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Richard Townley 1647–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1704

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia Colony, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lawrentius IV

Mother: Elizabeth Calvert

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Richard Townley was born in 1647 in Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Lawrentius Lawrence Towneley Iv And Elizabeth Alice Calvert. Richard Townley passed away in 1704 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia Colony, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Richard Townley was born in 1647 in Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Lawrentius Lawrence Towneley Iv And Elizabeth Alice Calvert.
  • Richard Townley passed away in 1704 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia Colony, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Townley's Ancestors

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Richard Townley
1647–1704
Birth Place: Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lawrentius "Lawrence" Towneley IV
1611–1672
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Alice) Calvert
1609–1650
Mittin, York, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lawrence Towneley IV, Esq. Lord of Stone) Edge
1564–1655
Stone edge, Colne, Lancashire, England
Jennet Halstead
1574–1623
Windlehouse, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Towneley
1546–1598
Mary Hartley
1543–1606
John I
1535–1632
Elizabeth Halstead
1554–1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Townley's Timeline

2 Records

1647
1647
Birth of Richard Townley in Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1704
1704
Age 57
Death of Richard Townley in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia Colony, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia Colony, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia Colony, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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