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Roger TOWNSEND 1445–1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1445

Birth Location: Raynham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 9 Nov 1493

Death Location: Warwickshire County, England

Father: John TOWNSHEAD

Mother: Joan LUNSFORD

Spouse(s): Eleanor LUNSFORD

Children(s): Thomasine TOWNSEND, Joan TOWNSHEND, Elizabeth TOWNSHEND, John TOMSON, TOWNSEND None, Anne TOWNSEND, John TOWNHANDE, George TOWNSHEND, Thomas TOWNSEND, Roger TOWNSHEND, Agnes TOWNSHEND, TOWNSEND None, Anne TOWNSEND

The story of Roger TOWNSEND began in 1445 in Raynham, Norfolk, England. Roger TOWNSEND married Eleanor Lunsford, and had children including Agnes Townshend, Anne Townsend, Elizabeth Townshend, George Townshend, Joan Townshend, John Tomson, John Townhande, Roger Townshend, Thomas Townsend, Thomasine Townsend, Townsend. Roger TOWNSEND passed away in 1493 in Warwickshire County, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Roger TOWNSEND began in 1445 in Raynham, Norfolk, England.
  • Roger TOWNSEND married Eleanor Lunsford, and had children including Agnes Townshend, Anne Townsend, Elizabeth Townshend, George Townshend, Joan Townshend, John Tomson, John Townhande, Roger Townshend, Thomas Townsend, Thomasine Townsend, Townsend.
  • Roger TOWNSEND passed away in 1493 in Warwickshire County, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roger TOWNSEND's Ancestors

Self
Roger TOWNSEND
1445–1493
Birth Place: Raynham, Norfolk, England
Parents
John TOWNSHEAD
1415–1466
Raynham, Norfolk, England
Joan LUNSFORD
1415–1500
Rumford, Essex, England
Grandparents
Roger TOWNSHEND
1385–1466
Raynham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor GIGGS
1385–1440
Norfolk County, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas TOWNSHEND
1360–1421
Agnes PAYNE
1365–1450
Thomas GIGGS
1362–1420
Margaret Rollesby
1374–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger TOWNSHENDE
1330–1400
Catherine ATHERTON
1331–
William PAYNE
1347–1398
Joan TYAS
1347–1373
Tylson GIGGS
1340–

Roger TOWNSEND's Descendants

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Roger TOWNSEND (1445–9 Nov 1493) m. Eleanor LUNSFORD (1446–1500)
  1. 1. Thomasine TOWNSEND 1475–1551 m. Thomas WOODHOUSE 1477–1521
    1. 1. Roger WOODHOUSE 1490–1560 m. Elizabeth RADCLIFFE 1490–1565
      1. 1. Richard WOODHOUSE, 1503–1573 m. Anne SPELMAN 1527–1556
        1. 1. Elizabeth WOODHOUSE 1526– m. Nicholas MERIWETHER 1525– m. John WOODHOUSE 1530–
        2. 2. Francis 1528–1571 m. Francis WOODS 1631–
        3. 3. George WOODHOUSE 1531–1583 m. Eleanor BOSVILE 1532–1578
        4. 4. Francis WOODHOUSE 1535–1605 m. Margaret REPPS 1561– m. Eleanor PALMER 1545–
        5. 5. Roger WOODHOUSE 1539–1565 m. Helen (Or Ellen) FULLER 1540–
        6. 6. Jennet WOODHOUSE 1541–1564 m. William ATKINSON 1540–1579
      2. 2. Thomasine WOODHOUSE 1523– m. Henry GASCOIGNE 1540–
      3. 3. Amy WOODHOUSE 1510– m. Ralph SHELTON 1506–1561
      4. 4. Elizabeth WODEHOUSE 1514–1563 m. William MOOR 1521–
      5. 5. William WODEHOUSE 1514–
      6. 6. George WODEHOUSE 1516–
      7. 7. Thomasine WODEHOUSE 1517–
      8. 8. Captain (Thomas) WOODHOUSE 1518–1600 m. Margaret SHELTON 1497–1583
      9. 9. Ann WOODHOUSE 1520–1562 m. Thomas RAGLAND 1515–1557 m. Christopher CONINGSBY 1516–1547
      10. 10. Jane WOODHOUSE 1524– m. William MASON 1545– m. Christopher LEVANS 1527–
    2. 2. Catherine WOODHOUSE 1494– m. Thomas LOVELL 1492–
    3. 3. Katherine WOODHOUSE 1494–
    4. 4. Ann WOODHOUSE 1495–1517 m. Robert (Cambell) COKE 1480–1540 m. Robert COKE 1480–1556
    5. 5. Roger WOODHOUSE 1497–1560 m. Elizabeth DRURY 1497–1578
    6. 6. Mary WODEHOUSE 1500– m. AYLEWORTH (OF) IRELAND 1500–
    7. 7. Elizabeth WOODHOUSE 1503–1595 m. Thomas WINGFIELD 1500– m. Robert COOKE 1500– m. Sir (Thomas) WINGFIELD 1510–1609
    8. 8. John WOOLHOUSE 1506–1566 m. Margaret BAKER 1510–1536
  2. 2. Joan TOWNSHEND 1466–
  3. 3. Elizabeth TOWNSHEND 1468–
  4. 4. John TOMSON 1470–1567 m. Amy PARGITER 1474–1564
  5. 5. TOWNSEND 1470–
  6. 6. Anne TOWNSEND 1474– m. John CASTELL 1485–
  7. 7. John TOWNHANDE 1475–1539
  8. 8. George TOWNSHEND 1476– m. Miss THURSTON 1498–
  9. 9. Thomas TOWNSEND 1477–1501
  10. 10. Roger TOWNSHEND 1477–1551 m. Anne (DE) BRAOSE 1474–1537
  11. 11. Agnes TOWNSHEND 1483–
  12. 12. TOWNSEND 1484– m. MONTFORT 1492–
  13. 13. Anne TOWNSEND 1489– m. Ralph CASTELL 1479–1511 m. Philip CRESSNER 1460–

Roger TOWNSEND's Timeline

3 Records

1445
1445
Birth of Roger TOWNSEND in Raynham, Norfolk, England
Raynham, Norfolk, England
1493
9 Nov 1493
Age 48
Death of Roger TOWNSEND in Raynham, Norfolk, England
Raynham, Norfolk, England
1493
9 Nov 1493
Age 48
Burial of Roger TOWNSEND in Warwickshire County, England
Warwickshire County, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1445
    Event Place: Raynham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Roger Townsend, person ID L6XC-VMS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1493
    Event Place: Raynham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Roger Townsend, person ID L6XC-VMS.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1493
    Event Place: Warwickshire County, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Roger Townsend, person ID L6XC-VMS.

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