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Looking for baptism and marriage of Abraham Townsend
« on: Thursday 27 October 22 12:06 BST (UK) »
Abraham Townsend appears on the 1841 census in Abingdon prison. His age is given as 45, his occupation is weaver and he is born in county. He seems to have been committed for assaulting his wife according to newspaper articles and was unable to provide £10 surety so was jailed for a short time.
In 1851 he is living in Otwell street Abingdon, listed as married, but wife not living with him (unsurprisingly), his age is 61 (b abt 1790), he is a carpet weaver, born in Abingdon, and is deaf. I cannot find him on 1861 census, but I believe he died in Abingdon in 1869, burial 31 Jan 1869, residence Ock Street age 79 - birth year again abt 1790.
Can anyone find his wife or parents please?
Berks / Oxon: Eltham, Annetts, Wiltshire (surname not county), Hawkins, Pembroke, Partridge
Dorset / Hants: Derham, Stride, Purkiss, Sibley
Yorkshire: Pottage, Carr, Blackburn, Depledge
Sussex: Goodyer, Christopher, Trevatt
Lanark: Scott (soldier went to Jersey CI)
Jersey: Fowler, Huelin, Scott

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Re: Looking for baptism and marriage of Abraham Townsend
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 27 October 22 12:50 BST (UK) »
Not found a baptism or marriage so far but this looks like him on the 1861 census transcribed as
Abraham Towend on ancestry age 72  birth year about 1789
piece 732 folio 27 page 5

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Re: Looking for baptism and marriage of Abraham Townsend
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 27 October 22 12:59 BST (UK) »
Thank you that does look like him
After my post I found a Sarah M Townsend in 1851, married but no husband with her, with two sons, one named Abraham. There is a death for a Sarah Townsend in 1856 in Abingdon, which would fit with Abraham being a widower by 1861. I can't find baptisms for the children to confirm their father, though.
Piece 1688, Folio 243, Page 3
Berks / Oxon: Eltham, Annetts, Wiltshire (surname not county), Hawkins, Pembroke, Partridge
Dorset / Hants: Derham, Stride, Purkiss, Sibley
Yorkshire: Pottage, Carr, Blackburn, Depledge
Sussex: Goodyer, Christopher, Trevatt
Lanark: Scott (soldier went to Jersey CI)
Jersey: Fowler, Huelin, Scott

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Re: Looking for baptism and marriage of Abraham Townsend
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 27 October 22 13:24 BST (UK) »
Yes did see that record a lot of trees on ancestry has a marriage 15 August 1826 St Helens Abingdon
Sarah Maria Payton
Archibald Townsend

Still looking to confirm  ???

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Re: Looking for baptism and marriage of Abraham Townsend
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 27 October 22 13:25 BST (UK) »
No baptism, but a Matthew Townsend married Mary Ann Robinson, 1862, Abingdon, his father listed as Abraham.

1841 Abingdon
Sarah Townsend 40 Hair bonnet maker, bic
Matthew 12 bic
Abraham 9 bic
Charles 7 bic

1851 Abingdon
Sarah M Townsend 52 bonnet maker, born Abingdon
Frederick, son, 23, tin man, born Abingdon
Abraham, son, 20, apprentice, born Abingdon
Elizabeth North, no relationship listed, unmarried, 51, born Abingdon

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Puplett, Sonnex, Lott, Dunkiss, Hart - London area.
Hudson, Jenner, Dedman - Sussex
Leach, Hopkins, Saunders - Wales
Leach, Lipscombe - Hampshire
Sipthorpe - Lancashire
Walters - Cornawall & Australia
Kingshott, Matheson, Pitt, McDonald, Keogh - Australia.

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Re: Looking for baptism and marriage of Abraham Townsend
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 27 October 22 13:30 BST (UK) »
Charles Townsend, full age, bachelor, coachman, father Abraham Townsend, weaver married
Harriet Thatcher, 1863 at Luton, Christ Church

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Puplett, Sonnex, Lott, Dunkiss, Hart - London area.
Hudson, Jenner, Dedman - Sussex
Leach, Hopkins, Saunders - Wales
Leach, Lipscombe - Hampshire
Sipthorpe - Lancashire
Walters - Cornawall & Australia
Kingshott, Matheson, Pitt, McDonald, Keogh - Australia.

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Re: Looking for baptism and marriage of Abraham Townsend
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 27 October 22 13:31 BST (UK) »
No baptism, but a Matthew Townsend married Mary Ann Robinson, 1862, Abingdon, his father listed as Abraham.

1841 Abingdon
Sarah Townsend 40 Hair bonnet maker, bic
Matthew 12 bic
Abraham 9 bic
Charles 7 bic

1851 Abingdon
Sarah M Townsend 52 bonnet maker, born Abingdon
Frederick, son, 23, tin man, born Abingdon
Abraham, son, 20, apprentice, born Abingdon
Elizabeth North, no relationship listed, unmarried, 51, born Abingdon

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Yes I would say thats the family

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Re: Looking for baptism and marriage of Abraham Townsend
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 27 October 22 13:39 BST (UK) »
Thank you all, I was trying to track down Sarah's children after 1851, the two marriages naming Abraham as father fit nicely.
Berks / Oxon: Eltham, Annetts, Wiltshire (surname not county), Hawkins, Pembroke, Partridge
Dorset / Hants: Derham, Stride, Purkiss, Sibley
Yorkshire: Pottage, Carr, Blackburn, Depledge
Sussex: Goodyer, Christopher, Trevatt
Lanark: Scott (soldier went to Jersey CI)
Jersey: Fowler, Huelin, Scott

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Re: Looking for baptism and marriage of Abraham Townsend
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 27 October 22 13:50 BST (UK) »
Not having much luck with baptisms or marriage but would say that's the correct family

Rosie