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Nellie Edith Alice Townsend 1880–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1880

Birth Location: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 1 Sep 1927

Death Location: Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: William Townsend

Mother: Lydia Bowser

Spouse(s): Byron Atkinson

Children(s): Lena Atkinson, Harold Atkinson, Fred Atkinson, Raymond Atkinson, Roy Atkinson, Annie Atkinson

Nellie Edith Alice Townsend was born in 1880 in Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of William M Townsend And Lydia Ann Bowser. In 1921, Nellie Edith Alice Townsend resided in Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Nellie Edith Alice Townsend married Byron Atkinson, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Atkinson, Fred Townsend Atkinson, Harold Atkinson, Lena Pearl Atkinson, Raymond Walker Atkinson, Roy Tupper Atkinson. Nellie Edith Alice Townsend passed away in 1927 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Nellie Edith Alice Townsend was born in 1880 in Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of William M Townsend And Lydia Ann Bowser.
  • In 1921, Nellie Edith Alice Townsend resided in Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Nellie Edith Alice Townsend married Byron Atkinson, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Atkinson, Fred Townsend Atkinson, Harold Atkinson, Lena Pearl Atkinson, Raymond Walker Atkinson, Roy Tupper Atkinson.
  • Nellie Edith Alice Townsend passed away in 1927 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Nellie Townsend's Ancestors

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Nellie Townsend
1880–1927
Birth Place: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
William M. Townsend
1829–1881
Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Lydia (Ann) Bowser
1839–1901
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Thomas (H Townsend) (Townshend)
1781–1841
Park Corner, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Eunice (Reed) (Read)
1795–1871
Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
John (Layton) Bowser
1797–
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Mary (Ann) Lowerison
1812–1873
New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Capt.
1756–1794
Elizabeth Kaye
1757–1855
Eliphalet Jr.
1758–1819
Margaret Converse
1768–1850
Thomas II
1743–1816
Mary Layton
1755–1836
Richard Lowerison
1785–1867
Abigail Merrill
1788–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James (Townsend)
1734–1806
Elizabeth Davis
1726–1795
Joseph Kaye
1736–1821
Susannah Roberts
1742–1801
Eliphalet Sr.
1730–1804
Sally Bucklin
1737–1811
Jesse (Convers)
1741–1822
Elizabeth (Native)
1745–
Thomas Bowser
1714–1764
Ann Wilkinson
1713–1774
Richard Lowerison
1741–1825
Mary Grey
1739–1834
Thomas Merrill
1743–1826
Hannah Read
1757–1800

Nellie Townsend's Descendants

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Nellie (Edith Alice) Townsend (5 Dec 1880–1 Sep 1927) m. Byron Atkinson (28 Apr 1866–06 Sep 1942)
  1. 1. Lena (Pearl) Atkinson 1904–1995
  2. 2. Harold Atkinson 1909–
  3. 3. Fred (Townsend) Atkinson 1914–1995
  4. 4. Raymond (Walker) Atkinson 1925–2008
  5. 5. Roy ("Tupper') Atkinson 1918–1977
  6. 6. Annie (Elizabeth) Atkinson 1921–2001

Nellie Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1880
5 Dec 1880
Birth of Nellie Edith Alice Townsend in Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 41
Nellie Edith Alice Townsend resided here in Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1927
1 Sep 1927
Age 47
Death of Nellie Edith Alice Townsend in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1880
    Event Place: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 38; Census Place: 38, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 38; Census Place: 38, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1927
    Event Place: Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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