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Paternal Family Tree: Townshend
In or before 1425 [his father] John Townshend and [his mother] Joan Lunsford were married.
Around 1425 Roger Townshend was born to John Townshend and Joan Lunsford.
In 1461 Roger Townshend (age 36) was elected Governor of Lincoln's Inn.
In 1465 [his father] John Townshend died.
In 1467 Roger Townshend (age 42) was elected MP Bramber.
In 1468 Roger Townshend (age 43) was elected Reader of Lincoln's Inn.
In 1469 Roger Townshend (age 44) bought numerous holdings in Norfolk from Sir John Paston (age 27), his client who owed him a considerable sum.
In 1472 Roger Townshend (age 47) was elected MP Calne.
In or before 1477 Roger Townshend (age 51) and Eleanor Lunsford were married.
In 1478 Roger Townshend (age 53) was appointed Serjeant at Law.
Around 1478 [his son] Roger Townshend was born to Roger Townshend (age 53) and [his wife] Eleanor Lunsford at Raynham, Norfolk [Map].
In 1481 Roger Townshend (age 56) was appointed King's Serjeant.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1483 Roger Townshend (age 58) was appointed Third Justice of the Common Pleas followin the promotion of John Catesby (age 50) [presumably to Second Justice of the Common Pleas].
In 1484 Roger Townshend (age 59) was appointed Second Justice of the Common Pleas after the death of John Catesby (age 51).
In 1486 Roger Townshend (age 61) was knighted at Worcester, Worcestershire [Map].
On 9th November 1493 Roger Townshend (age 68) died. He had mide his will on 14th August 1493.
After 9th November 1493. Memorial at the Church of St Mary, East Raynham [Map] to Roger Townshend (deceased), his wife [his former wife] Eleanor Lunsford and his father [his father] John Townshend.
On 5th September 1500 [his former wife] Eleanor Lunsford died.
Father: John Townshend
GrandFather: Robert Lunsford of Romford in Essex
Mother: Joan Lunsford