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Sir Thomas Townsend 1533–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1533

Birth Location: Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England

Death Date: 12 Jun 1591

Death Location: Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England

Father: Sir VIII

Mother: Dame Poppy

Spouse(s): Lady Periente

Children(s): Elizabeth Townsend

In 1533, Sir Thomas Townsend entered the world in Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England, born to Sir Robert Townshend Sergeant At Law Justice Of The Peace Knighted By King Henry Viii And Dame Alice Poppy. Sir Thomas Townsend married Lady Elizabeth Styles Periente, and had children including Elizabeth Townsend. Sir Thomas Townsend passed away in 1591 in Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1533, Sir Thomas Townsend entered the world in Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England, born to Sir Robert Townshend Sergeant At Law Justice Of The Peace Knighted By King Henry Viii And Dame Alice Poppy.
  • Sir Thomas Townsend married Lady Elizabeth Styles Periente, and had children including Elizabeth Townsend.
  • Sir Thomas Townsend passed away in 1591 in Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir VIII
1512–1556
Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
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Dame Poppy
1514–1576
Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
DP

Spouses(s)

Lady Periente
1536–1580
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
LP

Children(s)

Elizabeth Townsend
1577–1637
Birth Location: Tenterton, Kent, England
ET

Sir Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Sir Townsend
1533–1591
Birth Place: Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Robert Townshend Sergeant-at-Law, Justice of the Peace, Knighted by King Henry VIII
1512–1556
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Dame (Alice) Poppy
1514–1576
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Roger Townshend II) MP
1478–1551
Raynham, Norfolk, England
Anne (De) Brewse
1475–1551
East Raynham, Norfolk, England
Sir (Robert Poppy Esquire of) Twyford
1489–1519
Twyford, Norfolk, England
Lady (Anne) Mordox
1486–1550
Gestwicke, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger I
1430–1493
Eleanor Lunsford
1445–1500
Sir Brewse
1445–1489
Lady Hopton
1437–1489
John II
1445–1510
Anne Flowers
1445–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1420–1510
Anne Windham
1420–1446

Sir Townsend's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Townsend (12 Sep 1533–12 Jun 1591) m. Lady (Elizabeth Styles) Periente (1536–30 Jun 1580)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Townsend 1577–1637 m. Henry (Thomas) Ballard 1575–1642
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Susan) Ballard 1610–1680 m. Captain (John) White 1610–1680
      1. 1. Grace White 1640–1733 m. James Sherwood 1620–1680
        1. 1. Deborah Sherwood 1669–1715 m. Samuel (Bugg) II 1640–1716
    2. 2. Sir (Thomas Ballard Earl of) Essex 1604–1642 m. Lady (Anne Chesley) Napier 1588–1638
      1. 1. Jane Ballard 1638–1667 m. Major (John Hillard) II 1617–1683
        1. 1. Jeremiah (Hillard) Sr. 1666–1710 m. Elizabeth Pottle 1677–1742

Sir Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1533
12 Sep 1533
Birth of Sir Thomas Townsend in Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England
Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England
1591
12 Jun 1591
Age 58
Death of Sir Thomas Townsend in Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England
Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1533
    Event Place: Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1591
    Event Place: Bracon Ash, South Norfolk, England
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