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Walter Townsend 1570 – 1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Hinton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 March 1631

Death Location: Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Townsend

Mother: Margaret Rogers

Spouse(s): Catherine Brown

Children(s): William Townsend

Walter Townsend was born in 1570 in Hinton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Townsend and Margaret Rogers. Walter Townsend married Catherine Brown, and had children including William Townsend. Walter Townsend passed away in 1631 in Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Walter Townsend was born in 1570 in Hinton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Townsend and Margaret Rogers.
  • Walter Townsend married Catherine Brown, and had children including William Townsend.
  • Walter Townsend passed away in 1631 in Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Townsend
1550 – 1606
Birth Location: Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire, England
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Margaret Rogers
1552 – 1624
Birth Location: Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Brown
1570 – 1623
Birth Location: Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Townsend
1601 – 1668
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
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Walter Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Walter Townsend
1570 – 1631
Birth Place: Hinton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Townsend
1550 – 1606
Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret Rogers
1552 – 1624
Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Christ Townsend
1526 –
Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
John Rogers
1533 – 1594
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Margaret Redman
1539 – 1634
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Townsend's Descendants

1.
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Walter Townsend (1570 – 28 March 1631) m. Catherine Brown (1570 – 1 February 1623)
  1. 1. William Townsend (17 Sep 1601 – 17 Sep 1668) m. Hannah Penn (1607 – 17 Jan 1699)
    1. 1. Sarah Shore (Abt. 1636 – Bef. 21 Apr 1699) m. William Lawrence (Abt. 1632 – abt 1702)
      1. 1. John (Direct) Lawrence (1658 – abt 1698)
        1. 1. Mary Lawrence m. Edmund Lush (Aug 1676 – 10 Dec 1732)

Walter Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Walter Townsend in Hinton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Hinton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1631
28 March 1631
Age 61
Death of Walter Townsend in Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Hinton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1631
    Event Place: Hedges, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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