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Adm. sizar (age 20) at SIDNEY, July 4, 1757. 2nd s. of John (1708), R. of St Michael's, Wood Street, London. B. there [between Apr. 1738 and Apr. 1739]. School, Westminster. ' Matric. Michs. 1757; Scholar, 1758; B.A. 1761. Ord. deacon, 1761; priest (London) Dec. 19, 1762; C. of Teddington, Middlesex, 1761-2. Assistant Minister (a freehold) of Sheffield Parish Church, 1766-74. R. of Tatsfield, Surrey, 1766-1816. Non-resident over almost the whole period. C. of Titsey, 1766-75 (non-resident after 1775). Is said later to have lived at Kensington Gravel Pits, and afterwards at The Hyde, Middlesex. (A John D., B.A., was R. of Buckland Filleigh, Devon, in 1803.) Married, Apr. 5, 1762, Sarah Elizabeth Sparrow. Died Aug. 3, 1816, aged 78, at Finchley, Middlesex, where he had lived for some years. Buried there. M.I. Will, P.C.C., Wynne, 480 (1816). Half-brother of Henry (1740); uncle of William H. (1811). (Record of Old Westminsters; P. E. Towell.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1760 | Ordi(ordination) | Downes, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1760 | Ordi(ordination) | Downes, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1762 | Ordi(ordination) | Downes, John | / | priest | View |
| 1762 | Appt(Licensing) | Downes, John | Harmondsworth / | Curate | View |
| 1762 | Subsc | Downes, John | Harmondsworth / | Curate | View |
| 1766 | Appt(Admission) | Downes, John | Tatsfield / | Rector | View |
| 1816 | Vac(Death) | Downes, John | Tattersfield / | Rector | View |