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Ruth Townsend 1888–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1888

Birth Location: Holloway, London, England

Death Date: 22 Jun 1941

Death Location: Westminster Hospital

Father: Edward Townsend

Mother: Mary Steele

Spouse(s): George Harris, Frederick Maynard

Children(s): Bruce Harris, June Harris, Frederick Maynard, Catherine Maynard, Norma Maynard

Ruth Townsend was born in 1888 in Holloway, London, England, the child of Edward Townsend And Mary Steele. Ruth Townsend married Frederick W Maynard, George Henry Harris, and had children including Bruce George Harris, Catherine Clare Maynard, Frederick Pervical Westley Maynard, Herbert Harris, June Lily Harris, Norma Maynard. Ruth Townsend passed away in 1941 in Westminster Hospital.

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Biography

  • Ruth Townsend was born in 1888 in Holloway, London, England, the child of Edward Townsend And Mary Steele.
  • Ruth Townsend married Frederick W Maynard, George Henry Harris, and had children including Bruce George Harris, Catherine Clare Maynard, Frederick Pervical Westley Maynard, Herbert Harris, June Lily Harris, Norma Maynard.
  • Ruth Townsend passed away in 1941 in Westminster Hospital.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Townsend
1858–1938
Birth Location: Marylebone, London, England
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Mary Steele
1861–1930
Birth Location: Enfield, London, England,
MS

Spouses(s)

George Harris
1897–1966
Birth Location: Shoreditch, London, , England
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Frederick Maynard
1889–1917
Birth Location: Croydon Surrey
FM

Children(s)

Bruce Harris
1919–1991
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
BH
June Harris
1922–
Birth Location: United Kingdom
JH
Frederick Maynard
1913–2003
Birth Location: Toronto, Canada
FM
Catherine Maynard
1916–1998
Birth Location: Toronto, Canada
CM
Norma Maynard
1915–2004
Birth Location: MT Dennis, Canada
NM

Ruth Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Townsend
1888–1941
Birth Place: Holloway, London, England
Parents
Edward Townsend
1858–1938
Marylebone, London, England
Mary Steele
1861–1930
Enfield, London, England,
Grandparents
Benjamin Townsend
1832–1891
Kingswood, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Minors
1835–1898
Crickhowell, Wales
Great-Grandparents
William Townsend
1811–1871
Sarah Hill
1809–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Townsend
1784–1869
Sarah Brain
1786–1850

Ruth Townsend's Descendants

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Ruth Townsend (23 Sep 1888–22 Jun 1941) m. George (Henry) Harris (11 Apr 1897–1966) m. Frederick (W) Maynard (2 Feb 1889–17 Dec 1917)
  1. 1. Bruce (George) Harris 1919–1991 m. Ellen (Emma) Cleary 1918–2001
    1. 1. June (Smullen) Harris 1949–2014
  2. 2. June (Lily) Harris 1922–
  3. 3. Frederick (Pervical Westley) Maynard 1913–2003
  4. 4. Catherine (Clare) Maynard 1916–1998
  5. 5. Norma Maynard 1915–2004

Ruth Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1888
23 Sep 1888
Birth of Ruth Townsend in Holloway, London, England
Holloway, London, England
1941
22 Jun 1941
Age 53
Death of Ruth Townsend in Westminster Hospital
Westminster Hospital

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1888
    Event Place: Holloway, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1941
    Event Place: Westminster Hospital
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