[Index]
Mary TOWNSEND (1777 - 1838)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Francis TOWNSEND (1801 - )
Jane SNELL (1802 - 1872)
Mary Anne SNELL (1803 - 1865)
Matilda SNELL (1806 - 1886)
Samuel John SNELL (1809 - 1887)
Mary TOWNSEND (1777 - 1838)

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Samuel SNELL (1771 - 1847)
William TOWNSEND (1734 - 1817) William TOWNSEND (1711 - ) Theobold TOWNSEND
Rebecca BRIGHT
Ellenor PHILLIPS



Alice ROWE William ROWE



Elizabeth CANN




b. 04 Nov 1777 at Kenton, Devon, England
m. 23 Nov 1801 Samuel SNELL (1771 - 1847) at Upton Pyne, Devon, England
d. abt Mar 1838 at St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England aged 60
Parents:
William TOWNSEND (1734 - 1817)
Alice ROWE
Siblings (8):
Ellenor TOWNSEND (1767 - )
William TOWNSEND (1768 - 1836)
Thomas TOWNSEND (1770 - 1845)
Elizabeth TOWNSEND (1772 - 1858)
Grace TOWNSEND (1774 - 1849)
Alice TOWNSEND (1776 - )
John TOWNSEND (1780 - 1812)
Robert COOK (1758 - )
Children (5):
Francis TOWNSEND (1801 - )
Jane SNELL (1802 - 1872)
Mary Anne SNELL (1803 - 1865)
Matilda SNELL (1806 - 1886)
Samuel John SNELL (1809 - 1887)
Grandchildren (11):
Ann DREW (1827 - ), Emma DREW (1827 - 1914), Elizabeth Jane DREW (1830 - ), Mary DREW (1832 - 1852), Samuel William DREW (1835 - 1905), Matilda DREW (1838 - 1853), Henry DREW (1840 - 1880), Francis Townsend DREW (1844 - 1844), Emma ESWORTHY (1823 - ), Henry ESWORTHY (1827 - ), Maria ESWORTHY (1829 - )
Events in Mary TOWNSEND (1777 - 1838)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
04 Nov 1777 Mary TOWNSEND was born Kenton, Devon, England 68
bef 1801 24 Birth of son Francis TOWNSEND 2
23 Nov 1801 24 Married Samuel SNELL (aged 29) Upton Pyne, Devon, England 68
17 Mar 1802 24 Birth of daughter Jane SNELL Exminster, Devon, England 68
30 Oct 1803 25 Birth of daughter Mary Anne SNELL Exminster, Devon, England 68
abt Jun 1806 28 Birth of daughter Matilda SNELL Exminster, Devon, England
18 Oct 1809 31 Birth of son Samuel John SNELL Exminster, Devon, England 68
23 Oct 1817 39 Death of father William TOWNSEND (aged 83) Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England
abt Mar 1838 60 Mary TOWNSEND died St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England Free BMD Mar 1838 10 170 68
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 8 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Mary 04 Nov 1777 at Kenton, married Samuel SNELL from the nearby parish of
EXminster. Prior to her marriage she had a son Francis Townsend. Mary and
Samuel had a daughter Matilda in 1806 and a son Samuel 1809 who later became a
tailor. At some undetermined date Matilda married her first cousin, wine and spirit
merchant Edward, the eldest son of Elizabeth and John Bowcher mentioned above
- and lived to 80!
68. Type: Gedcom File, Abbr: Bowcher Gedcom, Title: Bowcher Gedcom, Auth: Katharine Wale, Date: 27 Aug 2011
- Reference = (Death)
- Reference = (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Events in Mary Townsend's life

04 Nov 1777 - - Mary Townsend was born; Kenton, Devon
23 Nov 1801 24 - Married Samuel Snell (aged 29); Upton Pyne, Devon
17 Mar 1802 24 - Birth of daughter Jane Snell; Exminster, Devon
30 Oct 1803 25 - Birth of daughter Mary Anne Snell; Exminster, Devon
Jun 1806 28 - Birth of daughter Matilda Snell; Exminster, Devon, England
18 Oct 1809 31 - Birth of son Samuel John Snell; Exminster, Devon
23 Oct 1817 39 - Death of father William Townsend; Alpington, nr Exeter, Devon
1838 61 - Mary Townsend died; Exeter, Devon
- - Death of daughter Jane Snell; Exeter, Devon
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Reference = (Birth)

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.
  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. 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.
  3. Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
  4. 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).
I upload new information to this website about every 3 months. My motivation for these projects is to provide public information for people seeking to trace ancestors and what became of them. Much of the information I provide can be difficult to find.
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