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Family: William Frederick Townson / Elizabeth Weaver Sheldon (F1382)

m. 25 Jun 1849


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  • William Frederick TownsonFather | Male
    William Frederick Townson

    Born  Abt. 1825   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Married  25 Jun 1849  [1, 2]  Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Elizabeth Weaver SheldonMother | Female
    Elizabeth Weaver Sheldon

    Born  7 Apr 1829   
    Died  18 Feb 1904  Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  John Sheldon | F3074 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth | F3074 Group Sheet 

    Elizabeth Jessie TownsonChild 1 | Female
    Elizabeth Jessie Townson

    Born  2 Apr 1850   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Bruce Wallace TownsonChild 2 | Male
    Bruce Wallace Townson

    Born  Jul 1855   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Herbert Walter TownsonChild 3 | Male
    Herbert Walter Townson

    Born  Jan 1864  King's Norton, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1933  Manly, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

  • Notes  Married:
    • St Bartholomew, Edgbaston. Also registered at King's Norton, Worcestershire

  • Sources 
    1. [S1615861752] Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Reference Number: DRO 53; Archive Roll: M145.

    2. [S1615528844] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).


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