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Re: Bike Messengers Pedal Past Bandwidth in Data Race

Martin Barnes — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:45:44 -0000

I love everything about this article - the Samurai guys are an inspiration - great writing and design

Re: George/Geoffrey Downing confusion

Robert Stedall — Sat, 27 May 2017 08:19:25 -0000

The only seemingly reliable pedigree for the Rev. Emmanuel Downing is in a record of Sussex Manorial Families at https://archive.org/details.... As this is based on Visitations, will records and the correspondence of Emmanuel and his family, it can be reasonably assumed to be right. Emmanuel was not the son of the Rev. Calybute Downing as claimed by Burke and many others.

Re: John Downing St Clements Danes - Genealogyeemaker.genealogy.com

Robert Stedall — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:35:23 -0000

I cannot help you on his ancestry bu am hoping to unlock this in the Skinners' Company records which are at the Guildhall library in London when I can get there. Please see http://www.beanweb.net/ft/f...
if you have not already done so. Robert Stedall

Re: John Downing, St Clements Dane - Genealogyeemaker.genealogy.com

Robert Stedall — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:39:01 -0000

Please see http://www.beanweb.net/ft/f... i would be interested in any comments on the American family

Re: Lieutenant John Downing & Geoffrey Downing 1500s England & Ireland

Robert Stedall — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 13:17:29 -0000

John Downing (abt 1610 - 1643) defended Doneraile Castle in 1641 on behalf of Sir Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork. He married Catherine Browne daughter of Sir Valentine Browne 2nd Bt. of Mollahiffe, but was killed at the siege of Plymouth in 1643 during the Civil War in England. He had three sons and a daughter. (I can provide details.)

John was the son of John Downing (b. abt 1571 Lexham Norfolk d. 3 6 1629 bur. Lismore Cathedral) HJohn Sr. came to Ireland to serve under Sir Richard Wingfield, the Queen's Marshal, who was his kinsman. He probably married in England before coming to Ireland and seems to have had three sons by this marriage (I can provide details). He fought at the Battle of Kinsale in 1601 and at the siege of Dunboy(ne) in 1602, and received several Irish properties in liu of pay. He then married Catherine Travers who was stabbed to death in the Great Rebellion in 1642. Catherine bore at least 4 children including John above.

John Sr. was the son of Arthur Downing of Lexham in Norfolk (b. 10 5 1543 at St. Paul's Belchamp (Poles Belachamp) d. 19 9 1606 at Lexham), who married his second cousin Susan Calybute of Castle Acre, Norfolk) on 22 Nov. 1570 at Belchamp St. Paul. John was the eldest son of and extensive family, which also included Calybute Downing.

Arthur Downing was the son of Geoffrey Downing (b. 7 3 1524 at Pynest, Belchamp St. Paul, Essex d. 17 9 1595 Great Dunham, Norfolk. He married Elizabeth Wingfield (1528 - 1621) the daughter of Thomas Wingfield of Great Dunham, who was a desscentant of Henry III and a galaxy of Norman knights.

This family is not related to the Downing baronetcy family. I can provide a lot more information if you want to contact me on robert@stedall.com. I would be most interested to talk to you. Robert

Re: DOWNING, Abigail m. GOODE, John

Robert Stedall — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 13:50:53 -0000

I can confirm that Abigail was the sister of Emmanuel Downing. She married John Goade or Goode, who was a Skinner in London. Abigail was b. c. 1592 and bp. St. Mary in the Tower, Ipswich. She d. 1638 and was bur. St. John the baptist, Walbrook. She m. John Goade (or Goode) a London Skinner on 2o 2 1615 at St. Lawrence, ipwich. They had 4 children including Abigail who was bp. St. Helen's Bishopsgate on 19 9 1619 She died in Feb. 1666 at Salem, Massachusetts. She m. Robert Moulton in Feb. 1641 at Salem. Sorry I do not know her descendants. Robert

Re: Downing/Wingfield connections

Robert Stedall — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 06:19:58 -0000

Janice, You may have resolved all you Downing Genealogy problems by now. If not I can help you a bit. Our John Downing was the son of John Downing and Anne Rowe who lived at Rowe's Gift in co. Londonderry. He was born in 1640 and seems to have died in 1692. He was a Captain in the British Artillery and served in the Seven Years' War in Europe. He does not appear to have returned to Ireland, and we have not found a burial or will for him. It is entirely possible, as a fifth son, that the was the John Downing who went to Pennsylvania and married Mary Pagan in 1764, but we cannot demonstrate this with any certainty. What we can say is that he was not a descendant of Calybute Downing and Elizabeth Wingfield (or her first husband Edward Morrison). He was descended from Calybute's brother, also John, who moved to Ireland as a soldier in c. 1601. If you have Morrison DNA it is not through John Downing of Londonderry.

Re: Re: 2nd message - Calybute Downing the son, baptised October 27 1605

Robert Stedall — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 07:46:07 -0000

I have looked through the history of Delaware archive for the Downing family. This is a most inaccurate document. If after so much time anyone is interested in the correct line of descent I would be very happy to provide you with what I have established. Robert

Re: Re: Downing Family documents

Robert Stedall — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 11:23:49 -0000

James Downing, son of Emmanuel and Anne nee Ware was b. in c. 1616 in London and died 13 2 1637 at Ipswich, Essex Massachusetts. As he was c. 21 he is unlikely to have been a major player.

I have a record that Rev. Joseph Downing died at Salem Mass. in Aug. 1656. He lived most of his life in England at Layer Marney in Essex, but he seems to have come to Massachusetts as a widower to live with his eldest daughter Abigail, who had married Richard Montague in 1636. She lived until 8 11 1694 dying at Hadley, New Hampshire.

The sons of George the father Emmanuel were:
Joshua b. 1580
Elnathan b. 1583
Emmanuel b. 1585
Nathaniel b. 1587
Joseph b. 1589
James b. 1590
Benjamin b. 1593
John b. 1596
George b. 1604

There were 6 daughters.

Re: Frances E Downing Dowdall, and William HenryJohnston

Robert Stedall — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:16:29 -0000

Maria Downing of the Downing family in Londonderry living at Bellvue, Taney, Co. Dublin m. the Rev. Lancelot Dowdall by marriage Licence in April 1846. I could obtain the names of the children if of interest and can provide the ancestry. The coincidence of names seems too great to ignore.

Re: Re: waterford ireland johnstons

Robert Stedall — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:21:56 -0000

Maria Downing of Bellvue Taney, Co Dublin obtained a marriage licence to marry the Rev. Launcelot Downing in April 1846. I suspect that they are the parents of Frances E. Downing Dowdall. I could check this if of interest and can provide the Downing ancestry.

Re: Re: Elizabeth Giffard m. Alexander Clotworthy Downing 14/6/1753

Robert Stedall — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:44:35 -0000

You are probably well aware of this by now but Alexander Clotworthy Downing did not marry Elizabeth Giffard. He married Tamison Nesbitt and she was his only wife. The Genealogy of the Downing Family by WC Downing and R. Wilberforce is in error on this and in numerous other issues. Please let me know if I can help.

Re: The Affair of Janet Stewart, the Lady Fleming with Henry II of France

Robert Stedall — Sun, 19 May 2019 11:13:50 -0000

She was quite a lady!

Re: "Oh, so many weapons. Great!" Learning English with the People's Liberation Army

Halla 'Balla' Bee — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:08:47 -0000

I remember when this first came out - comedy gold!

Re: New York's Search for the Right Number of Parking Spaces - Commute - The Atlantic Cities

Ruud — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:03:15 -0000

If parking is left up to the market, then parking capacity will grow / decrease along with the economy as the market is solely driven by economic factors.

As we already clearly know, economics in its current form, are quite a destructive force to the world around us...

Re: S.F. Drivers Cannot Find Cheap Parking, Numbers Show

Ruud — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:38:20 -0000

You drive a car, the most convenient way to get around, so you will pay for a space according to it's use. Its the same as living in the center of town, or renting the best retail space, its more expensive.

SFPark is leading the way here people, in the rest of the world, where parking is cheap and fully occupied, people are cruising around to find spots. Worse, the taxpayer is loosing out as a public resource has been "sold" too cheap...

Re: A Blueprint for Beating Traffic - Commute - The Atlantic Cities

Ruud — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:47:37 -0000

In London the impact did wear off. One reason is that people will start to absorb the increased cost one way or the other. For congestion pricing to work, if other factors stay the same, it is likely that congestion prices will need to increase from time to time to keep up with people.

For the US success a key factor is public transport. London and Stockholm are very well connected with multiple layers of public transport. I believe in many US cities this is not the case, at least from what I remember living in Baltimore as a student. It was basically impossible to get around, even get out of the university, by public transport.

It is relatively easy to get around in London and even to its suburbs via subway, train and bus, Stockholm is very similar.

Re: BYD sees limited impact from electric car accident

Ruud — Wed, 30 May 2012 00:19:01 -0000

On some other sites pictures of the GT-R are shown, which is damage but by no means look like 124 MPH / 180 km/h damage. Besides the batteries, there is likely a second issue: the strength of the BYD. Like many other Chinese made cars, the steel used is of a "different" quality. Lighter & cheaper.

Crash tests with other Chinese cars following Chinese guidelines have shown very different results than when tested based on EU standard for example.

Mr Buffet, as a big shareholder, maybe you should demand better quality, it's better for consumers and in the long run better for your shares.

Re: Olympics 2012: Advice to London from previous hosts

Ruud — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:45:46 -0000

The socio-economic impact of the Olympics is quite amazing for a 2-week event. Do not get me wrong, the Olympics are a great spectacle.

First, the host city needs to find out what it is trying to accomplish for the people of the city, the country and the world. Not just as a single slogan, but a complete plan that incorporates the "direction" after the games, for example sports education and funding.

The article clearly shows that the Olympics is not the place for building iconic buildings. Olympics is about sports, it should not be a construction event (it is of course undeniably a key ingredient).

Boasting about the billions invested in infrastructure is maybe a good way to say "we will make the Games a success". What matters most is how the sports and spirit of the games will be promoted during and after the games.

This is something the Olympics organizing committee maybe should take more into account in their selection...

Re: Detailed Parking Tickets Breach Personal Privacy, Appeals Court Says

Ruud — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:10:53 -0000

It is quite amazing how this was started by incompetent and / or unwilling people.

How hard is it to adjust the software in your little portable printers just to NOT print this information. Are we living in the 21st century here?

Why is it needed to start court cases, hearings and all the other total utter and complete waste of government workers time? And in the end tax payers money?

Just for some nitwit to prove a point?

PS: nicely designed parking ticket in the picture by the way, looks like a gift coupon :)

Re: The Mathematics of Parking Cars

Ruud — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:37:15 -0000

The fact that you can put it in numbers, formula's or graphs does not mean there is an interesting use for it. I think by now, humanity has discovered anything can be put in numbers & formula's.

What are these people trying to accomplish here? It is possible to write a pointless article and have people respond to pointlessness?

Congratulations, it worked, 26 comments and counting :)

Re: VoxPop: Alarms and cameras for Beijing car parks - Globaltimes.cn

Ruud — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:15:25 -0000

Most proper car parks have camera's already. Problem of safety in nearly all car parks is that all owners turn off up to 75% of their light in order to save cost. This creates an unsafe feeling and attracts criminal behavior.

As often, the root cause (light) is not fixed, instead people try to fix / change the outcome (unsafe environment).

Re: New Report Shows Average Price of License Plate Sale in China has Increased

Ruud — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:48:47 -0000

Given the limited options for public transport in Beijing and the urban planning challenge of (sleeping) satellite cities, people do often not have much of a choice...

Re: China Real Estate Outlook 2013: The Worst is Yet to Come, According to Developers

Ruud — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:48:59 -0000

Did you use the right headline? "The worst is yet to come" while article only talks about growth, increasing profits, and companies overshooting their targets...

Re: Dr. Shoup: Parking Guru!

Ruud — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:22:51 -0000

Great interview and completely right. As people commented below, in some locations governments abuse parking fee's to fix holes in the city's budget. If applied as Dr Shoup explains, parking will be a resource, like any other in the world that should be paid for according to demand.