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Robert TOWNSEND 1676–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1676

Birth Location: Bretton, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 4 Aug 1760

Death Location: Norfolk, England

Father: Francis Townsend

Mother: Joan Marshall

Spouse(s): Emmett Furness

Children(s): John Townsend, THOMAS TOWNSEND, WILLIAM TOWNSEND, Robert Townsend, ELIZABETH TOWNSEND, George Townsend, SARAH TOWNSEND, Emme Townsend, Joan Townsend

In 1676, Robert TOWNSEND entered the world in Bretton, Derbyshire, England, born to Francis Townsend And Joan Marshall. Robert TOWNSEND married Anne Bunting, Emmett Furness, and had children including Benjamin Townsend, Elizabeth Townsend, Emme Townsend, Francis Townsend, George Townsend, Isaac Townsend, Joan Townsend, John Townsend, Joseph Townsend, Mary Townsend, Robert Townsend, Sarah Townsend, Thomas Townsend, William Townsend. Robert TOWNSEND passed away in 1760 in Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1676, Robert TOWNSEND entered the world in Bretton, Derbyshire, England, born to Francis Townsend And Joan Marshall.
  • Robert TOWNSEND married Anne Bunting, Emmett Furness, and had children including Benjamin Townsend, Elizabeth Townsend, Emme Townsend, Francis Townsend, George Townsend, Isaac Townsend, Joan Townsend, John Townsend, Joseph Townsend, Mary Townsend, Robert Townsend, Sarah Townsend, Thomas Townsend, William Townsend.
  • Robert TOWNSEND passed away in 1760 in Norfolk, England.

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Robert TOWNSEND's Ancestors

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Robert TOWNSEND
1676–1760
Birth Place: Bretton, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Francis Townsend
1650–1702
Bretton, Derbyshire, England
Joan Marshall
1655–1733
Eyam, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert TOWNSEND's Descendants

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Robert TOWNSEND (1676–4 Aug 1760) m. Emmett Furness (1677–abt 1747)
  1. 1. John Townsend 1707–1775 m. Ann Furniss 1713–1760
    1. 1. John Townsend 1746–1802 m. Elizth. 1757–1816 m. Elizabeth (HANCOCK) (DNA) 1760–1851
      1. 1. Sarah Townsend 1770–1829 m. James Florence 1770–1840
        1. 1. Alice Florence 1798– m. William Ward 1791–1821
        2. 2. Francis Florence 1792–
        3. 3. James Florence 1798–1854 m. Maria Hill 1793–1877
        4. 4. Thomas Florence 1800–
      2. 2. Thomas Townsend 1786–1867
      3. 3. Robert Townsend 1781–1827
      4. 4. Henry Townsend 1784–1863
      5. 5. William Townsend 1788–1851
      6. 6. Matthew Townsend 1791–1814
      7. 7. Septimus Townsend 1791–1840
      8. 8. George Townsend 1794–
      9. 9. John Townsend 1779–1827
      10. 10. Hellen TOWNSEND 1801–
      11. 11. MARY (TOWNSEND) x 1750–1788
    2. 2. Jane Townsend 1743–1830
    3. 3. Mary Townsend 1739–1781
    4. 4. Robert TOWNSEND 1709–1777
  2. 2. THOMAS TOWNSEND 1719–
  3. 3. WILLIAM TOWNSEND 1723–1746
  4. 4. Robert Townsend 1713–1777
  5. 5. ELIZABETH TOWNSEND 1721–
  6. 6. George Townsend 1704–
  7. 7. SARAH TOWNSEND 1715–1715
  8. 8. Emme Townsend 1736–1747
  9. 9. Joan Townsend 1748–

Robert TOWNSEND's Timeline

4 Records

1676
1676
Birth of Robert TOWNSEND in Bretton, Derbyshire, England
Bretton, Derbyshire, England
1702
28 May 1702
Age 26
Robert TOWNSEND was married in Eyam, Derbyshire, England
Eyam, Derbyshire, England
1760
1760
Age 84
Death of Robert TOWNSEND in Bretton, Derbyshire, England
Bretton, Derbyshire, England
1760
4 Aug 1760
Age 84
Burial of Robert TOWNSEND in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Bretton, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 May 1702
    Event Place: Eyam, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Bretton, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1760
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 615/1

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