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Roger Townsend 1540–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: East Raynham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 June 1590

Death Location: Stoke Newington, Middlesex, buried at the Church of St Giles, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Brampton

Mother: Catherine Pleas

Spouse(s): Johanna Stanhope

Children(s): John Townsend

Roger Townsend was born in 1540 in East Raynham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Richard Herbert Townsend Of Brampton And Catherine Browne Coheiress Of Sir Humphrey Browne Justice Of Common Pleas. Roger Townsend married Johanna Stanhope, and had children including John Townsend. Roger Townsend passed away in 1590 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, buried at the Church of St Giles, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Roger Townsend was born in 1540 in East Raynham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Richard Herbert Townsend Of Brampton And Catherine Browne Coheiress Of Sir Humphrey Browne Justice Of Common Pleas.
  • Roger Townsend married Johanna Stanhope, and had children including John Townsend.
  • Roger Townsend passed away in 1590 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, buried at the Church of St Giles, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Roger Townsend's Ancestors

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Roger Townsend
1540–1590
Birth Place: East Raynham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Herbert Townsend, of Brampton
1518–1551
Brampton, Raynham, Norfolk, England
Catherine (Browne Coheiress of Sir Humphrey Browne, Justice of Common) Pleas
1522–1616
Ridley Hall, Terling, Essex, England
Grandparents
Anne (DE) BREWSE-TOWNSEND
1474–1551
Testerton, Norfolk, England
Sir (Humphrey) Browne
1496–1562
Ridley Hall, Terling, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Hussey) Browne
1495–1582
Ridley, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Roger Townsend's Descendants

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Roger Townsend (1540–30 June 1590) m. Johanna Stanhope (1550–3 January 1618)
  1. 1. John Townsend 1570–1603

Roger Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Roger Townsend in East Raynham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
East Raynham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1590
30 June 1590
Age 50
Death of Roger Townsend in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, buried at the Church of St Giles, London, England, United Kingdom
Stoke Newington, Middlesex, buried at the Church of St Giles, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: East Raynham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1590
    Event Place: Stoke Newington, Middlesex, buried at the Church of St Giles, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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