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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: 8 January 1512

Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 8 February 1556

Death Location: Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: Roger Townshend

Mother: Anne Brewse

Spouse(s): Dame Poppy

Children(s): Anne (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. 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 Anne Amy Alice Townshend 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 Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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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.
  • 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 Anne Amy Alice Townshend 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 Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Sir Townsend's Ancestors

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Sir Townsend
1512–1556
Birth Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Parents
Roger Townshend
1475–1552
Raynham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Anne Brewse
1455–1551
Testerton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

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 (8 January 1512–8 February 1556) m. Dame (Alice Pope) Poppy (1505–13 November 1576)
  1. 1. Anne ((Amy, Alice) Townshend) (Townsend) 1529–1605 m. William (Humphrey Archer of) Warwickshire 1528–1562
    1. 1. John Archer 1554–1640 m. Eleanor ((Ellen)) Frewin 1560–1648
      1. 1. Richard Archer 1579–1675 m. Mary (Ann) Bull 1601–1684
        1. 1. George (Archer) Sr 1618–1675 m. Mary (Sarah Elizabeth) Wood 1631–1682

Sir Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1512
8 January 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
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
1556
8 February 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 Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 January 1512
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1556
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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