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William Downing[1]

Male 1879 - 1955  (76 years)

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  • Name William Downing
    Birth 13 Jul 1879  Itchen, St Mary's Extra, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death Sep 1955  New Forest, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322659674496  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father James Ross Downing,   b. Abt 1850, Hartland, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1884, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
    Mother Georgina Hinvest,   b. 13 Jan 1851, Broken Ford, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1892, South Stoneham, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    Marriage 31 Jul 1870  Saint James Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.


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