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Eliza Down[1]

Female 1816 - Abt 1896  (80 years)

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  • Name Eliza Down
    Birth Abt. 1816  Sherborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female
    Death Abt 1896  Sherborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322435114264  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Family James Longman,   b. 1811, Sherborne, Dorset, , England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1887, Dorset, Somerset, , England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Marriage 14 May 1833  Dean of Salisbury, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Longman,   b. 1835, Sherborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1859 (Age 24 years)
     2. Caroline Mary Longman,   b. 24 Sep 1838, Sherborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1876, Martock, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     3. John Longman,   b. 1842, Sherborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1852 (Age 10 years)
     4. Edward Longman,   b. Mar 1844, Sherborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1898, Sherborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     5. Walter Henry Longman,   b. 1848, Sherborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1898, Sherborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     6. Henry Longman,   b. 1860, Sherborne Dorset England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F6965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.


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