Venn: Adm. sizar (age 15) at CAIUS, Feb. 18, 1636-7. S. of George, weaver. B. in Norwich. School, Saham Toney. Matric. 1637; Scholar, 1637-44; B.A. 1640-1; M.A. 1644. Fellow of Sidney, 1661 (by royal mandate). Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Aug. 20; priest, Aug. 22, 1662. V. of
Chicheley, Bucks., 1662. Archdeacon of Coventry, 1673-84. Chancellor of Lichfield, 1676-84. Died 1684. (Venn, i. 324.)
Recommended to Bishop Sanderson for ordination by Bishop Ward of Exeter (Lincolnshire Archives, LT & D.1662, no. 464).
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Subsc | Downing, George | Chichley / | Vicar | View |
| 1662 | Ordi(ordination) | Downing, George | / | deacon | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Licensing) | Downing, Georgius | Diocese of Lincoln / | Preacher | View |
| 1662 | Ordi(ordination) | Downing, George | / | priest | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Institution) | Downing, Georgius | Chichley / | Vicar | View |
| 1673 | Appt(Collation) | Downing, George | Coventry / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1673 | Appt(Collation) | Downing, George | Dunchurch / | Vicar | View |
| 1673 | Subsc | Downey, George | Coventry, St Michael / | Vicar | View |
| 1673 | Subsc | Downing, George | Dunchurch / | Vicar | View |
| 1673 | Subsc | Downing, George | Coventry / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1673 | Appt(Admission) | Downing, George | Lichfield / archdeaconry of Coventry | Archdeacon | View |
| 1673 | Appt(Institution) | Downing, George | Coventry, St Michael / | Vicar | View |
| 1676 | Subsc | Downing, George | Lichfield / Prebend of Alrewas | Chancellor | View |
| 1676 | Libc | Downing, George | Coventry St Michael / | Vicar | View |
| 1676 | Subsc | Downing, George | Lichfield / | Chancellor | View |
| 1676 | Subsc | Downing, George | Lichfield / Prebend of Alderwas | Prebendary | View |
| 1676 | Appt(Admission) | Downing, George | Lichfield / prebend of Alderwas | Prebendary | View |