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Margaret Forthe Townsend 1565–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 23 Jun 1596

Death Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Forth

Mother: Martha 12gg

Spouse(s): Sir 12ggK

Children(s): Thomas IMMIGRANT

In 1565, Margaret Forthe Townsend entered the world in Norwich, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Robert Forth And Martha Box 12Gg. Margaret Forthe Townsend married Sir Henry Townsend Esquire Of Norfolk Knight Of Bracon Ash 12Ggk, and had children including Thomas Townsend English Immigrant. Margaret Forthe Townsend passed away in 1596 in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1565, Margaret Forthe Townsend entered the world in Norwich, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Robert Forth And Martha Box 12Gg.
  • Margaret Forthe Townsend married Sir Henry Townsend Esquire Of Norfolk Knight Of Bracon Ash 12Ggk, and had children including Thomas Townsend English Immigrant.
  • Margaret Forthe Townsend passed away in 1596 in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Forth
1540–1595
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Martha 12gg
1545–1589
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
M1

Spouses(s)

Sir 12ggK
1568–1625
Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
S1

Children(s)

Thomas IMMIGRANT
1594–1677
Birth Location: Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
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Margaret Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Townsend
1565–1596
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Robert Forth
1540–1595
London, London, England
Martha (Box) 12gg
1545–1589
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Sir Robert Forthe (Forth)) (Furth)
1510–1565
Of Butley Abbey, Hadleigh, County Suffolk, England
Frances (Margaret Glemham, Forthe,) Lady
1515–1599
Glemham,Suffolk,England
Thomas Boxe
1520–1606
Sandwich, Kent, England
Alice Sperte
1520–1583
Sandwich, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Forthe
1490–1558
Lady Forth
1490–1559
John Sir
1468–1537
Elizabeth Lady
1470–1516
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Townsend's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Forthe) Townsend (1565–23 Jun 1596) m. Sir (Henry Townsend, Esquire of Norfolk, Knight of Bracon Ash) 12ggK (31 May 1568–22 Aug 1625)
  1. 1. Thomas (Townsend - English) IMMIGRANT 1594–1677 m. Mary (Jane) Newgate 1575–1635
    1. 1. ❇ (Frances) TOWNSEND 1606–1658 m. ❇ (Bishop Rutland SNOWDEN\ SNODEN) I 1600–1654
      1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth) Grosse 1623–1667 m. John Welsh 1622–1683
        1. 1. Sarah (McTare) Welsh 1660–1750 m. Captain (James Edward) McCormick 1645–1738

Margaret Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Margaret Forthe Townsend in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1596
23 Jun 1596
Age 31
Death of Margaret Forthe Townsend in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
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