William
Anselm
Townsend
Born before in Lower Llantwit, Glamorgan, Wales,
Son of William Townsend
and Margaret Thomas
Husband of
Ann (Lewis) Townsend
— married
1845 in Bristol, UK
Husband of
Agnes (Mouat) Townsend
— married
Mar 1852 in South Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret Thomas (Townsend) Wheaton, Peter Anselm Townsend, Mary Agnes (Townsend) Wheaton, Johanna Maria (Townsend) Pearce and Richard Edward Townsend
Died
after age 63
in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jul 2016
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Biography
William Anselm Townsend was baptised on 4 February 1815 in Llantwit-Juxta-Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales by parents William and Margaret. His father William was a Mariner. [1]
On 7 January 1845 William, aged 30 married widow Ann Harris, also 30 married in Bristol. William was an Accountant, his father William was a Merchant. Ann listed her father William Lewis as a Farmer. [2]
William Anselm TOWNSEND and Agnes Mouat arrived in South Australia February 11, 1850 aboard 'Lord Stanley' from London 15 October, 1849 via St Jago - from - https://www.familyhistorysa.org/shipping/passengerlists.html
William died on 26 august 1878 in South Australia and is buried in Adelaide. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Baptism
- Name: William Anselm Townsend
- Baptism Age: 0
- Record Type: Baptism
- Birth Date: 1815
- Baptism Date: 4 Feb 1815
- Baptism Place: Llantwit-Juxta-Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales
- Father: William
- Mother: Margaret
- Page number: 5
- Archives Wales; Wales; Glamorgan Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
- Source Information
- Ancestry.com. Glamorganshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1570-1994
- Ancestry uk Record 62105 #1426576
- ↑ Marriage #2 Free BMD Index
- Marriages Mar 1845 (>99%)
- Harris Anne Bristol 11 122A
- Townsend William Anselm Bristol 11 122a
- Ancestry Sharing Image Ancestry uk Record 61686 #92389274
- ↑ Burial findagrave.com
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