| [Index] |
| Ellenor PHILLIPS |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
|
William TOWNSEND (1734 - 1817) |
Ellenor PHILLIPS + William TOWNSEND (1711 - ) |
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| m. 27 Feb 1731 William TOWNSEND (1711 - ) |
| Children (1): |
| William TOWNSEND (1734 - 1817) |
| Events in Ellenor PHILLIPS's life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 27 Feb 1731 | Married William TOWNSEND (aged 19) | 2 | |||
| bef 21 Sep 1734 | Birth of son William TOWNSEND | Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England | 2 | ||
| 23 Oct 1817 | Death of son William TOWNSEND (aged 83) | Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England | |||
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 5 (Marriage) |
| - Notes: What did matter and is known for certain is that 20 years later at Alphington on
27 Feb 1731, William married 23 year old Ellenor PHILLIPS. Back in London a residence was built at No.10 Downing Street to become the official home of Britain's future Prime Ministers. Alphington, on Alphin Brook, was famous in the early 19th century for its horse and cattle fairs where gypsy women told fortunes while their menfolk traded. The whole area had been marshland but by 1620 was drained by a canaL Alphin Brook was subject to flooding and in July 1760 - during the time William and Ellenor lived there, a severe flood wiped out most of the com crop and destroyed a dozen or so houses and barns. The frequent floodings and ensuing muddiness of the roads no doubt accounts for a notice in the church asking parishioners to remove their 'pattens' so the congregation will not be disturbed by the noise! A patten was a kind of wooden clog or overshoe secured by an iron ring. Charles Dickens rented a cottage at Alphington for his parents about 1840. It is said that he wrote part of "Nicholas Nickleby" there and also caricatured a local IS a dignitary from Exeter, three miles away, to create the character of Pecksniff in 'Martin Chuzzlewit'. |
| - Reference = 5 (Name, Notes) |