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Sir Knight Robert Townsend 1512 – 1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1512

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

Death Date: 8 Feb 1556

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

Father: Sir Townsend

Mother: Anne Brewse

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Amy Townshend

In 1512, Sir Knight Robert Townsend , Lord Chief Justice of the Council in the Marches of Wales & Chester, Justice of the Peace, Sergeant-at-Law entered the world in Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England, born to Sir Knight Roger Townsend and Anne De Brewse. Sir Knight Robert Townsend , Lord Chief Justice of the Council in the Marches of Wales & Chester, Justice of the Peace, Sergeant-at-Law had children including Amy Townshend. Sir Knight Robert Townsend , Lord Chief Justice of the Council in the Marches of Wales & Chester, Justice of the Peace, Sergeant-at-Law passed away in 1556 in Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Sir Knight Robert Townsend , Lord Chief Justice of the Council in the Marches of Wales & Chester, Justice of the Peace, Sergeant-at-Law entered the world in Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England, born to Sir Knight Roger Townsend and Anne De Brewse.
  • Sir Knight Robert Townsend , Lord Chief Justice of the Council in the Marches of Wales & Chester, Justice of the Peace, Sergeant-at-Law had children including Amy Townshend.
  • Sir Knight Robert Townsend , Lord Chief Justice of the Council in the Marches of Wales & Chester, Justice of the Peace, Sergeant-at-Law passed away in 1556 in Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Townsend
1475 – 1552
Birth Location: Raynham, Norfolk, England
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Anne Brewse
1474 – 1551
Birth Location: Testerton, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amy Townshend
1524 – 1605
Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
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Sir Townsend's Ancestors

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Sir Townsend
1512 – 1556
Birth Place: Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Roger Townsend
1475 – 1552
Raynham, Norfolk, England
Anne (De) Brewse
1474 – 1551
Testerton, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Townsend's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Robert) Townsend (8 Jan 1512 – 8 Feb 1556)
  1. 1. Amy Townshend (1524 – 28 Nov 1605) m. Lord (Ralph De) Dutton (Abt. 1514 – 26 Jun 1581)
    1. 1. Rowland (Dutton of) Hatton (1552 – 08 Feb 1620) m. Eleanor Scryven (1555 – 8 May 1600)
      1. 1. Edward Dutton (Sept 1579 – 17 Jan 1620) m. Mary Calveley (1585 – 1620)
        1. 1. Captain (Peter) Dutton (17 Jul 1602 – 13 Aug 1669) m. Margaret Hayes (13 Oct 1583 – 21 Aug 1585)

Sir Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1512
8 Jan 1512
Birth of Sir Knight Robert Townsend , Lord Chief Justice of the Council in the Marches of Wales & Chester, Justice of the Peace, Sergeant-at-Law in Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
1556
8 Feb 1556
Age 44
Death of Sir Knight Robert Townsend , Lord Chief Justice of the Council in the Marches of Wales & Chester, Justice of the Peace, Sergeant-at-Law in Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1512
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1556
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
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