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Sir Robert Lord Chief Justice of The Council In The Marches of Wales & Chester Justice of The Peace Townsend 1512–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jan 1512

Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK

Death Date: 08 Feb 1556

Death Location: Salop or Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK

Father: Roger Townshend

Mother: Anne Brewes

Spouse(s): Dame Poppy

Children(s): Richard Townsend, Lady Townsend

The story of Sir Robert Lord Chief Justice of The Council In The Marches of Wales & Chester Justice of The Peace Townsend began in 1512 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK. Sir Robert Lord Chief Justice of The Council In The Marches of Wales & Chester Justice of The Peace Townsend married Dame Alice Pope Poppy, and had children including Lady Elizabeth De Wallis Townsend, Richard Henry Townsend. Sir Robert Lord Chief Justice of The Council In The Marches of Wales & Chester Justice of The Peace Townsend passed away in 1556 in Salop or Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Robert Lord Chief Justice of The Council In The Marches of Wales & Chester Justice of The Peace Townsend began in 1512 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK.
  • Sir Robert Lord Chief Justice of The Council In The Marches of Wales & Chester Justice of The Peace Townsend married Dame Alice Pope Poppy, and had children including Lady Elizabeth De Wallis Townsend, Richard Henry Townsend.
  • Sir Robert Lord Chief Justice of The Council In The Marches of Wales & Chester Justice of The Peace Townsend passed away in 1556 in Salop or Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK.

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Sir Townsend's Ancestors

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Sir Townsend
1512–1556
Birth Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK
Parents
Roger Townshend
1475–1552
Raynham, Norfolk, England
Anne Brewes
1455–1551
Testerton, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
*sir (Knight Roger I 2nd Baronet Pleas Mp Townshend Justice Of The Court Of) Commo
1445–1493
Raynham, Norfolk, England
Lady (Eleanor) Lunsford
1445–1500
Battle, Sussex, England
William Brewse
1440–
Elizabeth Hopton
1442–1489
Blythburgh, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Judge Townshend
1415–1466
Joan Lunsford
1415–1500
Sir Lunsford
1395–
Thomasine Barrington
1414–1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Lunsford
1390–1465
Peggy Voss
1393–1460

Sir Townsend's Descendants

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Sir (Robert Lord Chief Justice of The Council In The Marches of Wales & Chester Justice of The Peace) Townsend (08 Jan 1512–08 Feb 1556) m. Dame (Alice Pope) Poppy (1505–13 Nov 1576)
  1. 1. Richard (Henry) Townsend 1541–1593 m. Agnes Arnold 1544–1621
    1. 1. Richard (Townsend Ii) II 1577–1641 m. Norma (Jean) Haller 1589–1621
      1. 1. Richard Townsend 1614–1697 m. Joan Markes 1617–1699
        1. 1. John Townsend 1656–1727 m. Elizabeth Coles 1678–1736
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth De Wallis) Townsend 1533–1560 m. **sir (John Thomas Stanton Of) Longbridge 1530–1566

Sir Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1512
08 Jan 1512
Birth of Sir Robert Lord Chief Justice of The Council In The Marches of Wales & Chester Justice of The Peace Townsend in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK
Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK
1556
08 Feb 1556
Age 44
Death of Sir Robert Lord Chief Justice of The Council In The Marches of Wales & Chester Justice of The Peace Townsend in Salop or Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK
Salop or Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1512
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1556
    Event Place: Salop or Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK

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