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Townsend Family History
Townsend Genealogy & Family TreeTownsend is an English name from Norfolk and Yorkshire, England, where the family were lords of the manor of Snoring Magna. It referred to someone who lived at the edge of a village, or a "town's end." The earliest known ancestor--Geoffrey de le Tuneshende--was recorded in 1273. In recent years, it is sometimes used as a given name. The family motto is Vita posse priore frui which means "To be able to enjoy the recollections of our former life."
Other spellings include "Townshend," "Townsende," and "Townesende." Notable people with the surname include Irish actor Stuart Townsend (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Queen of the Damned, Chaos Theory), American Olympic athlete Charles Townsend (fencing), American Olympic athlete Fitzhugh Townsend (fencing), and American silent film actress Anna Townsend (Daddy, A Marked Man, Grandma's Boy). The first Townsend to come to America was William Townsend in Massachusetts in 1630.
Townsend Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ivy Elizabeth Townsend -- --, 1899 September 21, 1982 New South Wales
- Pricilla Catherine Townsend -- --, 1854 February 22, 1901 Nova Scotia
- Anthea Townsend -- --, 1813 December 0, 1839 New Jersey
- George Townsend -- --, 1822 April 12, 1897 New South Wales
- Paschal Judson Townsend -- --, 1834 February 7, 1878 Alabama
Townsend Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Winford Green Townsend -- --, 1815 October 15, 1890 Kentucky
- William Henry Townsend -- --, 1939 November 18, 2004
- Raymond Townsend -- --, 1887 September 30, 1890 Pennsylvania
- Royal E. Townsend -- --, 1893 May 10, 1999
- May Anna Townsend -- --, 1893 September 24, 1976 Illinois
