Townsend Robert Samuel 1817

Townsend, Robert Samuel 1817 – 1868				Father:	Townsend,	John		1781-1832
				Mother:	Fancett,	Clara		1785-1854

Birth date	Birth place	Registered	County	District	Sub-district	GRO ref.	Christening	Place	Borough
Mar 1817	Deptford	n/a	Kent	Deptford		n/a	23 Mar 1817	St Nicholas	Greenwich
Death date	Death place	Registered	County	District	Sub-district	GRO ref.	Cause
18 July 1868	Great Wakering	Jul-Sep 1868	Essex	Rochford		Vol 4a, P 156	Found dead on Maplin Sands

Laxton, Elizabeth Eliza London 1815-19??	Marriage
	Date	5 Jun 1843
	Place	Charlton
	District	Lewisham
	County	London
	GRO ref.	Vol 5, P 334

Children		Birth date	Birth place	Death date	Death place	Marriage date	Marriage place	Spouse	Notes
No children found

Records
Date	Source		Residence		Occupation
23 Mar 1817	Baptism record		Butcher Row, Deptford
30 Mar 1851	1851 census return		17 Pearson Street, Greenwich		Waterman
1858	Electoral Register		17 Pearson Street, Greenwich
7 April 1861	1861 census return		34 Ravenstone Street, Greenwich		Waterman
21 Jul 1868	Burial record		Greenwich
31 Mar 1869	Death Certificate				Pilot

Additional Information Robert Samuel was bound to Richard Lambert Rose, Deptford, as apprentice lighterman on 12 Jul 1832. He received his freedom on 14 Nov 1839. 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. Cause of death was recorded as unknown.