Robert
Townsend
Born about in England
Ancestors 
Son of James Townsend
and Alicia (Burgess) Townsend
Brother of
James Townsend, Edward Townsend, Frances (Townsend) Hamilton, Mary (Townsend) Donald, Charles Townsend, William Townsend, Alicia (Townsend) Torlesse, Priscilla (Townsend) Boys, Marcia (Townsend) Ward and Margaret (Townsend) Cooke
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Emigrated to NZ with his parents aboard the Cressy in 1850 and was District Surveyor for the Lands & Survey Dept, stationed in Akaroa. He was Captain of the Akaroa Boating Club and involved with a number of other societies. He surveyed part of Charteris Bay in 1866. He married Jane 11-05-1865. He and his wife returned to England.
Marriage
Robert was married to Jane Dickon on 11 May 1865.
- by the Rev. W. Aylmer, Robert, youngest son of James Townsend, Esq., to Jane, youngest daughter of Thomas Dicken, Esq., Colton Hall, Staffordshire. No cards.[1]
Sources
- ↑ ’’’Marriage’’’: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand", Press, Volume VII, Issue 795, 17 May 1865, Page 2 (accessed1 Oct 2023)
See Also:
- Canterbury Museum records
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Robert:
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~3.12%
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