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Henry Townsend 1537–1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 December 1621

Death Location: Condé, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Father: Sir Sergeant-at-Law

Mother: Alice Poppy

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Alice Townsend, Hayward Townsend

Henry Townsend was born in 1537 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Robert Townsend Knight Lord Chief Justice Of The Council In The Marches Of Wales Amp Chester Justice Of The Peace Sergeant At Law And Alice Poppy. Henry Townsend married Susan Hayward, and had children including Alice Townsend, Hayward Townsend. Henry Townsend passed away in 1621 in Condé, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Biography

  • Henry Townsend was born in 1537 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Robert Townsend Knight Lord Chief Justice Of The Council In The Marches Of Wales Amp Chester Justice Of The Peace Sergeant At Law And Alice Poppy.
  • Henry Townsend married Susan Hayward, and had children including Alice Townsend, Hayward Townsend.
  • Henry Townsend passed away in 1621 in Condé, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Henry Townsend's Ancestors

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Henry Townsend
1537–1621
Birth Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Robert Townsend, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Council in the Marches of Wales & Chester, Justice of the Peace, Sergeant-at-Law
1512–1556
Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Poppy
1514–1576
Twyford, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Roger) Townsend
1475–1552
Raynham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne de) BREWSE
1474–1551
Testerton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Robert (Poppy\) 15-1
1475–1509
Twyford, Norfolk, England
Anne (Mordox\) 15-1
1486–1550
Gestwicke, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Sr.
1445–1493
Eleanor 15-7
1445–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Townsend's Descendants

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Henry Townsend (1537–9 December 1621)
  1. 1. Alice Townsend 1573–
  2. 2. Hayward Townsend 1577–1623

Henry Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Henry Townsend in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1621
9 December 1621
Age 84
Death of Henry Townsend in Condé, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Condé, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1918
    Event Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 476

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newark Dela
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 476

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1621
    Event Place: Condé, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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