Fancett Clara 1786

Fancett, Clara 1783 – 1854				Father:	Fancett,	John Jonathan		1754-1797
				Mother:	Lucas	Clare		1754-1842

Birth date	Birth place	Registered	County	District	Sub-district	GRO ref.	Christening	Place	Borough
About 1783	Southwark		Surrey	Southwark	St Saviour		21 Sep 1783	St Saviour	Southwark
Death date	Death place	Registered	County	District	Sub-district	GRO ref.	Cause
Oct 1854	Deptford	Oct-Dec 1854	London	Greenwich		Vol 1d, p 450

Townsend, John not known 1781-1832	Marriage
	Date	25 Dec 1801
	Place	Deptford St Nicholas
	District	Deptford
	County	Kent
	GRO ref.

Children		Birth date	Birth place	Death date	Death place	Marriage date	Marriage place	Spouse	Notes
Robert Fancett Townsend		Oct 1802	Deptford	Jan 1803	Deptford	n/a
Mary Ann Townsend		Dec 1803	Deptford	Jul 1805	Deptford	n/a
Clara Townsend		Apr 1806	Deptford	Dec 1848	Deptford	6 Mar 1830	Greenwich	Edward E Baldwin
Jane Mary Townsend		Aug 1808	Deptford	Apr-Jun 1875	Bermondsey	31 Jul 1838	Clapham	Elias P Tolman
Sarah Ann Townsend		Nov 1810	Deptford	Jul-Aug 1874	Woolwich	25 Mar 1833	Stepney	Richard L Rose
John Townsend		Nov 1812	Deptford	Jul-Sep 1879	Southwark	27 Nov 1836	Poplar	Sarah M Francis
Robert Samuel Townsend		Mar 1817	Deptford	18 July 1868	Great Wakering	Apr-Jun 1843	Lewisham	Elizabeth E Laxton
Elizabeth Townsend		6 Nov 1819	Deptford	30 Jan 1886	Greenwich	Oct-Dec 1841	Lewisham	James Lewis
Lydia Elizabeth Townsend		Jul 1825	Deptford	Mar-Apr 1895	Greenwich	Jul-Sep 1844	Lewisham	Richard J Skudder

Records
Date	Source		Residence		Occupation
31 Oct 1802	Baptism record, Robert Fancett		Butcher Row, Deptford
9 Jan 1804	Baptism record, Mary Ann		Butcher Row, Deptford
18 May 1806	Baptism record, Clara		Butcher Row, Deptford
4 Sep 1808	Baptism record, Jane Mary		Butcher Row, Deptford
15 Nov 1812	Baptism record, John		Butcher Row, Deptford
23 Mar 1617	Baptism record, Robert Samuel		Butcher Row, Deptford
5 Dec 1819	Baptism record, Elizabeth		Butcher Row, Deptford
17 Jul 1825	Baptism record, Lydia Elizabeth		37 Butcher Row, Deptford
22 Apr 1832	Burial record, John		Butcher Row, Deptford
18 Aug 1832	Probate granted, John		37 Butcher Row, Deptford
1840	Pigot’s London Directory		Butcher Row, Deptford		Marine store dealer
1840	Pigot’s Deptford Directory		Butcher Row, Deptford		Ship Chandler
6 Jun 1841	1841 census		Butcher Row, Deptford		Ship chandler
30 Mar 1851	1851 census		37 Butcher Row, Deptford		Ship chandler
27 Oct 1854	Burial Record		Nunhead Cemetery, Southwark

Additional Information Clara was also referred to as Clare (see John’s probate text). Clara had to swear an affidavit before the probate court on 15 Aug 1832 because John Townsend’s will, made in 1810, was not properly dated. Butcher Row, Deptford, is now Borthwick Street. John Townsend (1812) was bound to William Thomas, Deptford, as apprentice lighterman on 10 Apr 1828. He received his freedom on 11 Jun 1835. William Thomas Townsend was bound to Philip Bradley, Poplar, as apprentice lighterman on 9 Jul 1829. He died before completing his apprenticeship. Robert Samuel Townsend was bound to Richard Lambert Rose, Deptford, as apprentice lighterman on 12 Jul 1832. He received his freedom on 14 Nov 1839. Robert and his wife Elizabeth are recorded as living in Greenwich in the 1851 and 1861 census returns. No evidence of any children can be found. Robert Samuel was found dead on the Maplin Sands, off Great Wakering on 18 Jul 1868. He was buried three days later at St Nicholas, Great Wakering. Strangely there was no inquest, and the death was not registered until 31 Mar 1869. Sarah Ann Townsend married Richard Lambert Rose, Thames Lighterman, on 25 March 1833, witnessed by her sister Jane Mary Townsend. In the latter part of their marriage they lived at 64 Beresford Street, Woolwich (see 1851 and 1871 census records). Lydia Elizabeth married Richard John Skudder, a wheelwright, in Jul-Sep 1844 (marriage index: Lewisham, London, v 5 p 325). They initially lived with her mother Clara at 37 Butcher Row (see 1851 census record). Jane Mary also lived there at this time, with her daughter Catherine (her husband Elias had died in 1844).