Thomas Mitchell Burns Townsend (abt. 1881 - 1947)

Born about 17 Apr 1881 in Western Head, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Died 23 Sep 1947 at about age 66 in Western Head, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Thomas Mitchell Burns Townsend was born in 1881 to Thomas Milford Townsend and Catherine Latham. In 1904, he Married Adelia Crouse.^[1] He passed away in 1947 and was buried at West Head Cemetery in Shelburne.^[2][3]

FSFTID: LY6B-SW8.

Marriage

• Name: Thomas Townsend
  
• Event Date: 19 Sep 1904
  
• Event Place: Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
  
• Age: 23
  
• Birthplace: West Head
  
• Father's Name: Thomas
  
• Mother's Name: Catherine
  
• Spouse's Name: Adelia F. Crouse
  
• Spouse's Age: 18
  
• Spouse's Birthplace: Port Mouton
  
• Spouse's Father's Name: Henry
  
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth^[4]

Residence

• 1881. Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[5]
• 1891. Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[6]
• 1901. Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[7]
• 1911. Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[8]
• 1 JUN 1921. Western Head, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

1911 Census

Census of Shelburne, Queens. In household^[8]:

• Thomas Townsend Head Male 30 Nova Scotia
  
• Adella Townsend Wife Female 24 Nova Scotia
  
• Geneva Townsend Daughter Female 6 Nova Scotia
  
• Mitchell Townsend Son Male 5 Nova Scotia
  
• Alden Townsend Son Male 3 Nova Scotia
  
• Dennis Townsend Son Male 1 Nova Scotia
  

Death

• Name: Thomas Townsend
  
• Event Date: 23 Sep 1947
  
• Event Place: West Head, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
  
• Gender: Male
  
• Age: 66
  
• Father's Name: Thomas Townsend
  
• Mother's Name: Catherine Latham
  
• Spouse's Name: Adelea Townsend^[9]

Cause: angina pectoris due to arteriosclerosis. Born and died in West Head, where he lived his whole life. He was buried at West Head Cemetery.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DXFR-HQN2 : 9 November 2020), Thomas Townsend, 19 Sep 1904; citing Marriage, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 004059111.
2. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMGZ-19T), Thomas Townsend, 1947, Death; citing p. 5401, volume 1947, West Head, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DMH3-9F2M : 25 February 2022), Thomas Mitchel Townsend, ; Burial, East Green Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, Western Head Cemetery; citing record ID 212099090, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
4. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F22Y-NW5 : 1 February 2020), Thomas Townsend, 1904.
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6R-LFZ), Thomas Townsend in household of Thomas Townsend, Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Thomas Townsend, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW24-6PX), Thomas Sam Townsend, Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148123.
7. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH23-7S4), Thomas Townsend in household of Thos Townsend, Shelburne & Queens (shelburne), Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9R-JJ5M : 16 March 2018), Geneva Townsend in entry for Thomas Townsend, 1911; citing Census, Shelburne and Queens Sub-Districts 1-11, Nova Scotia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,688.
9. ↑ "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9S-9QXH : 8 November 2017), Thomas Townsend, 23 Sep 1947; citing West Head, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 5401, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DMH3-9F2M : 25 February 2022), Thomas Mitchel Townsend, ; Burial, East Green Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, Western Head Cemetery; citing record ID 212099090, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.