Town, Arthur Henry
TOWN, ARTHUR HENRY. Adm. sizar at Cavendish H.,
Oct. 20, 1883. Of Yorks. [S. of the Rev. Benjamin.] Matric.
Michs. 1883. Migrated to Corpus Christi, Apr. 18, 1885; B.A.
1888; M.A. 1903. Assistant Master at Moorlands School, Far
Headingley, Leeds in 1919. Brother of the next. (School-
masters' Directories.)
TOWN, WILLIAM EDWARD. Adm. pens, at St John's, Apr. 19, 1880. S. of the Rev. Benjamin, V. of Mount Pellon, Yorks.
(and Elizabeth Crofts). B. at Mount Pellon. Bapt. .\ug. 21, 1861. Matric. Michs. 1880; B.A. 1892. Assistant Master at
the Choir School, Hull, in 1919. Brother of the above.
{Schoolmasters' Directories.)
TOWNE, ERNEST JOSIAH. Adm. pens, at Trinity, July 5,
1848. [S. of Joseph, solicitor, of St Helen's Place, Bishops- gate, London (and Louisa). B. July 27, 1829. School,
Westminster.] Matric. Michs. 1848; Scholar, 1849; B.A.
1852. Ord. deacon, 1853; priest, 1854; C. of Chester-le-
Street, Durham, 1855-7. C. of Langley, Essex, 1858-9.
Kept a private school at Ewell, Surrey, called 'The College,' 1860-3. V. of Forcett, Yorks., 1863-77. V. of Bothenhampton
(or Baunton), Dorset, 1877-81. Chaplain at H.M.'s Printing
House and Spottiswode's Chapel, London, 1881-1903. Disappears from Crockford, 1904. [Record of Old Westminsters;
Schoolmasters' Directories.)
TOWNE, LEONARD. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel, June 23, 1773-
Of Lines. Matric. Michs. 1773; B.A. 1777; M.A. 1780. Ord.
deacon (Lincoln) Feb. 24, i777; priest (Lichfield) Dec. 21,
1777. R. of Brampton, Hunts., 1780-1826 and Lyddington
cum Caldecote, Rutland from 1789-1826. Died in 1826, at
Woolsthorpe rectory, Lines., aged 74. Father of the next.
(G. Mag., 1826, n. 186; Northants. Clergy.)
TOWNE, LEONARD ELYE. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel, Apr. 17,
1802. Of Lines. [S. of the Rev. Leonard (above).] Scholar,
1802; matric. Lent, 1804; B.A. 1806; M.A. 1809. R. of
Woolsthorpe, Lines., 1817-30. R. of Knipton, Leics., 1830.
Died Sept. i, 1830, at Woolsthorpe. (Foster, Index Eccles.;
Clerical Guide; G. Mag., 1830, 11. 283.)
TOWNE, WILLIAM. Adm. sizar at Caius, 1787. Probably a
'Ten- year man'; Scholar, 1787.
TOWNEND, ALFRED JOHN. Adm. sizar at Trinity, May 21,
1857. S. of William, of Heath Terrace, Lower Broughton
Road, Manchester. B. July 5, 1839, in Manchester. School,
Isle of Man (private). Matric. Michs. 1857; B.A. 1861. Ord.
deacon (Manchester) 1863; priest, 1864; C. of St George's, Hulme, Manchester, 1863-70. Chaplain to the Forces at
.\ldershot, 1870-3; Halifax, N.S., 1873-85; Dublin, 1885-9;
Gibraltar, 1889-92; London, 1892-4; Royal Military College,
Sandhurst, 1894-1901; Hilsea, 1901-7; Gosport, 1907-11.
. Died May 3, 1911, at Southsea. Father of William (1899).
(Crockford; The Guardian, May 12, 1911.)
TOWNEND, HENRY. Adm. pens, at St John's, June 27, 1828. Of Lanes. [S. of John, calico-printer, of Manchester. School, Manchester Grammar.] Matric. Michs. 1828; B.A. 1832.
Ord. deacon (Ripon) Jan. 3, 1843; priest, Dec. 17, 1843-
C. of Bishop's Itchington, Warws., 1844-6. R. of Lifton, Devon, 1S46-63. Married, 1832, Miss Winks, of Trentham,
Staffs. Died, very suddenly, Feb. 4, 1863, aged 52. Father
of the next. (Manchester Sch. Reg.; Clergy List; G. Mag.,
1863, I. 389.)
TOWNEND, HENRY. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Jan. 14, 1859.
S. of the Rev. Henry (above), R. of Lifton, 'near Launceston,
Cornwall.' B. there, Jan. 17, 1842. School, Cornwall (private). Matric. Michs. 1859; B.A. 1863. Ord. deacon
1865; priest, 1866. V. of Loddiswell with Buckland-Tout-
Saints, Devon, 1867-83. V. of Swepston-cum-Snarestone,
Leics., 1883-90. Died Apr. 26, 1890, at Anerley. (Scott,
MSS.; Clergy List; Crockford.)
TOWNEND, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Mar. 18, 1899. S. of the Rev. Alfred John (1857), of Southsea. B. July 27,
188 1, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Schools, Appledurcombe, Isle
of Wight, Wellingborough Grammar and Dulwich College.
Did not reside. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Lieut.,
3rd Garrison Batt., R. Welsh Fusiliers; mentioned in
despatches). Married, May 29, 1915, Irene Violette.
(Dulwich Coll. Reg.; Peile, 11. 833.)
TOWNESEND, GEORGE FYLER (1831), see TOWNSEND.
TOWNLEY, ALEXANDER PEREGRINE. Adm. at Trinity
Hall, Jan. 1891. [6th and youngest] s. of C[harles] W[atson],
Esq. (1843), of Fulboum manor, Cambs. (and Georgina, dau.
of M. D. Dalison). [B. Aug. 1872.] School, Eton. Matric.
.Lent, 1892; B.A. 1902; M.A. 1908. Ord. deacon (Peterb.)
1903; priest, 1905; C. of Melton Mowbray, Leics., 1903-9.
R. of St Peter's, Upwell, Norfolk, 1909-47. Married, Jan. 11, 1910, Rosamund Lucy, dau. of the Rev. Thomas Thomhill
Peyton, R. of St Mary's, March, and had issue. Died Mar. 27, 1947. Brother of Charles F. (1874), Ma.\imilian G. (1882)
and Richard G. {1872). {Crockford; The Times, Mar. 29, 1947.)
TowNLEY, Richard Greaves
TOWNLEY, CHARLES. Adm. pens, (age 17) at Trinity,
Dec. 29, 1812. S. of Richard. B. [Mar. 17, i795], in London.
School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1813; B.A. 1817; M.A. 1820.
Ord. priest (Peterb.) Feb. 11, 1820. R. of Hadstock, Essex,
1838-70, and V. of Little Abington, Cambs., 1859-70. Domestic Chaplain to the Duke of Leeds. Disappears from
Clergy List, 1871. (Crockford; Northants. Clergy.)
TOWNLEY, CHARLES FRANCIS. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
Feb. 28, 1874. [2nd] s. of Charles Watson (1843) (next), of
Fulboum manor, Cambs. B. June 15, 1856, at Hillmgton,
Norfolk. School [Cheam and] Eton. Matnc. Michs. 1874;
B A. 1878; M.A. 1889. Ord. deacon (Ely) 1884; priest, i886;
C. of Eynesbury, Hunts., 1884-6. C. of Weston-under- Lyziard, Staffs., 1886-9. R. of Christ Church, UpweU,
Norfolk, 1889-1912. Chaplain at Tangier, 1900. Inherited
Fulboum manor, Cambs., 1893. J. P. and D.L. for Cambs.
C.B.E., 1920. Married, July 14, 1885, Alice Rosalinda
Murray, youngest dau. of the Rev. Jermyn Pratt, of Ryston,
Norfolk, and had issue. Died Dec. 17, i930- Brother of
Alexander P. (1891), MaximiUan G. (1882) and Richard G.
(1872). (Who was Who; The Times, Dec. 18, 1930; Cambridge
Review, Jan. 16, 1931; Burke, L.G.)
TOWNLEY, CHARLES WATSON. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
July I, 1843. [2nds. of Richard Greaves (1802). B. Feb. 12, 1824. School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1843; B.A. 1847; M.A.
185 1. Of Fulboum manor, Cambs. and Beaupr6 Hall,
Norfolk. Lord Lieutenant of Cambs., 1874-93. Alderman of
Cambs. County Council, 1889-93. J.P. for Cambs. and
Norfolk. Married, Aug. 12, 1851, Georgina, dau. of M. D.
Dalison, of Hamptons, Kent. Died Oct. 17, 1893, at
Fulboum. Brother of Thomas M. (1844) and William G.
(1847); father of Alexander P. (1891), Charles F. (1874).
Maximilian G. (1882) and Richard G. (1872). (Eton Sch.
Lists; Boase, vi. 699; The Guardian, Oct. 18, 1893; Burke,
L.G.)
TOWNLEY, JONATHAN. Adm. pens, at Clare, Oct. 19, 1792-
B. at Belfield, Rochdale, Lanes. Matric. Michs. 1793; B.A.
1797; M.A. 1801. R. of Gaywood, Norfolk, 1817-27 and V. of
Stradsett, 1817-45. P.C of Colton, Lanes., 1824-34. V. of
Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, 1834-48. Died Dec. 17, 1848,
aged 74, at North Pickenham rectory. (Foster, Index Eccles. ; Clerical Guide; Clergy List; G. Mag., 1849, i. 214.)
TOWNLEY, MAXIMILIAN GOWRAN. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
Oct. 6, 1882. [5th] s. of Charles Watson (1843), of Fulboum
manor, Cambs. (and Georgina, dau. of M. D. DaUson). B.
there, June 22, 1864. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1882;
B.A. '1885; M.A. 1890. Land-agent to Lord St John of Bletsoe. Of Melchbourne, Beds. Served m the Great War,
1914-19 (Major, Remount Service). M.P. for Mid-Beds., 1918-22. Of Heydon House, Cambs. J.P. for Beds, and Cambs. Married, Feb. 11, 1902, the Hon. Ellen Sydney
St John, elder dau. of Lord St John of Bletsoe. Died Dec. 12,
1942 at Aviemore, Invemess-shire. Brother of Charles F.
(1874), Alexander P. (1891) and Richard G. (1872). (Eton Sch. Lists; The Times, Dec. 14, 1942.)
TOWNLEY, RICHARD GREAVES. Adm. pens, (age 17) at
Trinity, May 5, 1769. [Eldest] s. of Col. Richard (i743), 01
[Belfield], Rochdale, Lanes, (and Ann, eldest dau. of Thomas Western, of Abington Hall, Cambs.). [B. Nov. 16, 1751. at
Belfield Hall.] Bapt. Nov. 28, 1751. at Rochdale. School,
Eton [and Manchester Grammar]. Matric. Michs. 1769;
Scholar, 1770; B.A. 1773; M.A. 1776. Adm. at the Middle
Temple Feb. 12, 1774. Comet, 15th Dragoons, 1778; Lieut.,
1781-4. Married at Cambridge, July 25, 1785, Margaret, dau.
of John Gale, of Whitehaven, Cumberland. J.P. and D.L. for Cambs. Inherited Fulbourti manor, Cambs., 1788, on the
death of his great-uncle, WUliam Greaves Beaupr^ BeU, and
also the large estate of the Beaupr6 Bell famUy in Normandy.
Died Feb. 15, 1823, at the Cork Street Hotel, London. Father of the next and of WUliam G. (1805); half-brother of
William (1787). [Eton Coll. Reg.; Manchester Or. Sch. Reg., i.
95; Inns of Court; Burke, L.G.)
TOWNLEY, RICHARD GREAVES. Adm. pens, (age 17) at
Trinity, July 6, 1802. S. of Richard Greaves (above), of Fulboum, Cambs. (and Margaret, dau. of John Gale, of
Whitehaven). [B. July 20, 1786.] School, Eton. Matnc.
Michs. 1803; B.A. 1807; M.A. 1810. Adm. at Lincoln s Inn,
Nov 13 1807. Of Fulboum manor, Cambs. and Belfield Hall, Lanes. M.P. for Cambs., 1831-41 and 1847-52. Mamed,
Aug 23 1821, Cecil, dau. of Sir Charles Watson, Bart. Died
May 5 1855 at Fulboum. Brother of WUliam G. (1805); father of Charles W. (1843). Thomas M. (1844) and WiUiam
G. (1847). (Eton Sch. Lists; Sir W. Sterry; Boase, iii. 699; Return of M.P.s; Burke, L.G.)
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