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Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend 1865 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1865

Birth Location: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 21 January 1927

Death Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Father: George Townsend

Mother: Elizabeth Brown

Spouse(s): James Peterson, James Jones

Children(s): Franklin Peterson, Albert Peterson, Willie Peterson, Henry Jones, George Jones, Morgan Jones

The story of Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend began in 1865 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. In 1911, Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend resided in Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England. Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend married James Franklin Peterson, James Jones, and had children including Franklin Wesley Peterson, Albert James Peterson, Willie Attwood Peterson, Henry Jones, George Jones, Morgan Jones. Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend passed away in 1927 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend began in 1865 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England.
  • In 1911, Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend resided in Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England.
  • Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend married James Franklin Peterson, James Jones, and had children including Franklin Wesley Peterson, Albert James Peterson, Willie Attwood Peterson, Henry Jones, George Jones, Morgan Jones.
  • Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend passed away in 1927 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Townsend
1865 – 1927
Birth Place: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Parents
George Townsend
1835 – 1918
Ashow Warwickshire England
Elizabeth (Ann) Brown
1836 – 1911
Bearley, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1788 – 1868
Ashow, Warwickshire, England
Margaret Cooknell
1792 – 1869
Ryton On Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England
John Brown
1811 –
Warwickshire, England
Mary (Ann) Hudson
1812 – 1887
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1746 – 1830
Elizabeth Cross
1747 – 1813
Thomas Cooknell
1756 – 1819
Nanny Barron
1758 – 1830
John Brown
1785 –
Ann
1785 –
William Hudson
1784 – 1832
Thomasin Fisher
1783 – 1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Townsend's Descendants

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Margaret (Rebecca Matilda) Townsend (1865 – 21 January 1927) m. James (Franklin) Peterson (3 May 1866 – 11 March 1944) m. James Jones (1859 – )
  1. 1. Franklin (Wesley) Peterson (18 August 1901 – 29 March 1980) m. Alma (Violet) Churchill (28 February 1903 – March 1991)
    1. 1. Joan (Doreen) Peterson (16 September 1921 – 29 October 2012) m. Thomas (Alfred) Presley (3 August 1920 – May 1997)
    2. 2. Eileen (Jean) Peterson (January 1923 – 12 January 2014) m. Howard (C.) Allen (about 1918 – )
    3. 3. Edna (Margaret Mary) Peterson (10 January 1925 – 20 February 1981) m. Frank Openshaw (14 July 1924 – 29 July 2007)
      1. 1. Lynda (Rosemary) Openshaw (5 November 1948 – ) m. Paul (Russell) Dixon (31 January 1947 – 13 October 2003) m. Alan Burgess (26 March 1950 – 27 July 2013)
        1. 1. Christian (Paul) Dixon (10 October 1970 – )
        2. 2. Kellie (Anne) Burgess (22 September 1977 – )
        3. 3. Mark Openshaw (15 October 1967 – )
    4. 4. John Peterson (July 1926 – September 1926)
    5. 5. Betty Peterson (October 1927 – December 1927)
    6. 6. Barbara (Frances) Peterson (25 November 1931 – 13 October 2019) m. Ralph (A.) Morris (1924 – )
    7. 7. Christine (Elisabeth) Peterson (25 October 1933 – February 2001) m. Eric (L.) Jenkins (about 1930 – )
    8. 8. Franklyn (Jack) Peterson (October 1935 – 2016)
    9. 9. Myrtle (Anne) Peterson (17 August 1939 – ) m. John (W.) White (about 1930 – )
  2. 2. Albert (James) Peterson (19 March 1903 – 23 January 1965)
  3. 3. Willie (Attwood) Peterson (20 May 1906 – 12 August 1981)
  4. 4. Henry Jones (1886 – )
  5. 5. George Jones (1888 – )
  6. 6. Morgan Jones (1890 – )

Margaret Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1865
1865
Birth of Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
1911
1911
Age 46
Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend resided here in Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England
Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England
1927
21 January 1927
Age 62
Death of Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1927
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

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