George Carrington Townsend (abt. 1871)

Born about 1871 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

George was born in 1871 in Northamptonshire, England George Carrington Townsend's birth was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1871 in the Northampton Union district.^[1]

Census

In the 1871 census Carrington Townsend (age 0) was the son of Samuel Townsend at All Saints Church, Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England.^[2]

• Samuel Townsend Head Married M 20 Rivitter Long Buckly, Northamptonshire
• Ann Jane Townsend Wife Married F 21 Charwoman Bedfordshire
• Carrington Townsend Son M 0 Northamptonshire

In the 1881 census George Townsend (age 10), Scholar, was the son of Samuel Townsend in Summers Terrace, Northampton All Saints, Northamptonshire, England.^[3]

• Samuel Townsend Head Married M 30 Boot Rivetter Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England
• Ann Townsend Wife Married F 30 Charwoman Odell, Bedfordshire, England
• George Townsend Son Unmarried M 10 Scholar Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

In the 1891 census George Townsend (age 20), Shoe Maker, was the single son of Samuel Townsend in Dallington, Northamptonshire, England.^[4]

• Samuel Townsend Head Widowed M 42 Shoe Maker Northamptonshire, England
• George Townsend Son Single M 20 Shoe Maker England
• Frank Townsend Son Single M 8 England
• Annie Townsend Daughter F 6 England
• Elizabeth Townsend Daughter Married F 18 England
• Albert Townsend Son in law Married M 24 Shoe Maker Cam, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 1 November 2022)
   Townsend, George Carrington (Mother's maiden name: Forskit).
   GRO Reference: 1871 Apr-May-Jun in Northampton Union Volume 03B Page 76.
2. ↑ 1871 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1871", database
   citing The National Archives of the UK
   FamilySearch Record: VFXT-QHK (accessed 1 November 2022)
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   Carrington Townsend (0) son in household of Samuel Townsend (20) at All Saints Church, Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. Born in Northamptonshire.
3. ↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881", database
   citing p. 31, Piece/Folio 1553/93, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,217.
   FamilySearch Record: Q27H-RCF7 (accessed 1 November 2022)
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   George Townsend (10), unmarried son, Scholar, in household of Samuel Townsend (30) in Northampton All Saints in Northampton registration district in Northamptonshire, England. Born in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.
4. ↑ 1891 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1891", database
   citing PRO RG 12, Northamptonshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: 42LW-JMM (accessed 1 November 2022)
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   George Townsend (20), single son, Shoe Maker, in household of Samuel Townsend (42) in Dallington in Northampton registration district in Northamptonshire, England. Born in England.