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Elizabeth TOWNSDEN
1771 - Abt 1847 (~ 81 years)
Has no ancestors but 53 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Elizabeth TOWNSDEN Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Between 1766 and 1771 - From the 1841 census where rounded down age shown as 70
Gender Female Died Abt 1847 Hollingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England 
- Probably one of the following two death registrations, although neither age quite matches that in 1841 census. However her husband's age seems to have been rounded up rather than down, so may be hers was as well, in which case the 1847 death seems the likeliest one:
GRO ref: GRIGSBY, Elizabeth q4 1847 Hollingbourn RD 5 223; GRO online index shows age at death as 71 (implies born 1775 or 6)
OR
GRO ref: GRIGSBY, Elizabeth q1 1849 Hollingbourne RD 5 234; GRO online index shows age at death as 91 (implies born 1757 or 8)
Person ID I6541 All Last Modified 27 Jun 2023
Family Samuel GRIGSBY, bap. 6 Dec 1768, St. Margaret’s Church, Hucking, Kent, England , d. Mar Q 1844, Hollingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 75 years) Banns of marriage 6 May 1798 to 20 May 1798 St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on CityArk), shows Samuel Griggsby and Elizabeth Townsend, both otp
Banns of marriage 27 May 1798, 3 Jun 1798 and 10 Jun 1798 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Married 16 Jul 1798 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 9 Jul 2021)
"No 134
Samuel Grigsby of this Parish Batchelor
and Elizabeth Townsden of the
same Parish Spinster were
Married in this Church by Banns
this Sixteenth Day of July in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Ninety Eight by me Jas: Downs Vicar
This Marriage was solemnized between Us Samuel + Grigsby his mark, Elizabeth X Townsden her mark
In the Presence of William + Whitehead his Mark, Mary + Whitehead her mark"
Samuel's sister Mary Grigsby was a Whitehead by marriage - witnesses were probably her and her son or her daughter and her son. Witnesses were usually young people, most often siblings or else cousins; Samuel being the youngest child of his parents and Mary the oldest he was actually closer in age to his nephew and niece William and Mary Grigsby than to his sister Mary.
Banns were read first first in Chatham, declaring both as of Chatham parish, for three weeks from 6th May, then in Bredgar for the following 3 weeks (with both now said to be of Bredgar parish). At this time many from Bredgar seem to have married elsewhere, particularly in Chatham, making out they were of Chatham parish. Perhaps it came to light in Samuel and Elizabeth's case that they were actually of Bredgar, and so they had to change their plans.
It would have cost them, to have had an additional reading of the banns in Chatham.
Children5 children Last Modified 27 Jun 2023 Family ID F3710 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Banns of marriage - 6 May 1798 to 20 May 1798 - St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England 
Banns of marriage - 27 May 1798, 3 Jun 1798 and 10 Jun 1798 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Married - 16 Jul 1798 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Susannah GRIGSBY - 30 Sep 1798 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England 
Child - George GRIGSBY - 20 Feb 1803 - St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England 
Child - James GRIGSBY - 3 Nov 1811 - St. Margaret’s Church, Hucking, Kent, England 
Child - Edward GRIGSBY - Abt 1813 - Hucking, Kent, England 
Died - Abt 1847 - Hollingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
