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Charles Townsend 1862 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1862

Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England

Death Date: 26 May 1903

Death Location: Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Father: Joseph Townsend

Mother: Susannah Goldsmith

Spouse(s): Annie Guild

Children(s): Alexander Townsend, Alma Townsend, Charles Townsend, Angus Townsend, Dorothy Townsend, Harold Townsend, James Townsend

Charles Townsend was born in 1862 in Dover, Kent, England, the child of Joseph Townsend and Susannah Goldsmith. Charles Townsend married Annie Guild, and had children including Alexander Joseph Townsend, Alma Guild Townsend, Charles Arthur Townsend, Angus Harry Townsend, Dorothy Townsend, Harold Goldsmith Townsend, James Guild Townsend. Charles Townsend passed away in 1903 in Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Charles Townsend was born in 1862 in Dover, Kent, England, the child of Joseph Townsend and Susannah Goldsmith.
  • Charles Townsend married Annie Guild, and had children including Alexander Joseph Townsend, Alma Guild Townsend, Charles Arthur Townsend, Angus Harry Townsend, Dorothy Townsend, Harold Goldsmith Townsend, James Guild Townsend.
  • Charles Townsend passed away in 1903 in Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Townsend's Ancestors

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Charles Townsend
1862 – 1903
Birth Place: Dover, Kent, England
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 –

Charles Townsend's Descendants

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Charles Townsend (6 Dec 1862 – 26 May 1903) m. Annie Guild (1863 – 1952)
  1. 1. Alexander (Joseph) Townsend (22 Aug 1887 – 22 Dec 1974)
  2. 2. Alma (Guild) Townsend (1889 – 1889)
  3. 3. Charles (Arthur) Townsend (1890 – 1950) m. Ellen (Elsie Jane) Hawthorn (12 Dec 1889 – 10 Sep 1956)
    1. 1. Dorothy (Gladys) Townsend (13 Dec 1913 – 28 Mar 1989)
    2. 2. Arthur (William) Townsend (14 Jul 1914 – 23 Jan 1988)
    3. 3. Harold (Goldsmith) Townsend (14 Jun 1917 – 23 Apr 1994)
    4. 4. Charles (Leslie) Townsend (4 Jul 1919 – )
    5. 5. Susan (Jean) Townsend (20 Apr 1923 – 28 Oct 2015)
    6. 6. Alexander (Keith) Townsend (11 Aug 1924 – 21 Mar 2017) m. Elsie (Elizabeth) Welch (2 Aug 1925 – 10 Dec 1999)
      1. 1. Raymond (Keith) Townsend (8 Dec 1951 – 22 Jul 2018)
      2. 2. Julie Townsend
      3. 3. Townsend
      4. 4. Townsend
    7. 7. Rita Townsend (23 Feb 1929 – 15 Jun 2010) m. Sidney (James) Soltan (13 Oct 1930 – 4 May 1996)
      1. 1. John Soltan
      2. 2. Soltan
      3. 3. Soltan m. Everett
  4. 4. Angus (Harry) Townsend (1892 – 11 Aug 1893)
  5. 5. Dorothy Townsend (1894 – 31 Aug 1896)
  6. 6. Harold (Goldsmith) Townsend (24 Dec 1896 – 1975)
  7. 7. James (Guild) Townsend (8 Oct 1899 – 14 Jul 1974)

Charles Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1862
6 Dec 1862
Birth of Charles Townsend in Dover, Kent, England
Dover, Kent, England
1863
11 Jan 1863
Age 1
Charles Townsend was baptized in St. Mary-the-Virgin, Dover, Kent, England
St. Mary-the-Virgin, Dover, Kent, England
1903
26 May 1903
Age 41
Death of Charles Townsend in Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1862
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1831-2001, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1863
    Event Place: St. Mary-the-Virgin, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1903
    Event Place: Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1831-2001, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia

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