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First Generation

1. MARY was born in 1806 in Ratcliffe, Middlesex, England. In 1851 she was resident in Providence Place 5, Limehouse, Middlesex, England. She appeared in the census in 1851 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England.

 

James DOWNING was born in 1798 (approx.) in Deptford, Kent, England. He appeared in the census in 1851 in Limehouse. In 1851 he was resident in Providence Place 5. He appeared in the census in 1861 in Limehouse. In 1861 he was resident in Providence Place 5. He and MARY had the following children:

 

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Mary Ann DOWNING (1826- )

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Jane DOWNING (1829?- )

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Emma DOWNING (1834- )

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Sarah DOWNING (1837- )

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Ann DOWNING (1842- )

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James DOWNING (1831- )

Second Generation

2. Mary Ann DOWNING , daughter of James DOWNING and MARY, was born in 1826 in Ratcliffe, Middlesex, England. She appeared in the census in 1851 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. In 1851 she was resident in Providence Place 5, Limehouse, Middlesex, England.

 

3. Jane DOWNING , daughter of James DOWNING and MARY, was born in 1829 (approx.) in Ratcliffe. In 1851 she was resident in Providence Place 5. She appeared in the census in 1851 in Limehouse. On 15 December 1856 she was resident in Joseph Street 2, Poplar, Middlesex, England. She married Thomas Harris SIMCOCK on 15 December 1856 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England. In 1861 she was resident in Providence Place 5. She appeared in the census in 1861 in Limehouse. In 1891 she was resident in Cayley Street 34, Limehouse, Middlesex, England. She appeared in the census in 1891 in Limehouse.

 

Thomas Harris SIMCOCK , son of Robert Harris SIMCOCK (1799-1875) and Mary SEACH (1799- ), was born on 16 February 1830 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. He was christened on 28 November 1830 in All Saints, Poplar, Middlesex, England. On 15 December 1856 he was resident in Joseph Street 2. He died in 1871 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. He and Jane DOWNING had the following children:

 

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Jane Harris SIMCOCK (1866- )

 

4. Emma DOWNING , daughter of James DOWNING and MARY, was born in 1834 in Ratcliffe. She appeared in the census in 1851 in Limehouse. In 1851 she was resident in Providence Place 5. She appeared in the census in 1861 in Limehouse. In 1861 she was resident in Providence Place 5.

 

5. Sarah DOWNING , daughter of James DOWNING and MARY, was born in 1837 in Ratcliffe. She was christened on 26 February 1837 in St Ann, Limehouse, Middlesex, England. In 1851 she was resident in Providence Place 5. She appeared in the census in 1851 in Limehouse. On 16 November 1856 she was resident in Henry Street 5, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. She married Charles CLAY on 16 November 1856 in St Matthew, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. In 1861 she was resident in Catherine Street 7, Limehouse, Middlesex, England. She appeared in the census in 1861 in Limehouse.

 

Charles CLAY , son of John CLAY (1811- ) and MARY ( - ), was born in 1836 in Bromley, Middlesex, England. On 16 November 1856 he was resident in Pollard Row 5, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. In 1861 he was resident in Catherine Street 7. He appeared in the census in 1861 in Limehouse. He and Sarah DOWNING had the following children:

 

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Charles J CLAY (1860- )

 

6. Ann DOWNING , daughter of James DOWNING and MARY, was born in 1842 in Ratcliffe. She appeared in the census in 1851 in Limehouse. In 1851 she was resident in Providence Place 5. She appeared in the census in 1861 in Limehouse. In 1861 she was resident in Providence Place 5.

 

7. James DOWNING , son of James DOWNING and MARY, was born on 25 June 1831 in Ratcliffe. In 1861 he was resident in Providence Place 5. He appeared in the census in 1861 in Limehouse. In 1891 he was resident in Cayley Street 34. He appeared in the census in 1891 in Limehouse.

Third Generation

8. Jane Harris SIMCOCK , daughter of Thomas Harris SIMCOCK and Jane DOWNING, was born in 1866 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. She was christened on 28 June 1868 in St Thomas, Stepney, Middlesex, England. On 29 December 1884 she was resident in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. She married Thomas Robert WENBORN on 29 December 1884 in St James the Great, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. On 15 December 1888 she was resident in Lowell Street 37, Stepney, Middlesex, England.

 

Thomas Robert WENBORN , son of Thomas WENBORN (1836- ) and Alice WILSON (1837- ), was born on 9 June 1863 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. On 16 June 1863 he was resident in Brunswick Place 4, Blackwall, Middlesex, England. He was christened on 16 August 1863 in All Saints, Poplar, Middlesex, England. He appeared in the census in 1881 in Poplar. In 1884 he was resident in Bethnal Green. On 15 December 1888 he was resident in Lowell Street 37. He and Jane Harris SIMCOCK had the following children:

 

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Thomas Robert WENBORN (1888- )

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Ellen WENBORN (1890- )

 

9. Charles J CLAY , son of Charles CLAY and Sarah DOWNING, was born in 1860 in Limehouse. He appeared in the census in 1861 in Limehouse. In 1861 he was resident in Catherine Street 7, Limehouse, Middlesex, England.

Fourth Generation

10. Thomas Robert WENBORN , son of Thomas Robert WENBORN and Jane Harris SIMCOCK, was born in 1888 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. He was christened on 15 December 1888 in All Saints, Poplar, Middlesex, England. On 15 December 1888 he was resident in Lowell Street 37, Stepney, Middlesex, England. He appeared in the census in 1891 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. In 1891 he was resident in Cayley Street 34, Limehouse, Middlesex, England.

 

11. Ellen WENBORN , daughter of Thomas Robert WENBORN and Jane Harris SIMCOCK, was born in 1890 in Poplar. She appeared in the census in 1891 in Limehouse. In 1891 she was resident in Cayley Street 34.