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Roger Townsend 1470–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1470

Birth Location: Testerton, Norfolk, ENGLAND

Death Date: 10 MAY 1552

Death Location: Raynham Hall, Norwick, Norfolk, ENGLAND

Father: Roger Townsend

Mother: Eleanor Lunsford

Spouse(s): Anne Braose

Children(s): Robert Townsend, Thomas Townsend

Roger Townsend was born in 1470 in Testerton, Norfolk, ENGLAND, the child of Roger Townsend And Eleanor De Lunsford. Roger Townsend married Anne De Braose, and had children including Robert Townsend, Thomas Townsend. Roger Townsend passed away in 1552 in Raynham Hall, Norwick, Norfolk, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • Roger Townsend was born in 1470 in Testerton, Norfolk, ENGLAND, the child of Roger Townsend And Eleanor De Lunsford.
  • Roger Townsend married Anne De Braose, and had children including Robert Townsend, Thomas Townsend.
  • Roger Townsend passed away in 1552 in Raynham Hall, Norwick, Norfolk, ENGLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Townsend
1440–1492
Birth Location: –
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Eleanor Lunsford
1445–1500
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Anne Braose
1470–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Robert Townsend
1512–1555
Birth Location: Engalnd, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND
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Thomas Townsend
1504–1573
Birth Location: Testerton, Norfolk, ENGLAND
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Roger Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Roger Townsend
1470–1552
Birth Place: Testerton, Norfolk, ENGLAND
Parents
Roger Townsend
1440–1492
Eleanor (De) Lunsford
1445–1500
Grandparents
John Townsend
1410–1466
Joan Lunsford
1415–1500
Rumford, Essex, ENGLAND
William Lunsford
1420–1451
Tomasina (De) Barrington
1414–1498
Hoathley, Sussex, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
Roger Townsend
1390–1435
Eleanor Gegges
1395–
Robert Lunsford
1390–1465
John Lunsford
1369–1419
Elizabeth Echyngham
1387–1464
John Barrington
1393–1426
Isabel Tatton
1394–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Townsend
1360–
Agnes Payne
1365–
Thomas Gegges
1365–
John Lunsford
1369–1419
Elizabeth Echyngham
1387–1464
John Lundesford
1340–
Agnes Rockley
1338–
William Echyngham
1357–1414
Joan Arundell
1365–1404
John Barrington
1353–
Margaret Blomville
1360–
Robert Tatton
1372–
Margaret Hyde
1366–

Roger Townsend's Descendants

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Roger Townsend (1470–10 MAY 1552) m. Anne (De) Braose (1470–)
  1. 1. Robert Townsend 1512–1555 m. Alice Poppey 1514–
    1. 1. Thomas Townsend 1533–1591 m. Elizabeth Peryente 1536–1580
      1. 1. Henry Townsend 1568–1625 m. Mary Forth 1570–1596
        1. 1. Thomas Townsend 1594–1660 m. Mary Newgate 1596–1691
  2. 2. Thomas Townsend 1504–1573 m. Elizabeth Calibut 1515–1591
    1. 1. Thomas Townsend 1545–1624 m. Christabell Collier 1549–1594
      1. 1. Mary Townsend 1575–1640 m. Roger Elkins 1564–1640
        1. 1. John Elkins 1607–1636
        2. 2. Stephen Elkins 1609–
        3. 3. Roger Elkins 1596–1683
        4. 4. Agnes Elkins 1605–
        5. 5. Alice Elkins 1594–1594

Roger Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1470
1470
Birth of Roger Townsend in Testerton, Norfolk, ENGLAND
Testerton, Norfolk, ENGLAND
1552
10 MAY 1552
Age 82
Death of Roger Townsend in Raynham Hall, Norwick, Norfolk, ENGLAND
Raynham Hall, Norwick, Norfolk, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1470
    Event Place: Testerton, Norfolk, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1552
    Event Place: Raynham Hall, Norwick, Norfolk, ENGLAND
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