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Grace Townley 1439–1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1439

Birth Location: Towneley Hall, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 28 May 1543

Death Location: Whalley, Ribble Valley Borough, Lancashire, England

Father: Richard Townley*

Mother: Alice Whalley

Spouse(s): Lord Reed)

Children(s): Maud Nowell, Maud Nowell, John Nowell;, Ralph Reed, Jane Nowell, John Nowell, Robert Nowell, Roger Nowell, Andrew (p), Eleanor Hopwood, Isabel Nowell, James Nowell, Elizabeth Nowell, Anne Nowell, Grace Nowell, Sir Nowell, Jane Hesketh, John Nowell, Sir Nowell, Eleanor Nowell, John Nowell

In 1439, Grace Townley entered the world in Towneley Hall, Lancashire, England, born to Richard Eol Sir Lord Townley And Alice Sherburne De Whalley. Grace Townley married Lord Roger Bannister Nowell Lord Of Reed, Richard Nowell, and had children including Andrew Nowell P, Anne Nowell, Eleanor Hopwood, Eleanor Nowell, Elizabeth Nowell, Grace Nowell, Isabel Grace Nowell, James Increase Nowell, Jane Hesketh, Jane Nowell, John Nowell, Maud Nowell, Ralph Reed, Robert Nowell, Roger Nowell, Sir John Esquire Of Read Nowell, Sir Thomas Of Read Nowell. Grace Townley passed away in 1543 in Whalley, Ribble Valley Borough, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1439, Grace Townley entered the world in Towneley Hall, Lancashire, England, born to Richard Eol Sir Lord Townley And Alice Sherburne De Whalley.
  • Grace Townley married Lord Roger Bannister Nowell Lord Of Reed, Richard Nowell, and had children including Andrew Nowell P, Anne Nowell, Eleanor Hopwood, Eleanor Nowell, Elizabeth Nowell, Grace Nowell, Isabel Grace Nowell, James Increase Nowell, Jane Hesketh, Jane Nowell, John Nowell, Maud Nowell, Ralph Reed, Robert Nowell, Roger Nowell, Sir John Esquire Of Read Nowell, Sir Thomas Of Read Nowell.
  • Grace Townley passed away in 1543 in Whalley, Ribble Valley Borough, Lancashire, England.

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Grace Townley's Ancestors

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Grace Townley
1439–1543
Birth Place: Towneley Hall, Lancashire, England
Parents
Richard (EOL) Sir Lord Townley*
1387–1454
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Alice (Sherburne De) Whalley
1390–1454
Stoneyhurst, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
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Grace Townley's Descendants

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Grace Townley (1439–28 May 1543) m. Lord (Roger Bannister Nowell (Lord of) Reed) (1439–1486)
  1. 1. Maud Nowell 1464–1575
    1. 1. William Deane 1490–1540 m. Mary Wright 1492–1553
      1. 1. Gilbert Deane 1505–1539 m. Mary Horffold 1509–1568 m. Mary Deane –1658
        1. 1. Gilbert Deane 1535–1587 m. Elysabeth Garforthe 1541–1572
        2. 2. Richard Deane 1533–1592
        3. 3. William Deane 1537–1572 m. Isabel Bairstow 1550–1573
        4. 4. Hugh Deane 1533–1629
        5. 5. John Deane 1525–1602
        6. 6. Roger Deane 1539–1609
        7. 7. Richard Deane 1539–1593
  2. 2. Maud Nowell 1464–1549
  3. 3. John Nowell; 1480–1543 m. Grace Caterall 1500–1566
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Nowell 1530–1583
    2. 2. John Nowell –1578
    3. 3. Jane Nowell 1472–1549
    4. 4. Grace Nowell 1533–1567
    5. 5. 1st (son) Nowell 1520–1608
    6. 6. Anne Nowell 1500–1554
    7. 7. Laurence Nowell 1530–1570
    8. 8. Elizabeth Nowell 1478–1520
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Dinely) Nowell 1503–1542
    10. 10. Ann Nowell 1540–
    11. 11. Alexander Nowell; 1507–1602
    12. 12. Maud Nowell 1515–1606
    13. 13. John Nowell 1501–1502
    14. 14. Roger Nowell 1497–1567
    15. 15. Jane Nowell 1523–1788
  4. 4. Ralph Reed 1499–1526
  5. 5. Jane Nowell 1472–1747
  6. 6. John Nowell 1460–1545
  7. 7. Robert Nowell 1476–1525
  8. 8. Roger Nowell 1469–1530 m. Helene (Nowell) Lyster 1473–
  9. 9. Andrew (Nowell) (p) 1466–1543
  10. 10. Eleanor Hopwood 1469–1549
  11. 11. Isabel (Grace) Nowell 1478–1520
  12. 12. James (Increase) Nowell 1482–1565
  13. 13. Elizabeth Nowell 1474–1549
  14. 14. Anne Nowell 1472–1527
  15. 15. Grace Nowell 1468–1520
  16. 16. Sir (Thomas of Read) Nowell 1464–1543
  17. 17. Jane Hesketh 1520–1608
  18. 18. John Nowell 1499–1526
  19. 19. Sir (John Esquire of Read) Nowell 1475–1525
  20. 20. Eleanor Nowell 1474–1549
  21. 21. John Nowell 1475–1525

Grace Townley's Timeline

2 Records

1439
1439
Birth of Grace Townley in Towneley Hall, Lancashire, England
Towneley Hall, Lancashire, England
1543
28 May 1543
Age 104
Death of Grace Townley in Whalley, Lancashire, England
Whalley, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1439
    Event Place: Towneley Hall, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1543
    Event Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whalley, Ribble Valley Borough, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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