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Roger De Townsend 1385–1444 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1385

Birth Location: Raynham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1444

Death Location: St Katherines Chapel St Marys, Raynham, Norfolk, England

Father: Thomas Townsend

Mother: Agnes Payne

Spouse(s): Eleanor Giggs

Children(s): John Townsend

In 1385, Roger De Townsend entered the world in Raynham, Norfolk, England, born to Thomas Townsend And Agnes Payne. Roger De Townsend married Eleanor Giggs, and had children including John Townsend. Roger De Townsend passed away in 1444 in St Katherines Chapel St Marys, Raynham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1385, Roger De Townsend entered the world in Raynham, Norfolk, England, born to Thomas Townsend And Agnes Payne.
  • Roger De Townsend married Eleanor Giggs, and had children including John Townsend.
  • Roger De Townsend passed away in 1444 in St Katherines Chapel St Marys, Raynham, Norfolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Roger Townsend's Ancestors

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Roger Townsend
1385–1444
Birth Place: Raynham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Thomas Townsend
1360–1421
Agnes Payne
1365–1450
Grandparents
Roger Townsend
1330–1400
Catherine Atherton
1331–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roger Townsend's Descendants

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Roger (De) Townsend (1385–1444) m. Eleanor Giggs (1385–9 Nov 1498)
  1. 1. John Townsend 1415–1466 m. Joan Lunsford 1415–1500
    1. 1. Sir (Roger) Townsend 1445–1493 m. Eleanor Lunsford 1445–1500
      1. 1. Sir (Roger Lyncoln) Townshend 1477–1551 m. Anne DeBrewse 1474–1551
        1. 1. Robert Townshend 1498–1556 m. Alice Poppy 1514–1576

Roger Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1385
1385
Birth of Roger De Townsend in Raynham, Norfolk, England
Raynham, Norfolk, England
1444
1444
Age 59
Death of Roger De Townsend in St Katherines Chapel St Marys, Raynham, Norfolk, England
St Katherines Chapel St Marys, Raynham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1385
    Event Place: Raynham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1444
    Event Place: St Katherines Chapel St Marys, Raynham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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