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Hon. John Dawnay

Male 1686 - 1740  (53 years)


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  1. 1.  Hon. John Dawnay was born on 8 Dec. 1686 (son of Henry (Dawnay), 2nd Viscount Downe and Mildred Godfrey); died on 12 Aug. 1740.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Christ Church, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    • Office: From 1713 to 1716; Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Pontefract

    Notes:

    Education:
    Master of Arts (M.A.)

    John married Charlotte Louisa Pleydell on 10 Aug. 1724. Charlotte (daughter of Robert Pleydell) was buried on 19 April 1729. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Henry Pleydell (Dawnay), 3rd Viscount Downe was born on 8 April 1727; died on 9 Dec. 1760.
    2. John (Dawnay), 4th Viscount Downe was born on 9 Aug. 1728; died on 21 Dec. 1780.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry (Dawnay), 2nd Viscount DowneHenry (Dawnay), 2nd Viscount Downe was christened on 7 June 1664 (son of John (Dawnay), 1st Viscount Downe and Dorothy Johnson); was buried on 21 May 1741.

    Other Events:

    • Office: From 1690 to 1695; Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Pontefract
    • Hereditary Title: 1 Oct. 1695; 2nd Viscount Downe [I., 1681]
    • Office: From 1698 to 1700; Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Yorkshire
    • Office: From 1707 to 1727; Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Yorkshire

    Notes:

    Office:
    He was a Tory.

    Office:
    He was a Tory.

    Office:
    He was a Tory.

    Henry married Mildred Godfrey on 29 Sept. 1685. Mildred (daughter of William Godfrey) died in Aug. 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mildred Godfrey (daughter of William Godfrey); died in Aug. 1725.
    Children:
    1. 1. Hon. John Dawnay was born on 8 Dec. 1686; died on 12 Aug. 1740.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John (Dawnay), 1st Viscount DowneJohn (Dawnay), 1st Viscount Downe was christened on 25 Jan. 1624/25 (son of John Dawnay and Elizabeth Hutton); died on 1 Oct. 1695.

    Other Events:

    • Decoration: 1660; Knighthood
    • Office: 1660; Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Yorkshire
    • Office: From 1661 to 1681; Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Pontefract
    • Hereditary Title: 19 Feb. 1680/81; 1st Viscount Downe [I., 1681]
    • Office: From 1685 to 1687; Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Pontefract
    • Office: From 1689 to 1690; Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Pontefract

    Notes:

    He was attainted by James II's first Parliament in May 1689.

    John married Dorothy Johnson on 14 May 1663. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Dorothy Johnson (daughter of William Johnson).
    Children:
    1. 2. Henry (Dawnay), 2nd Viscount Downe was christened on 7 June 1664; was buried on 21 May 1741.

  3. 6.  William Godfrey

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Thornock, Lincolnshire, England

    Children:
    1. 3. Mildred Godfrey died in Aug. 1725.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Dawnay (son of Sir Thomas Dawnay and Faith Legard); died on 16 March 1629/30.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Wormesley, Yorkshire, England

    John married Elizabeth Hutton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Hutton (daughter of Sir Richard Hutton).
    Children:
    1. George Dawnay was buried on 19 April 1639.
    2. Sir Christopher Dawnay, 1st Baronet died on 13 July 1644.
    3. 4. John (Dawnay), 1st Viscount Downe was christened on 25 Jan. 1624/25; died on 1 Oct. 1695.

  3. 10.  William Johnson

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Wickham, Lincolnshire, England

    Children:
    1. 5. Dorothy Johnson


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