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Bridget Townsend 1547–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 28 NOV 1605

Death Location: England

Father: Robert Townshend

Mother: Alice Poppy

Spouse(s): Henry Acton

Children(s):

The story of Bridget Townsend began in 1547 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. Bridget Townsend married Henry Acton. Bridget Townsend passed away in 1605 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of Bridget Townsend began in 1547 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.
  • Bridget Townsend married Henry Acton.
  • Bridget Townsend passed away in 1605 in England.

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Bridget Townsend's Ancestors

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Bridget Townsend
1547–1605
Birth Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Parents
Robert Townshend
1512–1556
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Alice Poppy
1510–1576
Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Roger Townshend
1473–1552
Raynham Norfolk England
Anne Brewse
1474–1551
Testerton, Norfolk, England
Robert (Pope) Poppy
1475–1509
Twyford, Norfolk, England
Anne Murdox
1486–1551
Guestwicke, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Townsend
1435–1493
Eleanor Lunsford
1442–1500
William Brewse
1430–1489
Robert Poppy
1441–1479
Jane Weston
1450–1475
Henry Dunham
1450–1520
Mary Boteler
1465–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Townshend
1415–1466
Agnes Giggs
1425–
Thomas Brewse
1406–1482
Joan Calthorpe
1420–1456
Robert Poppy
1416–
John Weston
1424–1483
Margaret Mitford
1425–1475
Sir Troutbeck
1412–1459
Margery Hulse
1421–1457

Bridget Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Bridget Townsend in Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
1605
28 NOV 1605
Age 58
Death of Bridget Townsend in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1605
    Event Place: England

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