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1901 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1911 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Death: Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Green Isadora Green Family with spouse Joseph Downing William Green Downing Maria Clarke 1838–… Birth: 18 October 1838 34 33 — Armitage, Staffordshire Death: Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire
Marriage	Marriage — 7 January 1860 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire
10 months partner’s daughter	Links Birth: 1 November 1860 28 22 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Baptism: 18 November 1860 28 22 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1871 — Derby Census: 1881 — Horninglow, Staffordshire Marriage: 14 June 1888 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1891 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Census: 1901 — Nottingham Census: 1911 — Nottingham Census: 1939 — Nottingham Death: Nottingham Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Watson Isadora Green 1860–… Birth: 1 November 1860 28 22 — Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Death: Nottingham

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Shared note	Joseph Downing b Edgell bp 11 Dec 1821 at Burntwood, parents Joseph and Sarah. Lot of confusion over where Edgell is, variously written in census returns as Edge Hill and Edgall. Edge Hill is a completely different place near Stourton and not the one mentioned in the Downing origins. The Edgell near Burntwood is 1.4 miles east of Burntwood and its modern name is Edial, named after Edial Hall. Many variations of the name Edgell near Burntwood have been found, including Edgell, Eggell, Edgle, Edgele, Edgelle, Edgill, Edghill and many more. m 13 Mar 1849 to Sarah Clarke at Armitage. Joseph was living at St Michael's Greenhill (Lichfield) at the time of his marriage. There is a strange note under the marriage entry saying that at the time this entry #76 was made (so marriage of Joseph Downing and Sarah Clarke), the register was at Stafford on occasion of the trial of Wm Miden for Bigamy. No children with Sarah, but he did get his sister-in-law Maria Clarke pregnant in 1861 (son William Green/Downing), and, presumably after his wife's death in 1863, he and Maria lived together, and can be seen in the 1871 and 1881 census returns. Died 1Q1891 at Dudley, Staffs, no idea what he was doing there. I suspect that they moved back to Burton in the mid 1880s when son William Downing got married, and in 1891 census Maria is seen living with daughter Isadora and family. Burton to Dudley is about 30 miles.

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Shared note

Joseph Downing b Edgell bp 11 Dec 1821 at Burntwood, parents Joseph and Sarah.
Lot of confusion over where Edgell is, variously written in census returns as Edge Hill and Edgall. Edge Hill is a completely different place near Stourton and not the one mentioned in the Downing origins. The Edgell near Burntwood is 1.4 miles east of Burntwood and its modern name is Edial, named after Edial Hall. Many variations of the name Edgell near Burntwood have been found, including Edgell, Eggell, Edgle, Edgele, Edgelle, Edgill, Edghill and many more.

m 13 Mar 1849 to Sarah Clarke at Armitage. Joseph was living at St Michael's Greenhill (Lichfield) at the time of his marriage. There is a strange note under the marriage entry saying that at the time this entry #76 was made (so marriage of Joseph Downing and Sarah Clarke), the register was at Stafford on occasion of the trial of Wm Miden for Bigamy.

No children with Sarah, but he did get his sister-in-law Maria Clarke pregnant in 1861 (son William Green/Downing), and, presumably after his wife's death in 1863, he and Maria lived together, and can be seen in the 1871 and 1881 census returns.

Died 1Q1891 at Dudley, Staffs, no idea what he was doing there. I suspect that they moved back to Burton in the mid 1880s when son William Downing got married, and in 1891 census Maria is seen living with daughter Isadora and family. Burton to Dudley is about 30 miles.

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Family with parents
father	Joseph Downing 1782–1852
mother	Sarah Heath 1788–1861
himself	Joseph Downing 1821–…
elder brother	William Downing 1820–1894

Family with Sarah Clarke
himself	Joseph Downing 1821–…
wife Parents Samuel CLARK Mary WETTON	Sarah Clarke 1826–1863

Family with Maria Clarke
himself	Joseph Downing 1821–…
partner Parents Samuel CLARK Mary WETTON	Maria Clarke 1838–…
son Family Mary Jane Geary	William Green Downing …–…

Thomas Green + Maria Clarke
partner’s husband	Thomas Green 1832–…
partner Parents Samuel CLARK Mary WETTON	Maria Clarke 1838–…
partner’s daughter Family James Watson	Isadora Green 1860–…

Descendants

Joseph Downing(1821–…)
- Sarah Clarke1849
  - No children
- Maria Clarke
  - William Green Downing(…–…)