Just an aside Captain William Bligh is buried there. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "J K gen" <gen2mail@googlemail.com> To: <eng-surrey@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [SRY] Townsends Courtesy of Ancestry St Mary Lambeth - 1826 - this church is now the Garden Museum: John TOWNESEND, bachelor, of this parish and Sarah Frances GARBUTT spinster, of this parish married by Banns on 8 October 1826 by Chas. Turner, curate witnesses Jas. Longman GAWLER Jon. SEAGER [both regular witnesses] John Bew's baptism is slightly simpler - his parents are noted as John and Sarah (no middle names). Can't seem to identify any siblings. HTH JK On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 7:32 PM, gordon townsend <gordon@gtownsend26.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: > Listers, > Can you please help me unravel these several queries ? > > John Bew Townsend was baptised in Brixton at St Mathews Parish Church on > 30/8/1829. > His baptismal details record that his parents,John Beau Townsend & Sarah > Frances (nee Garbutt) were married and lived and worked in Dulwich, he as > a gardener. > A family member (now deceased)said they were married in 1826 in St Johns > Evangelical Church (?where?). > Can anyone verify or correct this? > > The father, John Beau Townsend, died in August 1852, aged 53. At that time > he lived and worked at Crown Hill, (renamed Crown Dale), Norwood. Can > anyone check his place and date of birth or baptism around 1799?. > A clue to his parents would be a great help. > > Thank you. > > Gordon. *************************************** Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. List Admin can be contacted at: Eng-Surrey-admin@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SURREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.26/2451 - Release Date: 10/22/09 08:51:00