Townsend John 1781

Townsend, John 1781 – 1832				Father:	Townsend,	??		??-??
				Mother:	??,	??		??-??

Birth date	Birth place	Registered	County	District	Sub-district	GRO ref.	Christening	Place	Borough
About 1781
Death date	Death place	Registered	County	District	Sub-district	GRO ref.	Cause
Apr 1832	Deptford		Kent	Deptford

Fancett, Clara Southwark 1783-1854	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		Jan 1804	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	21 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
William Thomas Townsend		Feb 1815	Deptford	Sep 1830	Deptford	n/a
Robert Samuel Townsend		Mar 1817	Deptford	18 July 1868	Great Wakering	5 Jun 1843	Charlton	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		Shipwright
30 Jan 1803	Burial record, Robert Fancett		Butcher Row, Deptford		Shipwright
29 Jan 1804	Baptism record, Mary Ann		Butcher Row, Deptford		Shipwright
5 Jul 1805	Burial record, Mary Ann		Butcher Row, Deptford		Shipwright
18 May 1806	Baptism record, Clara		Butcher Row, Deptford		Shipwright
4 Sep 1808	Baptism record, Jane Mary		Butcher Row, Deptford		Shipwright
18 Nov 1810	Baptism record, Sarah Ann		Butcher Row, Deptford		Shipwright
15 Nov 1812	Baptism record, John		Butcher Row, Deptford		Shipwright
12 Feb 1815	Baptism record, William Thomas		Butcher Row, Deptford		Shipwright
23 Mar 1817	Baptism record, Robert Samuel		Butcher Row, Deptford		Shipwright
5 Dec 1819	Baptism record, Elizabeth		Butcher Row, Deptford		Shipwright
17 Jul 1825	Baptism record, Lydia Elizabeth		37 Butcher Row, Deptford		Shipwright
6 Mar 1830	Marriage, Clara
22 Apr 1832	Burial record		Butcher Row, Deptford
18 Aug 1832	Probate granted				Shipwright
21 Jul 1838	Marriage, Jane Mary				Shipwright

Additional Information Butcher Row, Deptford, is now Borthwick Street. 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. 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. Robert’s sister Sarah Ann Townsend married Richard Lambert Rose on 25 Mar 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).