Roger Townsend (abt. 1477 - 1551)

Born about 1477 in Raynham, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1551 at about age 74 in England

Biography

Roger was named in the 1493 will of his father, who placed him under the governance of his mother Eleanor. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir. 'Testamenta vetusta: being illustrations from wills'. 1826. Vol 2. Pg. 416. Archive.org.

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See Also

• https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol7/pp121-151
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p20474.htm#i204733
• https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/townshend-sir-roger-1478-1551
• https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/wyndham-edmund-1496-1569
• Wikipedia contributors, "Roger Townshend (Norfolk MP, born 1477)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roger_Townshend_(Norfolk_MP,_born_1477)&oldid=982606588 (accessed February 4, 2021).

Acknowledgements

• Created on 19 October 2010 through the import of Ancestors of Lois Greene.ged. Townsend-897 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough