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Catherine Roxborough Townsend 1864 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1864

Birth Location: Roxburgh Castle, At Sea

Death Date: Sep 1954

Death Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Joseph Townsend

Mother: Susannah Goldsmith

Spouse(s): William Edmanson

Children(s): Townsend Edmanson

In 1864, Catherine Roxborough Townsend entered the world in Roxburgh Castle, At Sea, born to Joseph Townsend and Susannah Goldsmith. Catherine Roxborough Townsend married William Leake Edmanson, and had children including Townsend Harry Edmanson. Catherine Roxborough Townsend passed away in 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1864, Catherine Roxborough Townsend entered the world in Roxburgh Castle, At Sea, born to Joseph Townsend and Susannah Goldsmith.
  • Catherine Roxborough Townsend married William Leake Edmanson, and had children including Townsend Harry Edmanson.
  • Catherine Roxborough Townsend passed away in 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Catherine Townsend's Ancestors

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Catherine Townsend
1864 – 1954
Birth Place: Roxburgh Castle, At Sea
Parents
Joseph Townsend
1831 – 1885
Highgate, Middlesex, England
Susannah Goldsmith
1830 – 1923
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Benjamin Goldsmith
1800 – 1877
Hellingly, Sussex, England
Harriet Tutt
1800 – 1833
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Goldsmith
1762 – 1826
Hannah Richardson
1768 – 1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Goldsmith
1726 –
Elizabeth Cleaver
1731 – 1817
Mathew Richardson
1734 –
Elizabeth Fox
1740 –

Catherine Townsend's Descendants

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Catherine (Roxborough) Townsend (16 Oct 1864 – Sep 1954) m. William (Leake) Edmanson
  1. 1. Townsend (Harry) Edmanson (Abt. 1892 – )

Catherine Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1864
16 Oct 1864
Birth of Catherine Roxborough Townsend in Roxburgh Castle, At Sea
Roxburgh Castle, At Sea
1954
Sep 1954
Age 90
Death of Catherine Roxborough Townsend in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1864
    Event Place: Roxburgh Castle, At Sea
    Record Source: UK, Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths at Sea, 1844-1890, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages; Class: BT 158; Piece: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1954
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966

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