Venn: son of Roger of Shrigley, Cheshire; of Lichfield diocese; BA 1511/12; MA 1515; BD 1521; DD 1526; fellow of JESUS 1512; University preacher 1520; ord. deacon (Ely) 20 Oct. 1516; priest 20 Dec. 1516; prebendary of York 1532; prebendary of Southwell 1535; chancellor of York 1537-60; died July 1561; will (Dean and Chapter of York) 1561; from will of James Downes of Wickham Breux, Kent 1529 'Mr Geoffrey Downes of Jesus College to pray for my soul and the soul of Mr Geoffrey Downes'; Cooper I, 210; A. Gray; Wood's Fasti I, 190.
See "Prebendaries deprived under Queen Elizabeth" by John Wainewright, in Ampleforth Journal 17:2 (1912) (www.monlib.org.uk/paper/aj/aj1912prebendaries.pdf - accessed 12 Dec. 2106 )- which states "Prebendary of Gloucester (Morton) deprived of all his offices in 1561 and died soon after". Prebend of Moreton and Whaddon was a prebend of Hereford not Gloucester although located in Gloucestershire.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1542 | Libc | Downes, Galfridus | Hereford Cathedral / Prebend of Moreton et Whaddon | Prebendary | View |
| 1548 | Libc | Downys, unknown | Morton Valas / | Prebendary | View |
| 1548 | Libc | Downys, unknown | Whaddon / | Prebendary | View |
| 1550 | Libc | Downes, Galfridus | Letwell / | Rector | View |
| 1550 | Libc | Downes, Galfridus | Thorp Salven / | Rector | View |
| 1550 | Libc | Downes, Galfridus | Firbecke / | Rector | View |
| 1550 | Libc | Downes, Galfridus | Wales / | Rector | View |
| 1550 | Libc | Downes, Galfridus | Sancte Johannes / | Rector | View |
| 1550 | Libc | Downes, Galfridus | Laughton in Morthing / | Prebendary | View |
| 1554 | Libc | Downes, Galfridus | York Cathedral / | Chancellor | View |
| 1554 | Libc | Downes, Galfridus | York Cathedral / Prebend of Laughton in Morthinge | Prebendary | View |
| 1556 | Appt(Presentation) | Downes, Geoffrey | Birking / | Rector | View |
| 1561 | Vac(resignation) | Downes, Galfridus | York Cathedral / Prebend of Laughton | Prebendary | View |
| 1561 | Vac(resignation) | Downes, Galfridus | York Cathedral / | Chancellor | View |