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Anna Maria MAY (1777 - )
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Anna Maria TOWNSEND (1812 - )
Alice TOWNSEND (1815 - )
Jane May TOWNSEND (1816 - )
Henry Cann TOWNSEND (1818 - 1889)
William TOWNSEND (1820 - )
Anna Maria MAY (1777 - )

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Thomas TOWNSEND (1770 - 1845)





























b. 06 Mar 1777 at Dunsford, Devon, England
m. 28 Sep 1811 Thomas TOWNSEND (1770 - 1845) at St Kerrian, Exeter, Devon, England
Near Relatives of Anna Maria MAY (1777 - )
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law William TOWNSEND bef 21 Sep 1734 Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England 23 Oct 1817 Alphington, Exeter, Devon, England 83
Mother in Law Alice ROWE

Self Anna Maria MAY 06 Mar 1777 Dunsford, Devon, England

Husband Thomas TOWNSEND 14 Jun 1770 Shillingford St George, Exeter, Devon, England 05 Jan 1845 Upton Pyne, Devon, England 74

Daughter Anna Maria TOWNSEND 23 Dec 1812 Upton Pyne, Devon, England
Daughter Alice TOWNSEND 29 Mar 1815 Upton Pyne, Devon, England
Daughter Jane May TOWNSEND 12 Dec 1816 Upton Pyne, Devon, England
Son Henry Cann TOWNSEND 23 Sep 1818 Upton Pyne, Devon, England 03 May 1889 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 70
Son William TOWNSEND 07 Oct 1820 Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Son in Law William Jacobs FROOM
Son in Law George RADMORE
Son in Law Thomas Neild FROOM abt Dec 1850 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England
Daughter in Law Elizabeth Emily Tremlett GREENSLADE GATER 1826 Cadbury, Devon, England abt Mar 1880 Tiverton, Devon, England 54
Daughter in Law Elizabeth MUDFORD abt 1828 Cadbury, Devon, England

Grandson William Henry FROOM 13 Apr 1835 St Kerrian, Exeter, Devon, England
Granddaughter Elizabeth FROOM 14 Mar 1836 St Kerrian, Exeter, Devon, England
Grandson Thomas Townsend FROOM 20 Sep 1837 St Kerrian, Exeter, Devon, England
Grandson Thomas RADMORE 1907
Grandson Henry Townsend RADMORE 1843 Devon, England abt Dec 1909 Exeter, Devon, England 66
Granddaughter Jane RADMORE 1846
Grandson Alfred RADMORE 1851 1877 26
Granddaughter Emily RADMORE 1858
Granddaughter Alice Yates TOWNSEND 1850 Upton Pyne, Devon, England
Granddaughter Emily Jane TOWNSEND 1852 Upton Pyne, Devon, England
Granddaughter Mary J TOWNSEND 1849 Thorverton, Devon, England
Grandson Thomas TOWNSEND abt 1850 Thorverton, Devon, England
Granddaughter Emma TOWNSEND 1852
Grandson Henry TOWNSEND 1857 Thorverton, Devon, England
Granddaughter Alice TOWNSEND 1861 Thorverton, Devon, England

Nephew William BOWCHER 16 Feb 1787 Kenton, Devon, England
Niece Deborah BOWCHER bef 23 Apr 1788 Kenton, Devon, England abt Sep 1862 Totnes, Devon, England 74
Nephew John BOWCHER 26 Aug 1789 Kenton, Devon, England
Niece Eleanor BOWCHER 1792 Kenton, Devon, England abt Jun 1863 Totnes, Devon, England 71
Niece Bathsheba Ann BOWCHER 1795 Kenton, Devon, England abt Mar 1863 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 68
Nephew Henry Chown(e) BOUCHER BOWCHER 1797 Kenton, Devon, England 23 Oct 1843 Buckland, Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia 46
Nephew Richard BOWCHER 1800 Kenton, Devon, England
Niece Jehoshabeth Alice Townsend BOWCHER 1804 Kenton, Devon, England
Niece Caroline Elizabeth Cann BOWCHER 1806 Kenton, Devon, England
Niece Eleanor TOWNSEND 1796 1854 Exeter, Devon, England 58
Niece Alice TOWNSEND 1810 Devon, England
Nephew Frederick James BOWCHER 12 Feb 1806 Exeter, Devon, England 1877 Marylebone, London, England 71
Nephew Edward BOWCHER 17 Jun 1807 Exeter, Devon, England abt Jun 1877 Exeter, Devon, England 70
Nephew Charles Henry BOWCHER bef 04 Dec 1808 Exeter, Devon, England 19 Jul 1826 17
Niece Eliza Ann Jane BOWCHER bef 04 Dec 1808 Exeter, Devon, England abt Dec 1892 Exeter, Devon, England 84
Niece Emma BOWCHER 18 Aug 1810 St Petrock, Exeter, Devon, England 08 Jul 1854 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 43
Nephew William Townsend BOWCHER 01 Apr 1813 Exeter, Devon, England abt Dec 1877 Exeter, Devon, England 64
Nephew Henry James Cann BOWCHER 29 Jun 1815 St Petrock, Exeter, Devon, England abt Dec 1864 Chelsea, London, England 49
Nephew Francis TOWNSEND bef 1801
Niece Jane SNELL 17 Mar 1802 Exminster, Devon, England abt Jun 1872 Exeter, Devon, England 70
Niece Mary Anne SNELL 30 Oct 1803 Exminster, Devon, England abt Jun 1865 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 61
Niece Matilda SNELL abt Jun 1806 Exminster, Devon, England abt Dec 1886 Exeter, Devon, England 80
Nephew Samuel John SNELL 18 Oct 1809 Exminster, Devon, England 1887 Kenton, Devon, England 78

Sister in Law Ellenor TOWNSEND bef 09 Jul 1767 Shillingford St George, Exeter, Devon, England
Brother in Law William TOWNSEND 14 Sep 1768 Shillingford St George, Exeter, Devon, England 08 Jan 1836 St Mary Major, Exeter, Devon, England 67
Sister in Law Elizabeth TOWNSEND bef 01 Jul 1772 St Petrock, Exeter, Devon, England 16 Apr 1858 Exeter, Devon, England 85
Sister in Law Grace TOWNSEND 24 Feb 1774 Kenton, Devon, England abt Dec 1849 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 75
Sister in Law Alice TOWNSEND 1776
Sister in Law Mary TOWNSEND 04 Nov 1777 Kenton, Devon, England abt Mar 1838 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 60
Brother in Law John TOWNSEND 1780 25 Jun 1812 32
Brother in Law Robert COOK 1758
Events in Anna Maria MAY (1777 - )'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
06 Mar 1777 Anna Maria MAY was born Dunsford, Devon, England 68
28 Sep 1811 34 Married Thomas TOWNSEND (aged 41) St Kerrian, Exeter, Devon, England 2, 68
23 Dec 1812 35 Birth of daughter Anna Maria TOWNSEND Upton Pyne, Devon, England 68
29 Mar 1815 38 Birth of daughter Alice TOWNSEND Upton Pyne, Devon, England 68
12 Dec 1816 39 Birth of daughter Jane May TOWNSEND Upton Pyne, Devon, England 68
23 Sep 1818 41 Birth of son Henry Cann TOWNSEND Upton Pyne, Devon, England 68
07 Oct 1820 43 Birth of son William TOWNSEND Upton Pyne, Devon, England 68
05 Jan 1845 67 Death of husband Thomas TOWNSEND (aged 74) Upton Pyne, Devon, England 68
03 May 1889 112 Death of son Henry Cann TOWNSEND (aged 70) St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England Note 1
Note 1: Free BMD Jun 1889 5b 41 aged 71
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 6 (Marriage)
- Notes: In 1811 at St Kerrian Exeter, Thomas Townsend 1770 wed Anna Maria MAY of
Dunsford, a few miles to the north west in what is now Dartmoor National Park.
Neither was young; Thomas was already 41 and Anna 34 when they married. I
think he was previously married to Sarah QUICK but couldn't verify this. Each of
Thomas's children were baptised at Upton Pyne where he stayed until his death in
1845.
Their eldest daughter also Anna Maria b 1812 wed druggist William Jacobs
FROOM on 12 ApI 1834 at Upton Pyne and had at least one son and a daughter.

Thomas and Anna Townsend's third daughter Jane 1816 wed surgeon J.N.
Froom sometime after 1837 when civil marriage registration began. In view of the
unusual surname it is quite likely the two sisters wed brothers or maybe cousins.
Thomas' elder son was Heyry Cann Townsend 23 Sep 1818 who wed Elizabeth
Tremlett GATER oflleighbouring Cadbury on 27 Jul 1847. One daughter Emily
never married and the other Alice, wed Thorvertonian James TURNER.
68. Type: Gedcom File, Abbr: Bowcher Gedcom, Title: Bowcher Gedcom, Auth: Katharine Wale, Date: 27 Aug 2011
- Reference = (Name, Notes)
- Reference = (Birth)
- Reference = (Marriage)

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