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William Townsend 1864–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1864

Birth Location: St Helens, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 23 Mar 1909

Death Location: Prescot, Lancashire, England

Father: Jeremiah Townshend

Mother: Jane Townshend

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William Townsend was born in 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, the child of Jeremiah Townshend And Jane Townshend. In 1871, William Townsend resided in Rainford, Lancashire, England. In 1881, William Townsend resided in Rainford, Lancashire, England. William Townsend passed away in 1909 in Prescot, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Townsend was born in 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, the child of Jeremiah Townshend And Jane Townshend.
  • In 1871, William Townsend resided in Rainford, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1881, William Townsend resided in Rainford, Lancashire, England.
  • William Townsend passed away in 1909 in Prescot, Lancashire, England.

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William Townsend's Ancestors

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William Townsend
1864–1909
Birth Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England
Parents
Jeremiah Townshend
1839–1922
Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Jane Townshend
1844–1930
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
George Townsend
1819–1864
Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England
Anne Stafford
1820–1884
Cromhall, Gloucestershire, England
Jas Curnow
1821–1877
Bath, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Elliman
1822–1850
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Townsend
1780–1854
Sarah Wall
1786–1835
James Stafford
1786–1854
Susanna Niblett
1792–1857
Andrew Carnow
1781–1853
Jane Browning
1790–1868
Richard Elliman
1786–1854
Elizabeth Nicholas
1796–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Townsend
1740–1817
Alice Pullin
1747–1807
William Wall
1745–1814
Betty Wall
1748–1840
Jeremiah Stafford
1751–1808
Sarah Young
1754–
William Niblet
1760–1797
Priscilla Cosburn
1764–1837
John Curnow
1744–1792
Mary Renoden
1744–1782
James Browning
1765–
Catherine Gay
1765–

William Townsend's Timeline

4 Records

1864
Jan 1864
Birth of William Townsend in St Helens, Lancashire, England
St Helens, Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 7
William Townsend resided here in Rainford, Lancashire, England
Rainford, Lancashire, England
1881
1881
Age 17
William Townsend resided here in Rainford, Lancashire, England
Rainford, Lancashire, England
1909
23 Mar 1909
Age 45
Death of William Townsend in Prescot, Lancashire, England
Prescot, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1864
    Event Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3741; Folio: 35; Page: 25; GSU roll: 1341895
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3868; Folio: 38; Page: 29; GSU roll: 842028

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Rainford, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3868; Folio: 38; Page: 29; GSU roll: 842028

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Rainford, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3741; Folio: 35; Page: 25; GSU roll: 1341895

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1909
    Event Place: Prescot, Lancashire, England

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