Centuries Past
Francis Downes

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Name Francis Downes Birth 1724 Ixworth, Suffolk, England Christening 26 Apr 1724 St Mary's Church, Ixworth, Suffolk, England Gender Male Apprenticeship 1741 Ixworth, Suffolk, England - He was apprenticed to William Parr of Ixworth in 1741 for £4 pounds.
Occupation Blacksmith Will 1776 Original Will of Francis Downs of Great Livermore (Great Livermere) - Held At:
Suffolk Record Office
Reference Number:
IC/500/1/230/100
Date:
1776
Death Dec 1776 Great Livermere, Suffolk, England Burial 17 Dec 1776 St Peter's Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England Person ID I1173 FamilyTree1 Last Modified 18 Aug 2025
Father Francis Downes, b. 1693, Norton, Suffolk, England d. Mar 1768, Bardwell, Suffolk, England
(Age 75 years)
Mother Elizabeth Freeland, b. 1694, Ixworth, Suffolk, England d. Aug 1729, Ixworth, Suffolk, England
(Age 35 years)
Family ID F324 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Green, b. Abt 1729 d. Aug 1806, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England (Age 77 years)
Marriage 6 Nov 1749 St Mary's Church, Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, England Children + 1. John Downes, b. 1750, Bardwell, Suffolk, England d. Aug 1811, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England
(Age 61 years)
+ 2. Francis Downes, b. 1751, Troston, Suffolk, England d. Jan 1828, Troston, Suffolk, England
(Age 77 years)
+ 3. George Downes, b. 1754, Troston, Suffolk, England d. 1839, Little Livermere, Suffolk, England
(Age 85 years)
4. Mary Downes, b. 1756, Troston, Suffolk, England d. Yes, date unknown
5. Richard Downes, b. 1758, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England d. Yes, date unknown
6. Elizabeth Downes, b. 1761, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England d. Yes, date unknown
+ 7. Thomas Downes, b. 1763, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England d. 1843 (Age 80 years)
8. Benjamin Downes, b. 1765, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England d. 1818, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
(Age 53 years)
9. Sarah Downes, b. 1767, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England d. Yes, date unknown
10. William Downes, b. 1770, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England d. Yes, date unknown
11. Anne Downes, b. 1772, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England d. Yes, date unknown
+ 12. Susan Downes, b. 1774, Great Livermere, Suffolk, England d. 1853, Great Tey, Essex, England
(Age 79 years)
Family ID F378 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Feb 2014