52 ancestors Week 32 (Aug. 9-15): In the City

Week 32 (Aug. 9-15): In the City  - James TOWNSEND


I couldn’t think of anyone linked to the word “city”, especially as so many ancestors lived out in rural farm areas. Another word for “city” is town, and I have a gentleman James Townsend in my tree, so I am going to use him.

James Townsend is the husband of my 1st cousin 4x removed, so not a close ancestor but not exactly distant either. James was born in July 1852 in Sawston, Cambridgeshire. His parents were Joseph Townsend and Mary Andrews, Joseph was from Sawston and Mary not far away in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire. I haven’t looked into his family, so I don’t know about siblings etc.

James married my 1st cousin 4x removed Emily Haylock, on the 17th May 1873 in Linton, Cambridgeshire. They had 8 children between their marriage and the 1911 census, of which 1 died as a child.

James and Emily's children were as follows: Alice born 1874, Elizabeth born 1876, George born 1881, Lilly born 1884, Ellen born 1887, Emily born 1893, Hilda born 1898 and Mary born 1899. All in and around Cambridgshire.

In 1871 James was a labourer, in 1881 he was an agricultural labourer, in 1891 he was still an agricultural labourer. In 1901 he was a horse keeper and farm worker and in 1911 he was a horse keeper on the farm. As a family they moved in and around Cambridgeshire, I’m guessing he went where the work was.

James died in 1923 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire aged 71years.


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