1. GEORGE TOWNSHEND - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 02 MAR 1803 Bremhill, Wiltshire, England

The above George Townsend is the oldest confirmed ancestor of Peter Townsend in Ottawa whose web site is: http://www.magma.ca/~petwp/

Born 1801

 

Father:  JOHN TOWNSHEND
Mother:  ELIZABETH

This marriage in Lacock produced 4 children, Joseph, William, Sara and John

We are guessing that the marriage was about 1775 but could even be after the children were baptized in 1803.

Note 1. Over the last few months we have discovered a John and Elizabeth Townsend who were married in the village of Laycock, which is only a few miles down the road from Derry Hill and Bremhill in Wiltshire. They were married in 1791 and had four children baptised there over the next few years. They were Joseph 1792, William 1795, Sarah 1798 and John 1801. Could this John and Elizabeth from Laycock have been the parents of our twins George and Mary who were baptised in 1801 in Bremhill, it should be noted that sometimes there were several months or years between the actual birth and baptism date. We are waiting for a new CD that will index the 1841 census hoping that it might provide an answer to this question!!

Possible parents

DATE: 02 APR 1786 PLACE: Lacock GROOM: TOWNSEND James Corsham BRIDE: STANTON Elizabeth Of this parish