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John Townley 1528–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 30 Mar 1607

Death Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Barnside

Mother: Lady Smythe

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

John Townley was born in 1528 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Henry Lord Towneley Of Barnside And Lady Grace Smythe. John Townley passed away in 1607 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • John Townley was born in 1528 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Henry Lord Towneley Of Barnside And Lady Grace Smythe.
  • John Townley passed away in 1607 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Barnside
1480–1531
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
SB
Lady Smythe
1484–1531
Birth Location: Barnside, Lancastershire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Townley's Ancestors

Self
John Townley
1528–1607
Birth Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Lord Towneley of Barnside
1480–1531
Lancashire, England
Lady (Grace) Smythe
1484–1531
Barnside, Lancastershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Townley's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of John Townley in Burnley, Lancashire, England
Burnley, Lancashire, England
1607
30 Mar 1607
Age 79
Death of John Townley in Burnley, Lancashire, England
Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1607
    Event Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
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