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William Frederick Townson

William Frederick Townson[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1825 -

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  • Name William Frederick Townson  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born Abt. 1825 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I412412548299  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Family Elizabeth Weaver Sheldon,   b. 7 Apr 1829,   d. 18 Feb 1904, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 25 Jun 1849  Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    • St Bartholomew, Edgbaston. Also registered at King's Norton, Worcestershire
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Jessie Townson,   b. 2 Apr 1850
     2. Bruce Wallace Townson,   b. Jul 1855
     3. Herbert Walter Townson,   b. Jan 1864, King's Norton, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1933, Manly, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Jun 1849 - Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1609066320] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Nsw Pioneer Index - Between the Wars Series 1919-1945.

    2. [S1615861897] Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Library of Birmingham; Birmingham, England; Birmingham Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: DRO 53; Archive Roll: M141.

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

    4. [S1608444048] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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


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