Grave
at St Mary's Croscombe
The
grave of Stephen Townsend, his son James and daughter-in-law
Ann (nee Wason) at St Mary's Churchyard Croscombe, Somerset
(Croscombe is between Shepton Mallet and Wells).
The inscription reads
In Memory of Stephen Townsend alias Townshend Formerly of
Chilcot Yeoman who died Decm 18th 1823 Aged 96 years —
James son of Stephen Townsend who died Jan 9th 1836 Aged 73
years and of Ann his wife who died Nov 25th 1847 Aged 81 years.
This is the last positive link in the Townsend chain. Other
information is based upon records obtained from Taunton and
the fact that Stephen was formerly of Chilcot which could
be interpreted as Horrington.
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A street scene
between St Mary's Church and Croscombe School.
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Rudgeway
House - Fishponds
John Robert
Townsend a great grandson of Stephen Townsend purchased Rudgeway
House on 9 June 1870 by auction at the White Lion Hotel, Broad
Street Bristol. It was later auctioned for £4,500 on
28th September, 1876 in sale room 4 of Messrs H R Fargus &
Co, Clare St, Bristol on Thursday..
This view shows the new kitchens built by J R Townsend. The
green houses and orchards were to the left of the drive.
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John
Robert Townsend & Anna Grieves Smith
wedding 31 July 1867
John and Anna were married at St Stephen's, Church St, Richmond,
Vic, AUST. After their marriage they returned to live in Bristol.
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John Robert Townsend
middle age.
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John
Robert Townsend
with grand children circa 1914
(L-R) John Robert Allen Townsend, William Hicks Townsend,
David Noel Townsend, John Robert Townsend, Yvonne Farlette
Quittenton, Gwendoline Llewllyn Townsend. The parents of the
Townsend children were John James Townsend and Lillian Alice
King. The parent of Quintenton were Charles Frederick Quittenton
and Jessie Grace Townsend.
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John
James Townsend
son of John Robert Townsend, circa April 1916
(L-R) Gwendoline Llewllyn Townsend, John Robert Allen Townsend,
John James Townsend, Eileen Lois Townsend, Lillian Alice Townsend
(nee King), David Noel Townsend.
John James Townsend enlisted in the Australian Army on 23/2/1916
at Melbourne aged 42 years and 11 months and embarked from
Australia 4/5/1916 for Suez.
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William
Hicks Townsend
[10 October 1791 Croscombe - 4 April 1867 Bristol]
William Hicks Townsend's was a son of Stephen Townsend of
Croscombe and Chilcote, brother of James Townsend and Uncle
of John Robert Townsend. He was variously listed as a Land
& Timber Surveyor, General Agent & Engineering Surveyor
with business located at 1 Shannon Crt, Corn St Bristol between
1822-1868. Residences were 3 Montague Pce [1842], 13 St James
Pde Kingsdown [1845] and "Strontium House" Cotham Side near
St Mathew's Church [1852].
William Hicks Townsend left many charitable bequests; including
several that related to his birthplace. "…To the
Rector and Churchwardens of the Parish of Croscombe in the
County of Somerset the sum of One thousand pounds Sterling
to be by them invested and the Income thereof to be applied
annually during the winter months at their discretion from
time to time in Coals and Clothing for the benefit of such
deserving poor persons resident in that parish as they shall
select, To the Trustees of the Church of England Schools at
Croscombe aforesaid the sum of One Thousand pounds Sterling
to be by them invested and the income thereof to be applied
towards the payment of the current expenses of the maintenance
of such schools, To the Trustees of the same schools at Croscombe
aforesaid the sum of Five hundred pounds sterling towards
the cost of enlarging the present School buildings or otherwise
for providing proper and commodious Schools equal to the requirements
of the Parish …".
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Alfred
Horsley Townsend
(18 January 1848 - 24 October 1912)
youngest brother of John Robert Townsend, was a wine a spirit
merchant in Bristol.
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James Rose Jefferis
Circa 1833 - 25 December 1917
One of the children of Sarah Townsend and James Jefferis
Congregational Minister, Pitt St, Adelaide 1877-1880, New
College Chapel London, Torquay until 1884, Adelaide 1901
.The Rev. Dr James Jefferis, "vigorously advocated
Australian Federation from the 1860s onwards",
almost from the day of his arrival in Adelaide.
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"Photograph courtesy of the
State Library of South Australia".
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Patricia
Doroth Walsh (Townsend)
9 September 1929 - 5 May 2004
upper:
Circa 1948, Rudge 350 outside Walsh bakery, Yarra Street
Warrandyte
lower:
Circa 1956
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