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Charles Arthur Townsend 1890 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1890

Birth Location: St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 1950

Death Location: West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Father: Charles Townsend

Mother: Annie Guild

Spouse(s): Ellen Hawthorn

Children(s): Dorothy Townsend, Arthur Townsend, Harold Townsend, Charles Townsend, Susan Townsend, Alexander Townsend, Rita Townsend

The story of Charles Arthur Townsend began in 1890 in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Charles Arthur Townsend married Ellen Elsie Jane Hawthorn, and had children including Dorothy Gladys Townsend, Arthur William Townsend, Harold Goldsmith Townsend, Charles Leslie Townsend, Susan Jean Townsend, Alexander Keith Townsend, Rita Townsend. Charles Arthur Townsend passed away in 1950 in West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Arthur Townsend began in 1890 in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • Charles Arthur Townsend married Ellen Elsie Jane Hawthorn, and had children including Dorothy Gladys Townsend, Arthur William Townsend, Harold Goldsmith Townsend, Charles Leslie Townsend, Susan Jean Townsend, Alexander Keith Townsend, Rita Townsend.
  • Charles Arthur Townsend passed away in 1950 in West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Townsend
1862 – 1903
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Annie Guild
1863 – 1952
Birth Location: Seymour, Victoria, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Hawthorn
1889 – 1956
Birth Location: Barraport, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Children(s)

Dorothy Townsend
1913 – 1989
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Arthur Townsend
1914 – 1988
Birth Location: Brunswick West, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
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Harold Townsend
1917 – 1994
Birth Location: Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
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Charles Townsend
1919 –
Birth Location: Brunswick West, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
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Susan Townsend
1923 – 2015
Birth Location: Brunswick Victoria Australia
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Alexander Townsend
1924 – 2017
Birth Location: Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
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Rita Townsend
1929 – 2010
Birth Location: Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
RT

Charles Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Charles Townsend
1890 – 1950
Birth Place: St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Charles Townsend
1862 – 1903
Dover, Kent, England
Annie Guild
1863 – 1952
Seymour, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1831 – 1885
Highgate, Middlesex, England
Susannah Goldsmith
1830 – 1923
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Goldsmith
1800 – 1877
Harriet Tutt
1800 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Goldsmith
1762 – 1826
Hannah Richardson
1768 – 1839

Charles Townsend's Descendants

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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

Charles Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1890
1890
Birth of Charles Arthur Townsend in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1950
1950
Age 60
Death of Charles Arthur Townsend in West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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