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Charles Townsley[1]

Male 1872 - 1949  (77 years)

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  • Name Charles Townsley
    Birth 30 Jun 1872  Harrington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 25 Dec 1949  1 Copeland Cottage, High Harrington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322428514323  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father John Townsley,   b. 5 Nov 1839, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1909, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Mother Elizabeth Davidson,   b. 1839, Workington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1895, Harrington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Marriage 6 Aug 1860  St John's, Workington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2719  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Boyd,   b. 1877, Hensingham, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1936, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Marriage 1896  Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Townsley,   b. 15 Jul 1897, Harrington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1967, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     2. Thomas Townsley,   b. 12 Dec 1899, Whitehaven, Harrington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1960, London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. James Townsley,   b. 18 May 1902, Harrington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1964 (Age 61 years)
     4. Robert Townsley,   b. 1904, High Harrington, Workington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1905, High Harrington, Workington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     5. Charles Townsley,   b. 1907, Harrington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1948, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     6. Jane Townsley,   b. Mar 1909, Harrington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1983 (Age 73 years)
     7. Henry Townsley,   b. 16 Nov 1913, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1984, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     8. Elizabeth 'Betty' Townsley,   b. 1915, High Harrington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1931, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)
     9. Martha Townsley,   b. 11 May 1918, High Harrington, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 2002, University Hospital, Nottingham, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     10. Townsley
    Family ID F2708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Notes 
    • DNA trace on the Griffiths tree of SusanPGriffiths49

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.


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