Filkins, Oxfordshire

[frothycoffee]

Hi Everyone,
Ok this is yet another beginner to the forum asking for direction or help. I'm stuck on my family research with one Theyer Townsend b circa 1809 (pp1861 census) 1803 (pp 1851 census) in Filkins, Oxfordshire. Can anyone find him for me? or point me in the direction of where to look? I have a fair amount detail from marriage to burial but "going back" at the moment is a bit of a brickwall for me. Any help welcome.

[mazi]

Hi and welcome to rootschat

I can only see one theyer townsend  on familysearch.org, christened in painswick gloucetershire
15 sept 1807, but this christening was a long time after his birth, shown as 1 april 1806, time there to travel from Oxfordshire to painswick.

Parents are Robert Lawrence Townsend  and anne, but I cannot easily find a marriage for them.

mike

[Pennie]

Welcome from me too!

Mike's find looks like a good one - particularly bearing in mind the unusual forename and the fact that Theyer and his family were consistently living in Chedworth, Gloucestershire, between 1851 and 1881.

However, before you finally "claim" him you need to conclusively (as far as possible!) prove that he was not born in Filkins and, similarly, that the Theyer baptised in Painswick did not go on to have a different family.

The parish registers for Filkins only date back to 1864 - before that BMDs were recorded in the Broadwell parish registers.  I would suggest that you start a new thread (headed "Broadwell Look-up" or similar) to ask someone to check the baptism records. 

Pennie

[mazi]

there is a will for the rev Robert Lawrence townsend of bishops cleeve 22 july 1830 on the national archives index, may be a pure coincidence.

[NDRFT]

Hi
Welcome to Roots from me as well.

Pennie gives you good advice in her post about the need for proof.
I have the Broadwell PR's so will be back in while after |I have taken a look.

NDRFT

[NDRFT]

Me again

Nope - no baptism entry in Broadwell (Bradwell) records for anyone suitable.

NDRFT

[frothycoffee]

Thanks to everyone for your responses. Theyer Townsend is as far as I can ascertain not the same person referred to in Painswick. That particular Theyer was clergy having matriculated at Cambridge and I believe he went on to have his own family.  "My" Theyer,  through all the census returns 1851 -1881 is enumerated as coming from Filkins.  He became a farmer and local worthy participating in administering poor law payments and Surveyor of the parish roads, in Chedworth. He married an Elizabeth Cuss at St John the Baptist, Latton in 1833.  The record indicates the groom's parish was Withington. I understand you only needed to be resident in a parish for three weeks (time for the banns to be called) and have not checked Withington parish records but hope to do so shortly, but have to get up to Glos. records office first.

Again. Thanks for the quick responses and efforts put in by everyone.

[ribbo39]

Hi frothycoffee,

I've just looked into the marriage register transcriptions for Latton and have found these details most of which you are aware of;
Ex Wilts Marriage Licence Bonds CD (ex Wilts FHS) with permission;

#50824 Theyer Townsend of Withington, Glouce, Bac to Elizabeth Cuss, sp, of Latton, Wilts.
Licence dated 17-12-1833 Latton.
As you know the marriage did indeed take place, by Licence,  in Latton on 26-12-1833

Not much info for you i'm afraid but hope it helps.

Alan

[ribbo39]

Me again,

On FreeREG there is the baptism of Theyer Townsend as listed by Mazi earlier.

"That particular Theyer was clergy having matriculated at Cambridge and I believe he went on to have his own family. "

It is the father who is clergy and is annotated as "Rev. Robert Lawrence Townsend" and it could be the
son Theyer is the one you are looking for.

For info the FreeREG lists him as follows;
St.Marys, Painswick, Gloucs
Born 1-4-1806, Bapt. 16-9-1807 Theyer. s/o Rev. Robert Lawrence Townsend & Anne, abode; Steanbridge. 
File Number 15329

Alan