TowNSHEND, The Hon. Frederick [Patrick]
TOWNSHEND, The Hon. FREDERICK [PATRICK]. Adm. Fell.-
Com. at St John's, Oct. 14, 1785. [3rdJ s. of Viscount George {1740-1) (by his first wife). B. [Dec. 30, 1767], in Dublin.
[School, Harrow.] Matric. Michs. 1787; M.A. 1788. Ord.
deacon (Norwich) July i, 1792; priest, Dec. 23, 1792. R. of
Stifikey with Morston, Norfolk, 1792-1836. Died Jan. 18,
1836, in Hertfordshire. Brother of John (1773) and George
(1770, sub Ferrars). [Harrow Sch. Reg.; St John's Coll. Adm. 521; G. Mag., 1836. I. 559.)
TOWNSHEND, GEORGE, MARQUESS (1770), see FERRARS.
TOWNSHEND, GEORGE BROOKE BRIGGES. Adm. Fell.-Com.
at Queens', Feb. 21, 1793. Of Cheshire. [S. of George Salisbury (and Frances, dau. of the Rev. John Brooke, of
Blacklands, Salop).] Matric. Lent, 1793. High Sheriff of
Salop, i8ii. Adopted the name of Brooke only, by sign
manual, Mar. 25, 1797. Married Henrietta, dau. of William
Massey, of Chester. Died in Liverpool, May 25, 1845. (Burke,
L.G.; V. Hodson; Changes of Name.)
TOWNSHEND, GEORGE OSBORNE. Adm. at King's, a scholar from Eton, .\ug. i, 1821. [2nd s. of the Hon. John (1773) (and
Georgiana .^ime Poyntz).] B. Nov. 13, 1801. Bapt. Dec. 21,
1801, at Hertford. Matric. Michs. 1821; B.A. 1826; M.A.
1829. Fellow, 1824-39. President of the Union, 1823. Ord. priest, 1836. Held no cure. Married, 1839, Jessie Victoria,
2nd dau. of Admiral John Mackellar, and had issue. Died
Sept. 7, 1876. Brother of Charies F. (1812). {King's Coll. Reg., 22; Burke, P. and B.)
TOWNSHEND, GORE (1768), see TOWNSEND.
TOWNSHEND, HENRY. Adm. Fell.-Com. at Clare, Oct. 20,
1753- [S. of the Hon. Thomas (1720), one of the Tellers of the
Exchequer (and Albinia, dau. of John Sehvyn, of Matson,
Gloucs.). B. in London. School, Eton.] Ensign, ist Foot
Guards, 1748; Coldstream Guards, 1755; Capt., 5th Foot,
1758; Lt.-Col., ist Foot Guards, 1762. Killed in actional
Wilhelmstal, June 24, 1762. Brother of Thomas (1750) and
Charles (1751). (Annual Reg.; Hamilton, History of the
Grenadier Guards; J. B. Whitmore; Eton Coll. Reg.)
TOWNSHEND (post WILLIAM-POWLETT), The Hon. HENRY.
Adm. pens, at St John's, May 18, 1816. [2nd] s. of Charles (1742), Lord Bayning, of Middlesex (and Annabella Powlett,
dau. of the Rev. Richard Smyth). [B. June 8, 1797. School,
Eton.] Matric. Lent, 1817; M.A. 1818. Ord. deacon (Nor-
\vich) Jime 11, 1820; priest, Juue 17, 1821. R. of Brome with
Oakley, Suffolk, 1821-47. R. of Honingham with East
Tuddenham, Norfolk, 1851-66. Hon. Canon of Norwich. Succeeded his brother Charles F. P. as 3rd Baron Bayning,
Aug. 2, 1823, assuming the surname of William-Powlett in lieu of Tcwnshend. Married, Aug. 9, 1842, Emma, dau. of
William Henry Fellowes, of Ramsey Abbey, Hunts. Of
Honingham Hall, where he died, s.p., Aug. 5, 1866, the
peerage becoming extinct. Brother of Charles F. P. (1805).
(Burke, P. and B.; Clergy List; Crockford; The Guardian,
Aug. 8, 1866; Sir W. Sterry; G.E.C.)
TOWNSHEND, The Hon. JOHN. Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 16) at
St John's, Feb. 24, 1773- [2nd] s. of Viscount George (1740-1) [post 1st Marquess] (and Charlotte Compton, Baroness de Ferrars). B. [Jan. 18, i757]. in Audley Square,
London. School, Eton. Matric. Lent, 1775; M.A. 1775;
Hon. LL.D. 1811. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, July 16, 1774.
Went as a volunteer in Lord Howe's expedition for the relief of Gibraltar, 1780. Of BaUs Park, Herts. M.P. for the
University, from 1780 to 17S4; for Westminster, 1788-90; for
Knaresborough, 1793-1818. A Lord Commissioner of the
Admiralty, 1782 and 1783. Joint Paymaster-General of the
land forces, 1806-7. Privy Councillor, 1806. Groom of the
Bedchamber to George IV, 1828. Married, Apr. 10, 1787,
Georgiana Aime, eldest dau. of William Poyntz, of Midgham
Hall, Berks.; Townshend had been involved in the crim. con.
case which had resulted in her divorce by William Faulkner
in 1786. A godson of George II, and personal friend of the
two succeeding Kings. Distinguished for the grace of his
maimers, his wit and poetical gifts. Died Feb. 28, 1833, at
Brighton. Father of Charles F. (1812); brother of Frederick P.
(1785) and George (1770, sub Ferrars). {St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 521; Return of M.P. s; G. Mag., 1833, i. 369.)
TOWNSHEND, The Hon. JOHN ROBERT. Adm. FeU.-Com.
(age 17) at St John's, June 10, 1822. [Only] s. of John Thomas (next). Viscount Sydney (by his 2nd wife). [B. Aug.
9, 1805.] School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1822; M.A. 1824.
M.P. for Whitchurch, Hants., 1826-31 (one of the Parlia-
mentary boroughs abolished by the Reform Act). Groom of
the Bedchamber, 1829. Succeeded his father as Viscount
Sydney, Jan. 20, 1831. Lord-in-Waiting to Queen \'ictoria, 1841-6. Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, 1852-8. Lord
Chamberlain to the Queen, 1859-66 and 1868-74. Lord Steward of the Household, 1880. Created Earl Sydney,
Feb. 27, 1874. Privy Councillor, 1852. Lord Lieut, of Kent.
TowNSON, William Parker
Captain of Deal Castle and Colonel of the Cinque Ports
division of the Royal Artillery. G.C.B., 1863. Married,
Aug. 4, 1832, Lady Emily Caroline, dau. of the ist Marquess
of Anglesey. Died, s.p., at Flognal, Chislehurst, Kent,
Feb. 14, 1890, when the peerage became extinct. {Eagle, xvi.
174; Burke, P. and B.; Return of M.P.s.)
TOWNSHEND, The Hon. JOHN THOMAS. Adm. FeU.-Com. at
Clare, Oct. 20, 1781. [Eldest s. of Thomas (1750), ist
Viscount Sydney (and Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Richard
Powys, of Hintlesham, Suffolk).] B. [Feb. 21, 1764], in
London. [School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1781; M.A. 1784.
Under-Secretary for the Home Department (under his father),
1784-9. M.P. for Newport, Isle of Wight, 1786-90; for
Whitchurch, Hants., 1 790-1 800. A Lord Commissioner of
the Admiralty, 1790-3; of the Treasury, 1793-1800. Suc- ceeded his father as Viscount Sydney, June 13, 1800. Married
(1) Apr. 13, 1790, Sophia, dau. of Edward Southwell, 17th Lord de Clifford, and had issue; (2) May 27, 1802, Lady
Caroline, 3rd dau. of Robert Clements, ist Earl of Leitrim,
and had further issue. Died Jan. 20, 1831, at Frognal,
Chislehurst. Father of the above. {Eton Coil. Reg.; Burke,
P. and B.; Return of M.P.s.)
TOWNSHEND, RICHARD BAXTER (1864), see TOWNSEND.
TOWNSON, BENJAMIN. Adm. sizar at Trinity, June 13, 1877.
S. of Thomas, of Enmore Road, Bridgwater, Somerset. B.
June 13, 1846, in London. School, Friends' College, Ackworth, Yorks. Matric. Michs. 1877; Scholar, 1880; B.A. 1881; M.A.
1889. Head Master of Leighton Park School, Reading,
1891-4. Died Mar. 25, 1894. {The Guardian, Apr. 4, 1894.
Schoolmasters' Directories.)
TOWNSON, FREDERICK COWPER. Adm. pens, at Peter-
house, Sept. 17, 1889. [2nd] s. of the Rev. Robert (Queen's College, Oxford, 1850), of Pitchcombe, near Stroud. B. Sept.
17, 1870, at Allithwaite, Lanes. School, Bury St Edmunds.
Matric. Michs. 1889. Ord. deacon (Gloucester and Bristol)
1895; priest, 1896; C. of Hanham-Abbots, Gloucs., 1895-7.
C. of Headington, Oxon., 1897-1900. C. of Shenley, 1900-2.
R. of Cossington, Somerset, 1902-8. C. of Boxwell with
Leighterton, Gloucs., 1908-14. P.C. of Moreton-Valence,
1914-17. V. of Chipping Sodbury, 1918-20. Of Clevedon, Somerset, in 1937. Disappears from Crockford, 1940. Brother
of John H. (1888). {Bury St Edmunds Sch. Lists; T.A. Walker, 611 and MS. note.)
TOWNSON, JOHN. Adm. sizar (age 18) at Trinity, June 5,
1778. S. of John, of Whinfield, Lanes. School, Urswick,
Lanes. Matric. Michs. 1778; Scholar, 1781; B.A. 1782; M.A.
1785. Fellow, 1784. Adm. at Gray's Inn, Jan. 26, 1778. Ord. priest (Peterb.) June 29, 1783. V. of Normanton, Yorks., and
C. of Great Oakley, Essex 'for 19 years.' Died in Jan. 1803. {Inns of Court; G. Mag., 1803, i. 89.)
TOWNSON, JOHN HENRY. Matric. Non-Coil. Michs. 1887. Adm.
pens, at E.mmanuel, Apr. 20, 1888. [3rd and youngest] s. of
the Rev. Robert (Queen's College, Oxford, 1850), of The Manor House, Littlehampton, Sussex. [B. 1868. Schools,
Rossall and Bury St Edmunds.] B.A. 1890. Ord. deacon
(Gloucester and Bristol) 1893; priest, 1894; C. of EastviUe,
Gloucs., 1893-5. C. of Brentford, Middlesex, 1895-8. C. of
St Teath, Cornwall, 1898-1902. C. of St Kew, 1902-3. C. of
Milstead, Kent, 1903-4. V. of Carlton, Leics., 1904-10. P.C.
of Herodsfoot, Cornwall, 1910-13. V. of Wotton-Underwood,
Bucks., 1913-15. R. of Catherston-Leweston, Dorset, 1915-
18. V. of Grafham, Surrey, 1920-33. Married, Jan. 10, 1895,
Cicely Maud, only dau. of Charles Curtis, Esq., of Field House,
Cainscross, Gloucs. Died June 26, 1933. Brother of Frederick
C. (1889). {Rossall Reg.; Bury St Edmunds Sch. Lists;
Crockford; The Guardian, Jan. 16, 1895.)
TOWNSON, JOSEPH. Adm. pens, at Queens', Dec. 16, 1833. Of Lanes. Matric. Michs. 1834; B.A. (2o;A Wrangler) 1838;
M.A. 1841. Fellow, 1839-47. In Holy Orders. C. of Grant-
chester, Cambs., 1846-8. Died in Jan. 1848. {Clergy List.)
TOWNSON, WILLIAM. Adm. sizar (age 19) at Trinity, Mar. 8,
1852. S. of Robert. B. at Lythe, Westmoriand. School,
Heversham, Westmorland. Matric. Michs. 1852; B.A. 1856;
M.A. 1863. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 1858; priest, 1859. C. of
Mumby, Lines., 1858-60. C. of Ulverston, Lanes., 1860-3.
C. of Strensham, Worcs., 1863-4. C. of Applethwaite,
Westmoriand, 1865-6. C. of Wakefield, Yorks., 1868-9. K- ot
Carlton, Leics., 1869-1904. Died Jan. 2, 1906, at Barrow-on- Trent. (Scott, MSS.; Clergy List; The Cambridge Chronicle, Jan. 12, 1906.)
TOWHSOU, WILLIAM PARKER. Adm. pens, at St John's, July I, 1S56. S. of John, yeoman (and Nancy). B. at Caton,
Lanes. Bapt, Nov. 13, 1836. School, Sedbergh. Matric.
Michs. 1856; B.A. i860. Went to Queensland, Australia, and
became a land-agent. {Sedbergh Sch. Reg.)
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