Townsend Family History Research (General)

by kithnkinfinder , Vancouver Island, Canada, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 00:53 (4143 days ago) @ slowhands

Hello all,

Its been quite some time since I last researched on the FOD site due to health issues now better, but its a place of very fond memories like the new memories made by returning to the Forest for an impromptu family reunion in early June this year at Bream Pub, The Rising Sun Inn, a fabulous time was had be all:-)

Townsend, well, I did my best in the very limited time I had to visit many villages and churches on both sides of the dean but just ran out of time when in Staunton, Nr Coleford, Glos where I was researching my earliest known Maternal 4x Gt Grandparents John Towns(h)end B: c 1768, birth location unknown, but died 24 Dec 1835 in Staunton and was likely buried in the Staunton Parish Church, but sadly I could not locate a grave.

John's wife was Elizabeth (Howard or Doward) or something close and Elizabeth finished her life in Staunton in the old Alms house there passing away 21 Nov 1859, Born C1768 in West Dean from census records. They married 19 Feb 1798 at Staunton Parish Church.

John and Elizabeth had children as follows:
Thomas B1797, Staunton or Possibly Bolstone. D:Turnpike Gate, Ragmans Slade Farm, (today called Ragmans Lane Farm) Bishopswood I was there in June:-)
Elizabeth. B1800, Staunton, Glos
William B1803 Staunton, Glos
John B1810 Staunton, Glos

Over the years I have collected research trees but have never found a connect from my John and Elizabeth Townsend to his or her parents so with that I am reaching out in hopes that someone is actively research Townsends in the FOD area and perhaps can help me connect to the many older Townsend lines known please??

Any suggestions as to how I might access Monumental Inscription records for local churches, ie Staunton, Lydbrook, Holy Jesus and others close by or any BMD records for the area would be brilliant.

While in the Forest I met so many fabulous folks, and was in many great Pubs, Bed and Breakfasts and met so many helpful folks in churchyards as I madly stomped though the area in hopes of reconnecting to my Maternal routes and I just want to say thanks to all Foresters looking in:-)

Cheers Jim Patterson
kithnkinconnect-AT-shaw.ca