Peerage Record – 59647

     Margaret Grace Downton was born in 1882.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Henry Murray Downton and Laura Caroline Bircham.¹ She was baptised on 22 January 1882 at Brooke, Norfolk, England.¹ She died circa 11 July 1882.¹ She was buried on 14 July 1882 at Brooke, Norfolk, England.¹

     Myles Murray Downton was born on 24 August 1883.¹ He was the son of Reverend Henry Murray Downton and Laura Caroline Bircham.¹ He was baptised on 30 September 1883 at Brooke, Norfolk, England.¹ He married Robina Cook, daughter of John Cook, on 14 May 1919 at St. Leonard’s, Dunedin, New Zealand.¹ He died on 20 April 1956 at age 72 at The Common, Bressingham, Diss, Norfolk, England.¹
     He was educated at Felsted School, Felsted, Essex, England^G.¹ He was with the New Zealand Shipping Company, including becoming Captain of S.S. Kaikoura.¹

     Robina Cook is the daughter of John Cook.¹ She married Myles Murray Downton, son of Reverend Henry Murray Downton and Laura Caroline Bircham, on 14 May 1919 at St. Leonard’s, Dunedin, New Zealand.¹
     From 14 May 1919, her married name became Downton.¹

     John Cook lived at Dunedin, New Zealand.¹

     Edmund Murray Downton was born in 1884 at Hoxne, Suffolk, England.¹ He was the son of Reverend Henry Murray Downton and Laura Caroline Bircham.¹ He died on 17 October 1965.¹
     He graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1907 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was Curate between 1909 and 1913 at St. Alban the Martyr, Westcliff, Essex, England.¹

     Ethel Murray Downton was born on 26 March 1886 at Hoxne, Suffolk, England.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Henry Murray Downton and Laura Caroline Bircham.¹ She died in 1972 at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹

     Arthur Murray Downton was born on 8 July 1887.¹ He was the son of Reverend Henry Murray Downton and Laura Caroline Bircham.¹ He married Joan Margaret Dunstan on 2 July 1916 at Wye, Kent, England.¹ He died in 1965 at Hastings, Sussex, England.¹
     He was educated at Felsted School, Felsted, Essex, England^G.¹ He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1914 in the 10th Lancashire Battery, Royal Field Artillery.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was with Chittenden Simmons Ltd, Civil Engineers at Maidstone, Kent, England.¹

     Joan Margaret Dunstan married Arthur Murray Downton, son of Reverend Henry Murray Downton and Laura Caroline Bircham, on 2 July 1916 at Wye, Kent, England.¹
     From 2 July 1916, her married name became Downton.¹

     John Malcolm Downton was born on 13 February 1917.² He was the son of Arthur Murray Downton and Joan Margaret Dunstan.¹ He died in February 2000 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.^1,2
     He was educated between 1930 and 1934 at Felsted School, Felsted, Essex, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Officer Pilot on 6 January 1937 in the Royal Air Force.¹ He gained the rank of Flying Officer on 6 August 1938.¹ He gained the rank of Squadron leader.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Grace Downton was born on 23 August 1851 at Chatham, Kent, England.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Henry Downton and Elizabeth McKee.¹ She died on 15 May 1923 at age 71 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.¹