Roger Downes

Roger Downes (died 1638) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601 and from 1621 to 1622.

At about this time, he acquired Wardley Hall, a moated manor house with a private chapel and 20 bedrooms.

[1] Downes died in 1638 and was buried in Wigan on 6 July.

[1] Downes' first marriage was to Elizabeth Gerard, daughter of Miles Gerard of Ince, and took place in Wigan on 23 April 1601.

Anne was a Catholic, and their second son, Francis, who was also MP for Wigan, later converted.