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Thomas Townsend 1534 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 October 1534

Birth Location: Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 June 1591

Death Location: Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Sergeant-at-Law

Mother: Dame Poppy

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The story of Thomas Townsend began in 1534 in Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. Thomas Townsend passed away in 1591 in Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Townsend began in 1534 in Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • Thomas Townsend passed away in 1591 in Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Thomas Townsend
1534 – 1591
Birth Place: Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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, England
Dame (Alice Pope) Poppy
1505 – 1576
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Roger Townshend) ,
1475 – 1552
Raynham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne de) BREWSE
1474 – 1551
Testerton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Robert Pope 12 Ggf Poppy - Lord Justice of) Chester
1475 – 1509
Twyford, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Troutbeck) Mordox
1486 – 1550
Gestwicke, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1534
1 October 1534
Birth of Thomas Townsend in Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1591
12 June 1591
Age 57
Death of Thomas Townsend in Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 October 1534
    Event Place: Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1591
    Event Place: Bracon Ash, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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