George
Thompson
Townsend
Born in Bringelly, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of William Townsend
and Rebecca (Sunderland) Ball
Brother of
William Townsend, John Townsend, Mary Ann (Townsend) White, Charles Townsend, James Townsend, Henry Townsend, Thomas Townsend, Elizabeth (Townsend) Devine, Sarah (Townsend) Jenkins, Rebecca (Townsend) Favell, Eliza (Townsend) Farr, Richard Townsend, Louisa (Townsend) Morton and Rachel (Ball) Dunston [half]
Husband of
Mary (Mostyn) Townsend
— married
22 Aug 1854 in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Alfred Townsend, Eliza (Townsend) Rhynehart, Mary Jane Townsend, Maria Rebecca (Townsend) Dean, Frances Ann (Townsend) Bonfield, George Henry Townsend, John Townsend, John Townsend, Hannah Martha Ruth (Townsend) Jenkins, Richard Townsend and Edith Clara (Townsend) Dawe
Died
at age 74
in Pretty Plains, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jul 2016
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Biography
George Thompson Townsend and John, twin sons of William Townsend and Rebecca Sunderland were born on 1 October 1822 at Bringelly, and baptised at St John's in Parramatta on the 10th November 1822 by Samuel Marsden. [1]
He married Mary Mostyn on 22 August 1854 in St Matthews, Windsor, New South Wales, Australia[2] and they were the parents of Alfred Townsend, Eliza (Townsend) Rhynehart, Mary Jane Townsend, Maria Rebecca (Townsend) Mutton, Frances Ann Townsend, George Henry Townsend, John Townsend, Hannah Martha Ruth (Townsend) Jenkins, Richard Townsend and Edith Clara (Townsend) Dawe.
George passed away on 12 April 1897 at Pretty Plains near Orange, New South Wales, Australia. His cause of death was Chronic Bronchitis and Cerebral Hemorrhage[3][4]and was buried in the Millthorpe Cemetery, Millthorpe, New South Wales, Australia on 14 April 1897[5][6][7].
Sources
- ↑ Birth: New South Wales Australia Births: Name: TOWNSEND GEORGE T Registration number 6015/1822 V18226015 1B Father's Given name(s) WILLIAM Mother's Given name(s) REBECCA (twin)
- ↑ Marriage: New South Wales Australia Marriages: Registration number 378/1854 V1854378 82 Groom's Family Name TOWNSEND Groom's Given Name(s) GEORGE Bride's Family Name(s) MOSTON Bride's Given Name(s) MARY District JO
- ↑ Death: New South Wales Australia Deaths: TOWNSEND GEORGE Registration number 5793/1897 Father's Given Name(s) WILLIAM Mother's Given Name(s) REBECCAH District ORANGE
- ↑ Death Notice: National Advocate Bathurst Thursday 15-4-1897 page 3 (No URL Available) Mr George Townsend of Pretty Plains died on Monday age 74. He was born at Mulgoa near Penrith. He was a well known owner of race horses - such winners as Stanmore - Felon - Plantogenet being his property
- ↑ Find a Grave: George Thompson Townsend: BIRTH 1 Oct 1822 Mulgoa, Penrith City, New South Wales, Australia DEATH 12 Apr 1897 (aged 74) New South Wales, Australia BURIAL Millthorpe Cemetery, Millthorpe, Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia Find A Grave: Memorial #184452557
- ↑ Probate: "Australia, New South Wales, Deceased Estate Files, 1880-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2T4-7GV5 : 3 February 2017), George Townsend, 1898. Citing: Name: George Townsend Event Type: Probate Event Date: 07 Apr 1898 Event Place: Pretty Plains, New South Wales, Australia Event Place (Original): Pretty Plains Death Date: 12 Apr 1897 Affiliate Record Identifier: 27301 Affiliate Item Number: [19/10194]
- ↑ Australian Cemetery Index
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George 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 George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George 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 George:
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~6.25%
Leon Spicer
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A026445 [compare], Ancestry member l1563240
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~3.12%
Glenn Townsend :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BQ7614748 [compare], Ancestry member Glenn_Townsend72
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~1.56%
T Walker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A835735 [compare]
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~1.56%
Gail Holland :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member GailsTwigs
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Shane Hopkinson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A391155 [compare], Ancestry member swhopkinson
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