词条 | Roger Townshend (died 1551) |
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| pre-nominals = Sir | post-nominals = MP | name = Roger Townshend | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = 1477 | birth_place = Raynham, Norfolk, England | death_date = 10 May 1552 | death_place = Raynham, Norfolk, England | occupation = Politician and Knight | title = Sir | spouse = Amy Brewes | children = Sir John Townshend Sir Robert Townshend Sir George Townshend Sir Roger Townshend Sir Thomas Townshend Sir Giles Townshend Susan Townshend Katherine Townshend | parents = Sir Roger Townshend, Eleanor Lumford }} Sir Roger Townshend MP (1477 Raynham, Norfolk, England{{spaced ndash}}1552 Raynham, Norfolk, England) was an English landowner, knight, and politician. LifeHe was the son of Sir Roger Townshend and Eleanor Lumford of Raynham, Norfolk, and studied at Lincoln's Inn. Instead of following in his father's footsteps as a judge, he devoted himself to his lands and to local affairs. He was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk for 1511 and 1518 and elected Knight of the Shire for Norfolk in 1529 and 1542. He was knighted in 1518. FamilyHe died on 10 May 1552 at Raynham. He had married Anne (or Amy) Brewes, daughter and co-heiress of William de Brewse, of Wenham Hall, Suffolk, and Stinton Hall in Norfolk,[1] by whom he had six sons and two daughters:[2]
He was succeeded by his great-grandson, Sir Roger Townshend (died 1590), who served Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk as his man of business. Notes1. ^{{Harvnb|Moreton|1992|p=21}} 2. ^G.H. Dashwood, The Visitation of Norfolk in the year 1563 (Miller & Leavins, Norwich 1878), Vol. I, [https://archive.org/stream/visitationnorfo00dashgoog#page/n322/mode/2up pp. 306-08.] 3. ^{{Harvnb|Dashwood|1878|pp=306–8}}; {{Harvnb|Gurney|1848|p=412}}. 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{Harvnb|Dashwood|1878|p=307}}. Ancestry{{ahnentafel|collapsed=yes |align=center |boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc; |boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9; |boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc; |boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc; |boxstyle_5=background-color: #9fe; |1= 1. Sir Roger Townshend |2= 2. Sir Roger Townshend |3= 3. Eleanor Lumford |4= 4. Sir John Townshend |5= 5. Joan Lunsford |8= 8. Sir Roger de Townshend |9= 9. Eleanor Giggs |16= 16. Sir Thomas de Townshend |17= 17. Agnes Payne }} References{{more footnotes|date=June 2014}}
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