John Downall

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John Downall (1803–1872) was the Archdeacon of Totnes”Some account of the barony and town of Okehampton:Its antiquities and institutions” Bridges, W.B; Wright, W.H.K; Rattenbury, J; Shebbeare, R; Thomas, C; Fothergill, H.G Tiverton, W.Masland,1889 from 1859MISCELLANEOUS North Wales Chronicle (Bangor, Wales), Saturday, March 19, 1859; Issue 1667 until 1872.Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (Exeter, England), Wednesday, April 10, 1872; Issue 5602. (555 words).

He was the only son of James Downall of Liverpool and studied at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, graduating BA in 1826'BA UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE' The Morning Post (London, England), Friday, May 05, 1826; Issue 17278 and MA in 1829. He was ordained deacon in 1826 at Eccleshal, Staffordshire.{{CCEd |type=person |id=10675 |name=Downall, John |year1=1826 |year2=1829 |accessed=28 October 2024 }} His first post was as Curate at Blidworth.'PREFERMENT' Berrow's Worcester Journal (Worcester, England), Thursday, July 08, 1841; Issue 7232 He then became Chaplain to the Earl of Burlington before a stint as Vicar of St George's Church, Kidderminster.