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Sarah Townsend 1835 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1835

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Oct 1904

Death Location: London, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Townsend

Mother: Elizabeth Sutcliffe

Spouse(s): William Scholefield

Children(s): Mary Bowden

Sarah Townsend was born in 1835 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Townsend and Elizabeth Sutcliffe. Sarah Townsend married William John Scholefield, and had children including Mary Bowden. Sarah Townsend passed away in 1904 in London, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sarah Townsend was born in 1835 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Townsend and Elizabeth Sutcliffe.
  • Sarah Townsend married William John Scholefield, and had children including Mary Bowden.
  • Sarah Townsend passed away in 1904 in London, United Kingdom.

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Sarah Townsend's Ancestors

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Sarah Townsend
1835 – 1904
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Townsend
1793 – 1871
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Sutcliffe
1809 – 1847
Yorkshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Townsend's Descendants

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Sarah Townsend (Jun 1835 – Oct 1904) m. William (John) Scholefield (1833 – )
  1. 1. Mary Bowden (1854 – ) m. Joseph Bowden (1853 – September 1893)
    1. 1. Mary Bowden (1874 – )
    2. 2. Joseph (Jno) Bowden (1876 – )
    3. 3. Sarah Bowden (1884 – )
    4. 4. Maria Bowden (1888 – )
    5. 5. Grace Bowden (abt 1890 – )

Sarah Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1835
Jun 1835
Birth of Sarah Townsend in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1853
17 May 1853
Age 18
Sarah Townsend was married in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1904
Oct 1904
Age 69
Death of Sarah Townsend in London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1835
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 May 1853
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1904
    Event Place: London, United Kingdom

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