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Lawrence Towneley 1585–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England

Death Date: February 1655

Death Location: Lancashire, England

Father: Lawrence Towneley

Mother: Margaret Hartley

Spouse(s): JENNET Townley

Children(s): Margaret Towneley, Anne Townley, Lawrence Towneley, Alice Townley, Ellen Townley, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Towneley

Lawrence Towneley was born in 1585 in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England, the child of Lawrence Towneley And Margaret Hartley. Lawrence Towneley married Jennet Jeannett Janet Halstead Townley, and had children including Alice Townley, Anne Townley, Elizabeth Smith, Ellen Townley, Lawrence Towneley, Margaret Towneley, Mary Towneley. Lawrence Towneley passed away in 1655 in Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Lawrence Towneley was born in 1585 in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England, the child of Lawrence Towneley And Margaret Hartley.
  • Lawrence Towneley married Jennet Jeannett Janet Halstead Townley, and had children including Alice Townley, Anne Townley, Elizabeth Smith, Ellen Townley, Lawrence Towneley, Margaret Towneley, Mary Towneley.
  • Lawrence Towneley passed away in 1655 in Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lawrence Towneley's Ancestors

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Lawrence Towneley
1585–1655
Birth Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Parents
Lawrence Towneley
1543–1598
Lancashire, England
Margaret Hartley
1543–1589
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Lawrence Towneley (Baron of Colne)) l
1510–1566
Barnside, Colne, Lancashire, England
Helen (Hesketh) Townely
1514–1587
Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir l
1510–1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lawrence Towneley's Descendants

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Lawrence Towneley (1585–February 1655) m. JENNET (Jeannett Janet Halstead *) Townley (23 Aug 1575–12 Aug 1623)
  1. 1. Margaret Towneley 1597–1679 m. Thomas (Christopher Lawrence Lt.) Smith 1592–1638
  2. 2. Anne Townley 1608–1672
  3. 3. Lawrence Towneley 1611–1672 m. Elizabeth Calvert 1612–1679 m. Elizabeth (Alice) Calvert 1612–1650
  4. 4. Alice Townley 1604–1623
  5. 5. Ellen Townley 1606–1623
  6. 6. Elizabeth Smith 1630–1703
  7. 7. Mary Towneley 1614–1662

Lawrence Towneley's Timeline

8 Records

1563
21 Apr 1563
Birth of Lawrence Towneley in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
1584
17 Mar 1584
Lawrence Towneley was baptized in Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
1584
17 Mar 1584
Lawrence Towneley was christened in Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
1585
1585
Birth of Lawrence Towneley
None
1597
Jun 1597
Age 12
Lawrence Towneley was married in Stonehedge, Lancashire, England
Stonehedge, Lancashire, England
1612
1612
Age 27
Lawrence Towneley was married in Stonehedge, England
Stonehedge, England
1655
12 Feb 1655
Age 70
Death of Lawrence Towneley in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England
1655
February 1655
Age 70
Death of Lawrence Towneley in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1563
    Event Place: Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1584
    Event Place: Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1584
    Event Place: Burnley, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jun 1597
    Event Place: Stonehedge, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Stonehedge, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1655
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1655
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

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