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| Townsend (post TOWNESEND), George Fyler. Adm. pens. (age 17) at TRINITY, July 9, 1831. S. of the Rev. George (above), of Durham. B. at Littleport, Cambridgeshire . School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1832; B.A. 1837; M.A. 1840. M.A. ad eundem, Durham. D.C.L., Canterbury, 1876. President of the Union, 1835. Ord. deacon, 1837; priest, 1838. Chaplain to the Duke of Northumberland and to the Bishop of Tasmania V. of Leominster, Heref., 1857-62. P.C. of St Michael's, Burleigh Street, Covent Garden, London , 1862-93. The last Clerical Proctor for granting marriage licences in Doctors' Commons; resigned, 1893. Author, The Christian Pilgrimage from the Cradle to the Grave; Warnings from the Past, or Sermons Vindicative of the Providence of God; History of the Town and Borough of Leominster; A New Translation of Three Hundred Aesop's Fables; Handbook of Malta ; An English Guide to the Cathedral Churches of Valetta and Civita Vecchia; The Sea Kings of the Mediterranean ; The Siege of Colchester, etc. Assumed the name of Townesend, 1882. Resided latterly at Hastings, where he died Jan. 2, 1900, aged 85. Brother of James F. (1831). ( Harrow Sch. Reg. ; Scott, MSS.; Crockford; The Times, Jan. 4, 1900.) | George Fyler TOWNSEND post George Fyler TOWNESEND Approx. lifespan: 1814–1900 pens. aged 17 Trinity College adm1831:07:09 s. of Rev. George TOWNSEND (1808), of Durham, [Co. Durham], b. Littleport, Cambridgeshire , Sch: Harrow School Harrow, [Middlesex], Matric 1832:10MT: BA 1837 MA 1840 MA ad eundem Durham. DCL Canterbury: 1876 President of: : Cambridge Union Society 1835 Ord. deacon 1837 Ord. priest 1838 Chapl.: to the Duke of Northumberland and to the Bishop of Tasmania , Australia , V.: Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire , 1842-57 V.: Leominster, Herefordshire , 1857-62 P.C.: St Michael's, Burleigh Street, Covent Garden, London , 1862-93 The last Clerical Proctor for granting marriage licences Doctors' Commons, [London], ; resigned1893 Publ.: The Christian Pilgrimage from the Cradle to the Grave; Warnings from the Past, or Sermons Vindicative of the Providence of God; History of the Town and Borough of Leominster; A New Translation of Three Hundred Aesop's Fables; Handbook of Malta; An English Guide to the Cathedral Churches of Valetta and Civita Vecchia; The Sea Kings of the Mediterranean; The Siege of Colchester etc. Assumed the name of Townesend 1882 latterly Hastings, [Sussex], d. aged 85 1900:01:02 brother of James F. Townsend (post) TOWNESEND) (1831) ( Harrow School Reg. ; Scott MSS.; Crockford; The Times 1900:01:04) |