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John Townsend 1881–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1881

Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England

Death Date: 1917

Death Location: Cambrai Pas-De-Nord

Father: John Townsend

Mother: Eliza Townsend

Spouse(s): Edith Matthews

Children(s): Florence Townsend

In 1881, John Townsend entered the world in Dover, Kent, England, born to John Townsend And Eliza Townsend. John Townsend married Edith Lucy Matthews, and had children including Florence Townsend. John Townsend passed away in 1917 in Cambrai Pas-De-Nord.

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Biography

  • In 1881, John Townsend entered the world in Dover, Kent, England, born to John Townsend And Eliza Townsend.
  • John Townsend married Edith Lucy Matthews, and had children including Florence Townsend.
  • John Townsend passed away in 1917 in Cambrai Pas-De-Nord.

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John Townsend's Ancestors

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John Townsend
1881–1917
Birth Place: Dover, Kent, England
Parents
John Townsend
1845–
Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
Eliza Townsend
1855–
Lindfield, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Townsend's Descendants

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John Townsend (1881–1917) m. Edith (Lucy) Matthews (1879–1957)
  1. 1. Florence Townsend 1901–1982 m. Herbert Craft 1893–1974
    1. 1. Ronald (Albert) Craft 1924–1984 m. Audrey (Annie) Marshall 1923–1984

John Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1881
1881
Birth of John Townsend in Dover, Kent, England
Dover, Kent, England
1917
1917
Age 36
Death of John Townsend in Cambrai Pas-De-Nord
Cambrai Pas-De-Nord

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 95; Folio: 34; Page: 5
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 82; Folio: 131; Page: 29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Cambrai Pas-De-Nord
    Record Source: Age:
    35-36

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