William TOWNSEND (1820

William TOWNSEND (1820 - )

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Mary J TOWNSEND (1849 - ) Thomas TOWNSEND (1850 - ) Emma TOWNSEND (1852 - ) Henry TOWNSEND (1857 - ) Alice TOWNSEND (1861 - )	William TOWNSEND (1820 - ) + Elizabeth MUDFORD (1828 - )	Thomas TOWNSEND (1770 - 1845)	William TOWNSEND (1734 - 1817)	William TOWNSEND (1711 - )
				Ellenor PHILLIPS
			Alice ROWE	William ROWE
				Elizabeth CANN
		Anna Maria MAY (1777 - )

b. 07 Oct 1820 at Upton Pyne, Devon, England

m. 29 Mar 1848 Elizabeth MUDFORD (1828 - ) at Exeter, Devon, England

Parents:

Thomas TOWNSEND (1770 - 1845)

Anna Maria MAY (1777 - )

Siblings (4):

Anna Maria TOWNSEND (1812 - )

Alice TOWNSEND (1815 - )

Jane May TOWNSEND (1816 - )

Henry Cann TOWNSEND (1818 - 1889)

Children (5):

Mary J TOWNSEND (1849 - )

Thomas TOWNSEND (1850 - )

Emma TOWNSEND (1852 - )

Henry TOWNSEND (1857 - )

Alice TOWNSEND (1861 - )

Events in William TOWNSEND (1820 - )'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
07 Oct 1820		William TOWNSEND was born	Upton Pyne, Devon, England		68
05 Jan 1845	24	Death of father Thomas TOWNSEND (aged 74)	Upton Pyne, Devon, England		68
29 Mar 1848	27	Married Elizabeth MUDFORD (aged 20)	Exeter, Devon, England	Free BMD Mar 1848 10 156	2
1849	29	Birth of daughter Mary J TOWNSEND	Thorverton, Devon, England		2
abt 1850	30	Birth of son Thomas TOWNSEND	Thorverton, Devon, England
1851	31	Census	Thorverton, Devon, England
1852	32	Birth of daughter Emma TOWNSEND			2
1857	37	Birth of son Henry TOWNSEND	Thorverton, Devon, England		2
1861	41	Birth of daughter Alice TOWNSEND	Thorverton, Devon, England		2
1871	51	Census	Thorverton, Devon, England

Source References:

2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997

- Reference = 7 (Marriage)

- Notes: Henry's younger brother William 1820 apparently caused father Thomas some
heartache. Originally Thomas bequeathed 1500 pounds to William when he
reached 25 years but a codicil stated William should not have the money until he
was 28. However, if needed, the trustees could withdraw 700 pounds to set him up
in business. The reason for the codicil is not clear as it was made less than a year
before William's 25th birthday.

In Thorverton lived an agricultural labourer with three (presumably beautiful)
daughters, each of whom made marriages which were unusual at a time when
class distinction was taken very seriously indeed. One girl wed an old Harrovian
barrister and became the lady of a nearby manor; another wed a Swedish
businessman.
The youngest daughter Elizabeth married our William on 29 Mar 1848, just
seven months before he received his inheritance. At least Elizabeth was more
fortunate than most of her contemporaries and spared a baby-every-year
syndrome. She and William had three daughters Mary 1849, Emma 1852, Alice
1861 as well as a son Henry Townsend in 1857.

68. Type: Gedcom File, Abbr: Bowcher Gedcom, Title: Bowcher Gedcom, Auth: Katharine Wale, Date: 27 Aug 2011

- Reference = (Birth)

- Reference = (Name, Notes)

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My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
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Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).

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