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Lawrence Towneley 1510–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England

Death Date: c 12 Jun 1566

Death Location: Colne, Huntingdonshire, England

Father: Sir Barnside

Mother: Lady Smythe

Spouse(s): Helen Hesketh, Helen Hesketh

Children(s): Lawrence II, Henry Townley, Lucy Towneley, Alice Towneley, Richard Towneley, Charles Towneley, Hellen Towneley, Lady Towneley, Robert Towneley, Alice Towneley, Hellen TOWNLEY, Anne Towneley, Elizabeth Towneley, Lawrence Towneley, Ann TOWNLEY, Henry Townley, Robert Townley, Charles Townley, John Townley, Lawrence Towneley

In 1510, Lawrence Towneley entered the world in Colne, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Henry Lord Towneley Of Barnside And Lady Grace Smythe. Lawrence Towneley married Helen Hesketh, Margaret Hartley, and had children including Alice Towneley, Ann Townley, Anne Towneley, Charles Towneley, Charles Townley, Elizabeth Towneley, Hellen Towneley, Hellen Townley, Henry Townley, John Townley, Lady Margaret Towneley, Lawrence Towneley, Lawrence Towneley Ii, Lucy Towneley, Richard Towneley, Robert Towneley, Robert Townley. Lawrence Towneley passed away in 1566 in Colne, Huntingdonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1510, Lawrence Towneley entered the world in Colne, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Henry Lord Towneley Of Barnside And Lady Grace Smythe.
  • Lawrence Towneley married Helen Hesketh, Margaret Hartley, and had children including Alice Towneley, Ann Townley, Anne Towneley, Charles Towneley, Charles Townley, Elizabeth Towneley, Hellen Towneley, Hellen Townley, Henry Townley, John Townley, Lady Margaret Towneley, Lawrence Towneley, Lawrence Towneley Ii, Lucy Towneley, Richard Towneley, Robert Towneley, Robert Townley.
  • Lawrence Towneley passed away in 1566 in Colne, Huntingdonshire, England.

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Lawrence Towneley's Ancestors

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Lawrence Towneley
1510–1566
Birth Place: Colne, 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

Lawrence Towneley's Descendants

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Lawrence Towneley (1510–c 12 Jun 1566) m. Helen Hesketh (20 May 1520–28 Mar 1589) m. Helen Hesketh (1532–1587)
  1. 1. Lawrence (Towneley) II 1543–1598 m. MARGARET Hartley 1540–1598
    1. 1. Lawrence Towneley 1564–1655 m. Jennet Halstead 1594–1623 m. Margaret Hartley –1889 m. Alice Calvert 1580–1650
      1. 1. Lawrence Townley 1611–1672 m. ALICE CALVERT 1612–1650 m. Elizabeth Sotherton 1582–1629
        1. 1. Lawrence Townley 1640–1698 m. Sarah Warner 1636–1703 m. Sarah Warner 1640–1703
        2. 2. Ann Townley 1634–
        3. 3. Robert Townley 1637–1658
        4. 4. Thomas Townley 1645–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Townley 1598–1679
        6. 6. John Towneley 1640–1676
        7. 7. LAWRENCE TOWNELEY 1639–1690
        8. 8. Richard Townley 1647–1704
        9. 9. John Townley 1649–1704
      2. 2. Margaret Towneley 1597–1679
      3. 3. Anne Towneley 1608–1672
      4. 4. Alice Townley 1606–1623
      5. 5. Mary Towneley 1614–1662
      6. 6. Margaret Townley 1596–1674
      7. 7. Elizabeth Smith 1630–1703
      8. 8. Laurence Towneley 1590–1654
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Townley) Hallstead 1599–1679
      10. 10. Elizabeth (Eliza) SMITH 1630–1702
      11. 11. Ellen Townley 1606–1623
      12. 12. Mary Towneley 1614–1662
      13. 13. Mary Townley 1614–1662
    2. 2. Hellen Towneley 1579–
    3. 3. John Townley 1576–1603
    4. 4. Thomas Towneley 1565–1645
    5. 5. Henry TOWNELEY 1571–1626
    6. 6. Hellen Townley 1561–
    7. 7. Charles Townley 1596–1635
    8. 8. Lawrence Towneley 1543–1598
    9. 9. Charles Towneley 1582–1636
    10. 10. lawernce Townley 1596–1662
    11. 11. Robert Townley 1575–1645
    12. 12. George Hartley 1844–
    13. 13. Robert Townley 1563–
    14. 14. Ellen Townley 1571–
    15. 15. Robert Hartley 1842–
    16. 16. Elizabeth Townley 1564–
    17. 17. Thomas Towneley 1577–
  2. 2. Henry Townley 1541–1616
  3. 3. Lucy Towneley 1551–1621
  4. 4. Alice Towneley 1557–
  5. 5. Richard Towneley 1549–1616
  6. 6. Charles Towneley 1547–
  7. 7. Hellen Towneley 1561–
  8. 8. Lady (Margaret) Towneley 1555–1621
  9. 9. Robert Towneley 1545–1563
  10. 10. Alice Towneley 1540–1614
  11. 11. Hellen TOWNLEY 1540–
  12. 12. Anne Towneley 1559–
  13. 13. Elizabeth Towneley 1553–
  14. 14. Lawrence Towneley 1563–1655
  15. 15. Ann TOWNLEY 1542–
  16. 16. Henry Townley 1531–1544
  17. 17. Robert Townley 1531–
  18. 18. Charles Townley 1533–
  19. 19. John Townley 1520–
  20. 20. Lawrence Towneley 1554–1598

Lawrence Towneley's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England
1566
c 12 Jun 1566
Age 56
Death of Lawrence Towneley in Colne, Huntingdonshire, England
Colne, Huntingdonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: c 12 Jun 1566
    Event Place: Colne, Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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