William Towns Jr (bef. 1826 - abt. 1898)

Born before 16 Jul 1826 in Polstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Rebecca (Thorpe) Towns — married 1849 in Cosford, Suffolk, England [uncertain]

Died about Mar 1898 after about age 71 in Cosford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Gerald Woollard [send private message]

Biography

William was born about 1826 to William Towns Sr and Sarah Pryke. He had at least 3 siblings: George, Sarah and Charles.

• Fact: Christening (16 Jul 1826) Polstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (1841) Polstead, Suffolk, England

He married in 1849 to Rebecca Thorpe, daughter of William Thorpe and Elizabeth Carpenter. He was about 23 years old. They had at least 5 children together:

1. William Towns
2. Charlotte Towns
3. Alice Towns
4. Sarah Towns
5. George Towns

• Fact: Residence (1851) Higham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (1861) Layham, Suffolk, England
• Fact: Residence (1871) Layham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (1881) Layham, Suffolk, England
• Fact: Residence (1891) Layham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

William passed away about 1898 at about the age of 72. It is not known where he is buried.

Links

FamilySearch PID: LRMQ-2KN

Sources

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1GJ-2M9 : 11 February 2018, William Towns, ); citing 438, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 989,542.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7QW-TSD : 11 February 2018, William Towns, 16 Jul 1826); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,627.
• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73S-YVC : 25 May 2019), William Towns in household of William Towns, Polstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:264X-PF2 : 13 December 2014), William Towns, 1849; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1849, quarter 1, vol. 12, p. 475, Cosford, Suffolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3N4-2V6 : 11 February 2018, William Townes in entry for William Townes, 07 Apr 1850); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,621.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3N4-2V6 : 11 February 2018, William Townes in entry for William Townes, 07 Apr 1850); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,621.
• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGRF-4D5 : 12 September 2019), William Towns, Higham, Suffolk, England; citing Higham, Suffolk, England, p. 20, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWJ7-TSS : 11 February 2018, William Towns in entry for Charlotte Towns, 14 May 1854); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,621.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWJ7-TSS : 11 February 2018, William Towns in entry for Charlotte Towns, 14 May 1854); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,621.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5K9-QPL : 11 February 2018, William Towns in entry for Alice Towns, 29 Apr 1858); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,621.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5K9-QPL : 11 February 2018, William Towns in entry for Alice Towns, 29 Apr 1858); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,621.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3N4-GM8 : 11 February 2018, William Towns in entry for Sarah Towns, 04 Dec 1859); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,621.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3N4-GM8 : 11 February 2018, William Towns in entry for Sarah Towns, 04 Dec 1859); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,621.
• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7ZQ-797 : 24 October 2019), Wm Townes Jnr, Layham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB4Z-1WR : 11 February 2018, Wm. Townes in entry for George Townes, 20 Sep 1862); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,621.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB4Z-1WR : 11 February 2018, Wm. Townes in entry for George Townes, 20 Sep 1862); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,621.
• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFNQ-RPQ : 28 September 2019), William Towns, 1871.
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27D-K62H : 12 December 2017), William Towns, Layham, Suffolk, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 2, Piece/Folio 1835/43, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,694.
• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4FM3-WN2 : 3 May 2019), William Towns, Layham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Suffolk county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JYV-DKM : 31 December 2014), William Towns, 1898; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Cosford, Suffolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 December 2019, 04:29), entry for William Towns Jr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRMQ-2KN); contributed by various users.
• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/89779966/person/182149389683/facts : accessed 6 Dec 2019), profile for William Towns Jr.

Acknowledgement

Towns-89 was created by Gerald Woollard through the import of woollard Family small Tree (1).ged on 25 Feb 2013. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Gerald and others.