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Robert Townsend 1591–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1591

Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1660

Death Location: England

Father: Henry Townsend

Mother: Margaret Forthe

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The story of Robert Townsend began in 1591 in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England. Robert Townsend passed away in 1660 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Townsend began in 1591 in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England.
  • Robert Townsend passed away in 1660 in England.

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Robert Townsend's Ancestors

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Robert Townsend
1591–1660
Birth Place: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Parents
Henry Townsend
1568–1625
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Margaret Forthe
1570–1596
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Townsend
1533–1591
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Periente
1535–1580
Suffolk, England
Robert Forthe
1540–1595
London, Middlesex, England
Martha Box
1545–1574
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Townsend
1505–1556
Alice Poppy
1505–1576
George Periente
1475–1556
Agnes Sporne
1509–
Robert Forthe
1510–
Frances Glemham
1557–1792
William Box
1513–1545
Anne Philips
1513–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Townsend
1474–1552
Anne Brewse
1474–1551
Robert Poppy
1479–1509
Anne Mordox
1486–1550
Thomas Periente
1460–
Elizabeth Billings
1460–
Thomas Sporne
1477–
Anna Trebartha
1478–1503
William Forthe
1490–1559
Elizabeth Powell
1490–1560
Edward Glemham
1525–1573
Marie
1525–1613
Jenett Box
1488–
Hawes
1495–
Henry Philips
1490–
Anne
1490–1570

Robert Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1591
18 Jun 1591
Birth of Robert Townsend in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
1660
1660
Age 69
Death of Robert Townsend in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1591
    Event Place: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: England

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