VENN: Matric. pens. from CHRIST'S, May, 1554. B. at Shrigley, Cheshire. B.A. 1557-8; M.A. 1561. Fellow of St John's, 1558. B.D. (Oxford) 1572. Ord. deacon (London) June, 1568. R. of Chadwell, Essex, 1568-75; of St Margaret Lothbury, 1572-3; deprived. V. of Gillingham, Kent, 1572-91. R. of Bishopsbourne, 1576-9; of Little Thurrock, Essex, 1579. Buried at Gillingham, Nov. 16, 1591. (Al. Oxon.; Peile, I. 55; Cooper, II. 182.)
First entry below obviously does not belong to this man but to another of same name CCED ID 116607
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1560 | Vac(Deprivation) | Downe, Galfridus | Hereford Cathedral / Prebend of Morton Vallance | Prebendary | View |
| 1568 | Ordi(ordination) | Downes, Galfridus | / | priest | View |
| 1568 | Ordi(ordination) | Downes, Galfridus | / | deacon | View |
| 1569 | Appt(Presentation) | Downes, Geoffrey | St. Margaret Lothebury / | Rector | View |
| 1573 | Appt(Institution) | Downes, Galfridus | Gillingham / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1576 | Appt(Presentation) | Downes, Geoffrey | Barham / | Rector | View |
| 1576 | Appt(Presentation) | Downes, Geoffrey | Busshoppes Bourne and Barham / | Rector | View |
| 1579 | Appt(Presentation) | Downes, Geoffrey | Little Thurock / | Rector | View |
| 1579 | Appt(Presentation) | Downes, Geoffrey | Spaxton / | Rector | View |
| 1580 | Appt(Collation) | Downes, Galfridus | Brasted / | Rector | View |
| 1581 | Appt(Collation) | Downes, Galfridus | Gillingham / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1582 | Libc | Downes, Geoffrey | Brasted / | Rector | View |
| 1583 | Libc | Downes, Geoffrey | Gillingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1585 | Appt(Presentation) | Downes, Geoffrey | Burghe / | Rector | View |
| 1588 | Libc | Downes, Galfridus | Bradsteede / Kent | Rector | View |
| 1591 | Vac(natural death) | Downes, Wilfred | Brasted / | Rector | View |
| 1591 | Libc | Downes, Galfridus | Gillingham / Kent | Vicar | View |
| 1592 | Vac(natural death) | Downes, Wilfred | Gillingham / | Perpetual Vicar | View |