Christopher
Townley
Born in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Son of Christopher Townley
and Ann (Hawthornthwaite) Townley
Brother of
John Townley and Ann Townley
Husband of
Elizabeth (Pearson) Townley
— married
about 1840 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Husband of
Grace Emily (Higgin) Townley
— married
26 Feb 1881 (to 5 Jan 1896) in Auckland Registry Office, Auckland, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Christopher Townley, Joseph Townley, Elizabeth Townley, Unknown Townley, Sarah Townley and Edward Aloysius Townley
Died
at age 78
in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Apr 2016
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Biography
Christopher Townley was born in Lancashire, England.
Christopher was born in 1817 to Christopher and Ann.[1]
He married Elizabeth Pearson sometime around 1840 in Lancaster, England. They had at least 4 children:
They immigrated to New Zealand
Christopher Townley migrated from England to New Zealand.
He later remarried Grace Higgin in a Registrars Office in Auckland on Feb 26 1881. They had 2 children:
He passed away on May 1, 1896 in New Plymouth[2]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1MS-8T5 : 10 February 2018, Christopher Townley, 1817); citing - 2:2T54FB5, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,526,146.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/203703555/christopher-townley : accessed 08 June 2021), memorial page for Christopher Townley (20 Sep 1817–5 Jan 1896), Find A Grave: Memorial #203703555, citing Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand ; Maintained by Baby Stegosaurus (contributor 49885654) .
- "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGY3-5WS : 27 October 2017), Joseph Townley in household of Christopher Townley, Sherton, Lancashire, England; citing Sherton, Lancashire, England, p. 8, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- Ongoing Shelley-Townley research of Richard as of Jun 8, 2021
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Christopher by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Christopher:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Christopher by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Christopher:
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~3.12%
Richard Shelley
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