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Sir John TOWNLEY

Sir John TOWNLEY[1]

Male 1473 - 1539  (65 years)

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  • Name John TOWNLEY 
    Prefix Sir 
    Born 31 Jul 1473  Townley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1539  Townley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I39426  Main
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2015 

    Family Isabel PILKINGTON,   b. Abt 1474, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1522, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Helen TOWNLEY,   b. 1490, Whalley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1529, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F27858  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • on of Sir Richard and Joanna. Married Isabel Pilkington in 1480. Was knighted on 30 September 1497 by the Earl of Surrey. Probably at Ayton when the peace treaty was signed with Scotland after the Perkin Warbeck skirmishes. Established the 1100 acre, Hapton Park making it the second largest in Lancashire after Knowsley. High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1532.

  • Sources 
    1. [S151] WikiTree.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023