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Robert Townshend \ Townsend 1512 – 1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jan 1512

Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 08 Feb 1556

Death Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Townsend

Mother: Anne Townshend)

Spouse(s): Alice Townsend

Children(s): Richard Townsend

In 1512, Robert Townshend \ Townsend entered the world in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, born to Sir Roger Townshend \ Townsend and Anne de Brewse (Townsend \ Townshend). Robert Townshend \ Townsend married Alice (Poppy) Townshend \ Townsend, and had children including Richard Townsend. Robert Townshend \ Townsend passed away in 1556 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Robert Townshend \ Townsend entered the world in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, born to Sir Roger Townshend \ Townsend and Anne de Brewse (Townsend \ Townshend).
  • Robert Townshend \ Townsend married Alice (Poppy) Townshend \ Townsend, and had children including Richard Townsend.
  • Robert Townshend \ Townsend passed away in 1556 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Townsend's Ancestors

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Robert Townsend
1512 – 1556
Birth Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir Roger Townshend \ Townsend
1477 – 1551
Raynham, Norfolk, England
Anne (de Brewse (Townsend \) Townshend)
1475 – 1551
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Roger Townshend \) Townsend
1430 – 1493
Norfolk, England
Eleanor (Lunsford) (Townshend)
1455 – 1500
Battle, Sussex, England
Sir (William de Brewse \) DeBrewse
1456 – 1489
Salle, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth (Hopton) (DeBrewse)
1442 – 1489
Blythburgh, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Raynham
1415 – 1466
Lady Lunsford
1415 – 1500
William Lunsford
1420 – 1451
Thomasine (Lunsford)
1422 – 1498
Sir Hopton
1408 – 1478
Margaret (Hopton)
1410 – 1451
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Townsend
1390 – 1446
Eleanor (Townsend)
1385 – 1498
Robert Lunsford
1393 – 1465
Elizabeth (Lunsford)
1398 –
Sir Lunsford
1391 – 1451
Elizabeth (Lunsford)
1400 – 1452
John Barrington
1384 – 1426
Isabel (Barrington)
1397 – 1425
Sir Hopton
1370 – 1427
Margaret (Hopton)
1387 – 1408

Robert Townsend's Descendants

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Robert (Townshend \) Townsend (08 Jan 1512 – 08 Feb 1556) m. Alice ((Poppy) Townshend \) Townsend (1514 – 13 Nov 1576)
  1. 1. Richard Townsend (1541 – 15 Oct 1593) m. Agnis (\ Agnes Gillam) (Townsend) (22 May 1544 – 17 Oct 1621)
    1. 1. Richard Townsend (9 Apr 1577 – 31 Aug 1641) m. Norma (Joane (Haller) Arnold ,) Townsend (Abt. 1589 – Abt. 1621)
      1. 1. Richard Townsend (21 Aug 1614 – 19 May 1697) m. Joan ((Markes)) Townsend (20 Oct 1617 – 16 Aug 1699)
        1. 1. William Townsend (18 Jul 1652 – 19 July 1692) m. Mary ((Lawrence \ Larence)) Townsend (Abt. 1665 – Jun 1692)

Robert Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1512
08 Jan 1512
Birth of Robert Townshend \ Townsend in Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
1556
08 Feb 1556
Age 44
Death of Robert Townshend \ Townsend in Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1512
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Hampton Court, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1556
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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