Samuel Luke Townsend

[ptjw7]

Trying to locate Samuel Luke Townsend b 1794 Westbury Wilts d 1866
wife Louisa Townsend b 1830 Bethnal Green
son Henry William Taylor Townsend b 1855 Bethnal Green

Found Samuel in 1851 in Bethnal Green a widower retired medical practioner

peter

 

[DaveHam9]

Not Samuel on transcription but only found this one Peter.

Edwin L Townsend
County Hampshire
Event Type Census
Event Date 1861
Event Place Portsea, Hampshire, England
Ecclesiastical Parish St Pauls
Registration District Portsea Island
Residence Note Brunswick Road
Gender Male
Age 64
Marital Status Married
Occupation Pawnbroker
Birthplace Westbury, Wiltshire
Page Number 27
Registration Number RG09
Piece/Folio 643 / 17
Edwin L Townsend Head M 64 Westbury, Wiltshire
Elizabeth S Townsend Wife F 58 Westbury, Wiltshire
Cornelius Townsend Son M 16 Aylesbury, Wiltshire
Henry Townsend Son M 11 Southsea, Hampshire

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Common name with several variations.

Marriages Mar 1853
TAYLOR Louisa Bethnal G. 1c 476
TOWNSEND Samuel Luke Bethnal G. 1c 476

Can find several families with lots of other children besides a Henry.

 

[ptjw7]

That's his marriage
He is at 5 Wilmott street, Bloomsbury in 1865 Electoral Roll
1866 his death he is at 40 Upper Seymour Street, Pancras

No joy at either street in 1861

One son is with grandparents

Just vanished.

Peter

 

[DaveHam9]

Can't see him on FS Peter.

Dave

 

[ptjw7]

Thanks Dave,
Just found another entry for 1855 in Medical Practitioners, listed as 1 Archers Terrace, Old Ford Essex.
Which I cannot locate in the 1861 census but will persist.

peter

 

[ptjw7]

Just found another entry for the baptism of their son.
William Henry Taylor Townsend 9 Mar 1862 shown as living at 3 Deans Court, Old Bailey
But they are not there on the 1861 census - so I assume they are moving around a lot!
I think I will give up on this as I have wasted too much time already
peter

 

[rupert]

No luck finding them in 1861 census.

Searching newspapers I found the death [suicide] of Louisa in the Bedfordshire Mercury 31 August 1861.

Samuel's death
Hampshire Telegraph 17 February 1866


Rupert

 

[ptjw7]

Well that certainly explains a lot

They had 2 sons, one of them is with her parents and the other I have never found :'(

Anyway nice find Rupert, Thanks

peter