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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: downings of kilberry downing
« on: Monday 07 January 19 18:46 GMT (UK) »
Hi Rick,
Nice to hear from you and I'm pleasantly surprised to find a possible distant Downing kinsman.
re. Downing farm ; It seemed to be approximatly 30 acres, One third was given to Edward Downing,
James' brother who died about 1900. The census of 1901 and 1911 names John Downing and wife Susan and also his daughter Annie born ca 1900.
I believe Annie married Andrew Scullion in 1924 and had some offspring.She is buried in the Belaghy church yard with Andrew and the gravestone appears to be quite new.
Patrick Dawson Downing ,my mothers father was a Nationalist firebrand all of his life. He did not volunteer in 1914, he went out India in 1918, but assaulted one of his Indian workers and was
sent back to UK. He oddly enough said the reverse of your Downing /Downey story and maintained
that the name was changed to Downing to appear more 'English,'
I'm not sure how to get in touch with you,you can contact me on facebook under Jaimie Hanley
Nice to hear from you and I'm pleasantly surprised to find a possible distant Downing kinsman.
re. Downing farm ; It seemed to be approximatly 30 acres, One third was given to Edward Downing,
James' brother who died about 1900. The census of 1901 and 1911 names John Downing and wife Susan and also his daughter Annie born ca 1900.
I believe Annie married Andrew Scullion in 1924 and had some offspring.She is buried in the Belaghy church yard with Andrew and the gravestone appears to be quite new.
Patrick Dawson Downing ,my mothers father was a Nationalist firebrand all of his life. He did not volunteer in 1914, he went out India in 1918, but assaulted one of his Indian workers and was
sent back to UK. He oddly enough said the reverse of your Downing /Downey story and maintained
that the name was changed to Downing to appear more 'English,'
I'm not sure how to get in touch with you,you can contact me on facebook under Jaimie Hanley