George Townsing (1831 - 1906)

Born 19 Feb 1831 in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Rose Ann DeMontfort (De Montford) Townsing — married 30 Sep 1853 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 14 Oct 1906 at age 75 in Amphitheatre, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

George Townsing was born in Somerset, England.

George Townsing was a Bounty Immigrant to Tasmania.

George Townsing is conjectured to have been born in early 1832 in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England to parents Charles and Anne. He was baptized with the surname Townsend on 11 Mar 1832 in the parish church in Curry Rivel^[1]

George emigrated immigrated initially to the Colony of Van Diemen's Land in 1841 with his parents and two brothers on the ship Tasmania which departed London and voyaged via Port Philip carrying bounty immigrants (22 adults and 16 children)^[2][3].^[4][5]

In Jun 1846, the family relocated to the Port Phillip District of NSW (now Victoria)^[6]

George, aged 74 years, died in Amphitheatre, Victoria in 1906^[7]. He was buried in the Amphitheatre Public Cemetery ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 60857 #1724713 : accessed 14 December 2023), George Townsend baptism on 11 Mar 1832, child of Charles Townsend & Anne Townsend, in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England; citing Somerset Heritage Service, Taunton, Somerset, England, Reference Number D\P\cur.r/2/1/5.
2. ↑ Van Diemen's Land Chronicle (Hobart, Tas.) 15 Oct 1841 Page 2 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE online in Trove NLA (accessed 14 Dec 2023)
3. ↑ The Courier (Hobart, Tas.) 15 Oct 1841 Page 2 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE online in Trove NLA (accessed 14 Dec 2023)
4. ↑ Tasmania. Colonial Secretary's Office Port Officer's Reports of Ships' Arrivals at Hobart. (Tasmanian Archives series CSO92)' citing arrival Tasmania 12 Oct 1841, Barque Tasmania online image page 71 (accessed 14 Dec 2023)
5. ↑ Tasmania. Immigration Agents Department. Nominal Register of Arrivals under the Bounty System 05 May 1841-03 Nov 1843 (Tasmanian Archives series CB7/9) citing Return of Immigrants per Ship Tasmania arr. 12 Oct 1841 online Return of immigrants p. 21 (accessed 14 Dec 2023)
6. ↑ Tasmania. Customers Dept. Cargo, Passenger and Crew Lists, Manifests and associated Documents relating to Ships Clearance. (Tasmanian Archives series CUS36) 01 Jan 1833-31 Jan 1902, item CUS36-1-143, image 5-6 15 Jun 1846 List of the Crew & Passengers of David for Port Phillip page image online (accessed 14 Dec 2023)
7. ↑ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria – Deaths database,
   (https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/: accessed 14 Dec 2023),
   TOWNSING, Geo; Mother's name: Ann FRENCH; Father's name: Townsing Chas; Spouse at death: [unknown]; Place of death: Amphitheatre; Age: 74; Reg. year: 1906; Reg. number: 11412
8. ↑ "Find a Grave," database, (Find A Grave: Memorial #245477868 : accessed 14 December 2023), Memorial page for George Townsing (unknown-Oct 1906), citing Amphitheatre Public Cemetery, Amphitheatre, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia.

"Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZ9-BV9 : 12 December 2014), George Townsing and Roda Ann Demon...Fort Steele, 30 Sep 1853; citing St. James, West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, reference b3 rn84; FHL microfilm 993,777.