Mr
Alfred
Townsend
Born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Jehu Townsend
and Sarah (Holyoake) Townsend
Husband of
Caroline (Davis) Townsend
— married
18 Dec 1865 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
Francis William Townsend
Died
at about age 75
in Chipping Norton, England
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Aug 2017
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Biography
Alfred Townsend was born in 1839 at Oxford in Oxfordshire, the son of Jehu Townsend and his wife Sarah, born Sarah Holyoake [1] [2].
In 1841 Alfred Townsend was living at Pensons Gardens in St Ebbes in Oxford with Jehu and Sarah Townsend (who can be presumed to be his parents) and their other children. His age was given as 1, implying a birth date in 1839 or 1840 [3].
In 1851 Alfred was living at Friars Road in St Ebbes in Oxford with his parents Jehu and Sarah and their other sons. His age was given as 11, implying a birth date in 1839 or 1840. His birthplace was given as Oxford, Oxfordshire. He was at school [2].
In 1861 Alfred was living at 29 New Street In St Ebbes with his parents Jehu and Sarah and their younger son James. His age was given as 21, implying a birth date in 1839 or 1840. His birthplace was given as Oxford. He was a shoemaker [perhaps working for his father] [4].
He passed away in 1914. [5]
Sources
- ↑ General Register Office, birth registration index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed 27 June 2020: TOWNSEND, ALFRED; GRO Reference: 1839 Oct-Dec Quarter in OXFORD registration; Volume 16 Page 75; mother's maiden name: HOLYOAK
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 England and Wales 1851 census (St Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference HO 107/1728; folio 291: Ancestry Record uki1851 #4120628
- ↑ England and Wales 1841 census (St Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference HO 107/891; book 4; folio 34v: Ancestry Record uki1841 #15573712
- ↑ England and Wales 1861 census (St Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 9/895; folio 20v: Ancestry Record uki1861 #18251611
- ↑ Source will be added by Susan Vernon-Martin by 10 Aug 2017.
"British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRN-VMD : 8 November 2017), Alfred Townsend in entry for Herbert Edward Townsend, 1950.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alfred 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 Alfred:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alfred 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 Alfred:
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~12.50%
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