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Where did the English Down family come from? What is the English Down family crest and coat of arms? When did the Down family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Down family history?
The Down name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in an area that was described by a downward slope. The surname was originally derived from the Anglo-Saxon word dun which means a hill.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Down has undergone many spelling variations, including Down, Downe, Downer, Doune, Douner, Dounner, Downner and many more.First found in Sussex where they held a family seat from very early times.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Down research. Another 658 words(47 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1226, 1270, 1327, 1350, 1379, 1407, 1445, 1549, 1609, 1619, 1628, 1666, 1712, 1779, 1805, and 1810 are included under the topic Early Down History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 118 words(8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Down Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Down family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 88 words(6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Down. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Down were among those contributors:
Down Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Philip Down, who arrived in Virginia in 1706
- Martha Down settled in America in 1763
Down Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- H. P. Down settled in New York State in 1823
- Edward Down, who landed in New York in 1834
- John Down, who landed in New York in 1838
- George Down, who arrived in New York in 1840
- Richard Down, who landed in New York in 1843
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- Norman Cecil Sommers Down CMG, Senior Principal Inspector of Taxes
- Richard John Down (b. 1950), American Major League Baseball hitting coach
- John Langdon Down (1828-1890), English doctor, eponym of Down's Syndrome
- Geoffrey "Geoff" Down (b. 1952), English rock keyboard player and songwriter
- Sir Edward Thomas "Ted" Down (1924-2009), English conductor, specialising in opera
- Lesley-Anne Down (b. 1954), English film and television actress former model and singer
- Brigadier John Egbert Down (1885-1963), Australian Director of Dental Services, Army Headquarters from 1942 to 1951
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- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
- Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
- Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
- Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
- Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
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The Down Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Down Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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