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Thomas William Townsend 1533–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1533

Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

Death Date: Jun 1591

Death Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Sergeant-at-Law

Mother: Alice Dame

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stiles, Anne Oyly

Children(s): Elizabeth Townsend, Rodger Townshend, Edmund TOWNSEND, Samuel Townsend, Mary Townsend, William Townsend, Ann Lunn, THOMAS TOWNSEND, Samuel Townsend, Sir Ash, Thomas Townshend

In 1533, Thomas William Townsend entered the world in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Robert Townsend Knight Lord Chief Justice Of The Council In The Marches Of Wales Amp Chester Justice Of The Peace Sergeant At Law And Alice Pope Poppy Dame. Thomas William Townsend married Anne D Oyly, Elizabeth Periente Penent Styles Stiles, and had children including Amelia Kirk, Ann Lunn, Edmund Townsend, Elizabeth Jane Townsend, Mary Townsend, Rodger Townshend, Samuel Townsend, Sir Henry Townsend Esquire Of Norfolk Knight Of Bracon Ash, Thomas Townsend, Thomas Townshend, William Townsend. Thomas William Townsend passed away in 1591 in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1533, Thomas William Townsend entered the world in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Robert Townsend Knight Lord Chief Justice Of The Council In The Marches Of Wales Amp Chester Justice Of The Peace Sergeant At Law And Alice Pope Poppy Dame.
  • Thomas William Townsend married Anne D Oyly, Elizabeth Periente Penent Styles Stiles, and had children including Amelia Kirk, Ann Lunn, Edmund Townsend, Elizabeth Jane Townsend, Mary Townsend, Rodger Townshend, Samuel Townsend, Sir Henry Townsend Esquire Of Norfolk Knight Of Bracon Ash, Thomas Townsend, Thomas Townshend, William Townsend.
  • Thomas William Townsend passed away in 1591 in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sergeant-at-Law
1512–1556
Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
SS
Alice Dame
1505–1576
Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
AD

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Stiles
1536–1580
Birth Location: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
ES
Anne Oyly
1553–1615
Birth Location: Hadliegh, Suffolk, , England
AO

Children(s)

Elizabeth Townsend
1577–1638
Birth Location: Tenterton, Kent, England
ET
Rodger Townshend
1563–1573
Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
RT
Edmund TOWNSEND
1552–1586
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, England
ET
Samuel Townsend
1573–1692
Birth Location: Kent, England
ST
Mary Townsend
1570–
Birth Location: England
MT
William Townsend
1557–1591
Birth Location: Norfolk County, England
WT
Ann Lunn
1558–1603
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
AL
THOMAS TOWNSEND
1551–1552
Birth Location: WELBY, Nottinghamshire, , England
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Samuel Townsend
1573–1692
Birth Location: Kent, England
ST
Sir Ash
1568–1625
Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
SA
Thomas Townshend
1566–1567
Birth Location: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
TT

Thomas Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Townsend
1533–1591
Birth Place: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Robert Townsend, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Council in the Marches of Wales & Chester, Justice of the Peace, Sergeant-at-Law
1512–1556
Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Alice (Pope\Poppy) Dame
1505–1576
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Townsend's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (William) Townsend (12 Sep 1533–Jun 1591) m. Elizabeth (Periente Penent Styles) Stiles (27 Jun 1536–30 Jun 1580) m. Anne (D) Oyly (1553–1615)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Townsend 1577–1638 m. Henry (Thomas) Ballard 1575–1642 m. Phillip (Henry Lewis) Ballard 1584–1664 m. Josiah Ballard 1721–1799
    1. 1. William (Ballard) Sr 1617–1689 m. Grace Lovejoy 1617–1694 m. Elizabeth (Mary Lee) * 1608–1687
      1. 1. William Ballard 1648–1724
        1. 1. Lydia Ballard 1657–1728 m. Joseph BUTTERFIELD 1647–1715
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Ballard 1649–1703
      2. 2. John Ballard 1653–1715
      3. 3. Joseph Ballard 1644–1722 m. Rebecca (Rea Stevens) Horne 1656–1740 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Phelps 1646–1692
        1. 1. Dorcas Ballard 1710–1789
        2. 2. Samuel Ballard 1718–1718
        3. 3. Ebenezer Ballard 1713–1713
        4. 4. William Ballard 1710–1802
        5. 5. Timothy Ballard 1720–1720
        6. 6. Dorothy Ballard 1715–
        7. 7. Timothy Ballard 1700–1773
        8. 8. Samuel Ballard 1709–1718
        9. 9. Hannah Ballard 1695–1761
        10. 10. Benjamin Ballard 1704–1770
        11. 11. Sarah Ballard 1693–1715
        12. 12. Elizabeth Ballard 1701–1782
        13. 13. Eleanor Ballard 1672–1707
        14. 14. Benjamin (Ballard) 1 1703–1704
        15. 15. Dorcas Ballard 1708–
        16. 16. Josiah (Sr (Twin)) Ballard 1699–1780
        17. 17. Humphrey Ballard 1669–1735
        18. 18. Penelope Ballard 1706–1811
        19. 19. Jeremiah Ballard 1697–1761
        20. 20. Priscilla Ballard 1680–1717
        21. 21. Joseph Ballard 1699–1703
        22. 22. Elizabeth Ballard 1675–1740
        23. 23. Humphrey Ballard 1669–1735
        24. 24. Elizabeth (P.) Ballard 1665–1706
        25. 25. Uriah Ballard 1684–1741
        26. 26. Dorothy Ballard 1679–1754
        27. 27. Hannah Ballard 1677–1706
        28. 28. John Ballard 1688–1706
        29. 29. Tabitha Ballard 1688–1691
        30. 30. Joseph Ballard 1667–1732
        31. 31. Hezekiah Ballard 1682–1751
        32. 32. William Ballard 1674–1707
        33. 33. Eleanor Ballard 1672–1707
      4. 4. Hannah Ballard 1655–1709
      5. 5. Lydia Ballard 1657–1727 m. Joseph Butterfeild 1649–1720
        1. 1. Benjamin (BUTTERFIELD) Jr. 1702–1748
        2. 2. Hannah Butterfield 1678–1728
        3. 3. Jacob (Guter) BUTTERFIELD 1689–1725
        4. 4. Isaac BUTTERFIELD 1689–1689
        5. 5. Tabitha Butterfield 1687–1781
        6. 6. Grace Butterfield 1687–1724
        7. 7. Abigail ("Twin") Butterfield 1693–1773
        8. 8. Joseph Butterfield 1680–1757
        9. 9. Sgt. (Benjamin) Butterfield 1679–1715
        10. 10. Abrahan BUTTERFIELD 1693–1693
        11. 11. Joseph Butterfield 1675–1736
        12. 12. Anna Butterfield 1680–
      6. 6. Ann Ballard 1661–1721
      7. 7. Sarah Ballard 1669–1733
      8. 8. Abigail Ballard 1659–1726
      9. 9. Mary (Ann) Ballard 1647–1681
      10. 10. Lydia Ballard 1657–1727
      11. 11. Hannah (Ann) Ballard-Spalding 1655–1681
      12. 12. Elizabeth Ballard 1646–1689
      13. 13. Sarah Ballard 1650–1733
      14. 14. John Ballard 1634–1725
      15. 15. Nathaniel Ballard 1636–1721
      16. 16. Esther Ballard 1632–1716
      17. 17. Isaac Ballard 1672–1736
      18. 18. Joseph Ballard 1634–1725
      19. 19. Elizabeth (Ballard of) Andover 1646–1689
      20. 20. Sarah Holt 1678–1757
      21. 21. Ensign (Joseph) Ballard 1653–1722
      22. 22. Josiah\Joseph Ballard 1661–1717
      23. 23. Abigail Ballard-Wheat-Brown 1655–1681
      24. 24. Nathaniel Ballard 1663–1722
      25. 25. William Ballard 1643–1689
      26. 26. Elizabeth Ballard 1675–
      27. 27. lsaac Ballard 1672–1736
      28. 28. William (Jr) Ballard 1646–1723
      29. 29. Thomas Ballard 1631–1689
      30. 30. Maryann Ballard 1647–1714
    2. 2. Philippe Walsingham 1600–1642
    3. 3. Phillip Ballard 1597–1598
    4. 4. Henery Ballard 1603–1689
    5. 5. Anne Ballard 1604–1608
    6. 6. Philip Ballard 1609–1642
    7. 7. Frances Ballard 1598–1603
    8. 8. Elizabeth BALLARD 1599–1657
    9. 9. Thomas Ballard 1600–1639
    10. 10. Catharine Ballard 1602–1642
    11. 11. Anne Ballard 1610–1608
    12. 12. Elizabeth Ballard 1601–1657
    13. 13. 🌿Sir (Thomas Ballard Earl of) Essex 1604–1642
    14. 14. Elizabeth Ballard 1611–1705
    15. 15. Elizabeth BALLARD 1638–
    16. 16. William Ballard 1603–1639
  2. 2. Rodger Townshend 1563–1573
  3. 3. Edmund TOWNSEND 1552–1586
  4. 4. Samuel Townsend 1573–1692
  5. 5. Mary Townsend 1570–
  6. 6. William Townsend 1557–1591
  7. 7. Ann Lunn 1558–1603
  8. 8. THOMAS TOWNSEND 1551–1552
  9. 9. Samuel Townsend 1573–1692
  10. 10. Sir (Henry Townsend, Esquire of Norfolk, Knight of Bracon) Ash 1568–1625
  11. 11. Thomas Townshend 1566–1567

Thomas Townsend's Timeline

5 Records

1533
12 Sep 1533
Birth of Thomas William Townsend in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
1558
27 Jun 1558
Age 25
Thomas William Townsend was married
None
1562
25 Jan 1562
Age 29
Thomas William Townsend was married in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1591
12 Jun 1591
Age 58
Death of Thomas William Townsend in Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England
1591
Jun 1591
Age 58
Burial of Thomas William Townsend
None

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1558
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1562
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1591
    Event Place: Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jun 1591
    Record Source: Millennium File
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