Richard Towns (1789)

Born 1789 in Ingoldsby, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Broad) Towns — married Jan 1811 in Lenton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Baptism

Name Richard Towns Sex Male Christening Date 25 May 1789 Christening Place Ingoldsby, Lincolnshire, England Christening Place (Original) Ingoldsby, Lincoln, England Father's Name Richard Towns Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Mary Mother's Sex Female Event Type Christening Richard Towns's Parents and Siblings Richard Towns Father Mary Mother (1)

Marriage

Name Richard Towns Sex Male Spouse's Name Elizabeth Broad Spouse's Sex Female Marriage Date Jan 1811 Marriage Place Lenton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Marriage Place (Original) Lavington, Lincoln, England Event Type Marriage Reference Item 7 Richard Towns's Spouses and Children Elizabeth Broad Wife (2)

1841

Name Richard Towns Sex Male Age 50 Event Date 1841 Event Place Lenton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original) Lavington, Lincolnshire, England Event Type Census Residence Note Lavington Birth Year (Estimated) 1791 Birthplace Lincolnshire Household Identifier 1313873 Book Number 12 Line Number 11 Page Number 4 Piece/Folio 620/6 Registration Number HO107 Other People on This Record Elizabeth Towns Richard Towns Ann Towns William Towns Susannah Towns William Musson John Cragg (4)

1851 Census

Name Richard Towns Sex Male Age 67 Event Date 1851 Event Place Lavington Or Lenton, Lincolnshire, England Registration District Grantham Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1784 Birthplace Ingarsby, Lincolnshire Marital Status Widower Occupation Ag Labourer Relationship to Head of Household Head Page Number 7 Piece/Folio 2102 / 78 Registration Number HO107 Richard Towns's Spouses and Children Elizabeth Towns Daughter Other People on This Record Thomas Towns William Kisby John Crichley (5)

1861 Census

Name Richard Towns Sex Male Age 72 Event Date 1861 Event Place Lenton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original) Lenton, Lincolnshire, England Registration District Grantham Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1789 Birthplace Sinton, Lincolnshire Marital Status Widowed Occupation Drover Of Cattle Relationship to Head of Household Head Household Identifier 2725321 Line Number 7 Page Number 1 Piece/Folio 2347 / 60 Registration Number RG09 Other People on This Record Thomas Towns Sarah Towns Benj Towns Sarah Towns Henry Towns James Bloodworth(6)

Sources

• (1) "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9HYW-NH7 : 20 March 2020), Entry for Richard Towns, 1789.
• (2)"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:977M-BF6 : 13 March 2020), Entry for Richard Towns, 1811.
• (4) "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:1JFH-2DK : 7 March 2021), Household of Richard Towns, Lenton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• (5) "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:917B-LMZ : 9 November 2019), Household of Richard Towns, Lavington Or Lenton, Lincolnshire, England; citing Lavington Or Lenton, Lincolnshire, England, p. 7, 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.
• (6) "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:16C5-ZWN : accessed 15 July 2022), Household of Richard Towns,1861; from "England and Wales Census, 1861," findmypast;citing Richard Towns 72; citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.