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Henry Melville Townsend 1893–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1893

Birth Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 18 Feb 1949

Death Location: Downsville, York, Ontario, Canada

Father: David Townsend

Mother: Mary Bartlett

Spouse(s): Frances Townsend

Children(s): Marjory Townsend, Norman Townsend, Melville Townsend, William Townsend, Douglas Townsend, Gordon Townsend, Mary Townsend

Henry Melville Townsend was born in 1893 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, the child of David Townsend And Mary Ann Bartlett. In 1901, Henry Melville Townsend resided in Ontario, Canada. In 1911, Henry Melville Townsend resided in , Peel, Ontario. Henry Melville Townsend married Frances Elizabeth Townsend, and had children including Douglas Townsend, Gordon Townsend, Marjory Townsend, Mary Myrtle Townsend, Melville Henry Pat Townsend, Norman Townsend, William Charles Townsend. Henry Melville Townsend passed away in 1949 in Downsville, York, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Henry Melville Townsend was born in 1893 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, the child of David Townsend And Mary Ann Bartlett.
  • In 1901, Henry Melville Townsend resided in Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1911, Henry Melville Townsend resided in , Peel, Ontario.
  • Henry Melville Townsend married Frances Elizabeth Townsend, and had children including Douglas Townsend, Gordon Townsend, Marjory Townsend, Mary Myrtle Townsend, Melville Henry Pat Townsend, Norman Townsend, William Charles Townsend.
  • Henry Melville Townsend passed away in 1949 in Downsville, York, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Townsend's Ancestors

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Henry Townsend
1893–1949
Birth Place: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Parents
David Townsend
1865–1926
Chinguacousy, Ontario
Mary (Ann) Bartlett
1864–1946
Devonshire, England
Grandparents
John Townsend
1821–1871
Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Matthews
1825–1898
Brinksworth Wiltshire, England
John Bartlett
1828–1892
Fremington, Devon, England
Mary (Ann) Downman
1828–1899
Bls Inston, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Townsend
1777–1855
Anne Livell
1787–1866
Anthony Matthews
1787–1871
Hannah Archer
1785–1840
Thomas Bartlett
1797–1872
Margaret Courtice
1798–1876
Anne Downman
1805–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Livel
1760–1818
Frances Hughes
1758–1835
Abraham Matthews
1748–1787
Anne Butt
1753–1795
Samuel Bartlett
1771–1849
Mary Southwood
1778–1836
William Curtis
1749–1834
Agnes Johns
1759–1817

Henry Townsend's Descendants

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Henry (Melville) Townsend (27 Jul 1893–18 Feb 1949) m. Frances (Elizabeth) Townsend (1 Feb 1895–27 July 1945)
  1. 1. Marjory Townsend 1917–1990
  2. 2. Norman Townsend 1918–1999
  3. 3. Melville (Henry (Pat)) Townsend 1920–1978
  4. 4. William (Charles) Townsend 1922–1982 m. Doris (Marian) Evans 1930–2015
  5. 5. Douglas Townsend 1926–1992
  6. 6. Gordon Townsend 1929–1929
  7. 7. Mary (Myrtle) Townsend 1934–2007 m. Ross (Robert) McCallum –1984

Henry Townsend's Timeline

6 Records

1893
27 Jul 1893
Birth of Henry Melville Townsend in Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 8
Henry Melville Townsend resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 18
Henry Melville Townsend resided here in , Peel, Ontario
, Peel, Ontario
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 28
Henry Melville Townsend resided here in Lynch St, Brampton E, Peel, Ontario, Canada
Lynch St, Brampton E, Peel, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 38
Henry Melville Townsend resided here in Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
1949
18 Feb 1949
Age 56
Death of Henry Melville Townsend in Downsville, York, Ontario, Canada
Downsville, York, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1893
    Event Place: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, World War I CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938
    [3] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 118
    [4] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1949; Series: Rg 2721
    [5] 1911 Census of Canada
    [6] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 80; Census Place: Brampton E, Peel, Ontario; Page Number: 19
    [7] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27288; Census Place: Peel, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 118

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: , Peel, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Lynch St, Brampton E, Peel, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 80; Census Place: Brampton E, Peel, Ontario; Page Number: 19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27288; Census Place: Peel, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1949
    Event Place: Downsville, York, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1949; Series: Rg 2721

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