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Townsend in UK In Great Britain : 18 703 people share the surname Townsend according to our estimation. The surname Townsend is the 511th most common name in Great Britain. Townsend in Germany The German telephone directories contain 53 entries about Townsend. According to the current records of the Federal Office of Statistics, there are 141 Townsend living in 37 cities and counties in Germany at the present time. Further Townsends in Switzerland and Poland. A Townsend Family On my Paternal side I have the name Townsend. My Great Grandfather's name was John Townsend. There is also a William Townsend, born January 1856 and died January 1923. He was the 2nd and youngest son of William and Sarah Townsend. His birth place was Newmarket, Lauthin, Lincolnshire, England. His father's employment was that of a highway labouror. His mother's maiden name was Grundy. John married Sarah Smithe on December 24,1875 in the parish church in Sheffield, England. Sarah's father was a candy maker and storekeeper. He lived to the age of 100 years and raised a large family. I only know 2 of his daughters besides Sarah. Whose names were Liza and Susan. My Great Grandmother's maiden name was Besty Joyce-Townsend, her father's name was John Joyce Townsend. Her mother's name was Sarah. They had 3 children: 2 daughters and 1 son. The eldest was Annie, she married Samual Ainsworth from Frocksham Chire and they had 5 daughters. When Samual died Annie remarried Alfred Olpin. From this marriage they had 1 son and 2 daughters. One died in infancy. Submitter: canada733 Charles Townsend News of the World, 1st October 1843 Country Insolvents At the Court House, Hereford, on the 14th day of October, 1843 Charles Townsend, Ross, Hereford, gardener and seedsman Same Person?
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