Links and References - Townsley Family

For more details of the Townley name, origins and coat of arms see >>>

Some other Yorkshire Townsley Researchers

• TOWNSLEY 1880-1940 Sheffield, York, Leeds - Ken Richardson Ken.Rich@krichardson55.fsnet.co.uk
• TOWNSLEY 1700 - present day Leeds, Holbeck, and Rothwell areas - Sarah Reay reay.nunhill@virgin.net
• TOWNSLEY - Sarah Barker dog@barker6970.freeserve.co.uk
• TOWNSLEY 1650-1725 Snaith, Brotherton - david oliver david.oliver@tesco.net

Some UK Businesses (1994-2005)

• Dave Townsley, Preston - Wholesale Fruit & Vegetables
• Dr G S Townsley, Suffolk - GP
• J Townsley, Hebden Bridge - Translator
• John Townsley, Swansea - Plumber (see Wales below)
• R Townsley & Sons Ltd, Wakefield - Greengrocers. Founded by Richard Townsley (b 1883) who used to sell vegetables from a barrow on Wakefield Market.
• W B Townsley, Sheffield - Window Cleaner
• Townsley & Co, London - Stockbrokers
• Townsley & Davies LLP, Marylebone Lane, London
• Townsley & Holmes Ltd, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne - Mortgage Brokers
• Townsley Associates Ltd, Doncaster (me!)
• Townsley Butchers Ltd, Irvine, Aryshire
• Townsley Business Machines Ltd, Belfast - Office Equipment
• Townsley Engineering Design Services Ltd, Worthing
• Townsley Partnership LLP, Orpington, Kent
• Townsleys Seafoods, Wakefield - Delicatessen. Founded by Richard's son - see above.
• Townsley Software Consultants Ltd, Stockport

Current UK Name Checks

Based the 1998-99 British Isles residential address indexes, there are now NO entries for the - Townsly, Townslay, Tounsley or Tounslay variations of the surname.

But there are still 3 entries for Towneley - and one of these, Simon Towneley, has family connections to Towneley Hall in Burnley as well as to Dyneley, another family property at Cliviger, near Burnley, Lancashire. [See also the  "Townsley" Coat of Arms page - for details of the Towneley family origins and estates.]

The Townsley entries for Ireland (1999) total some 25 addresses - broken down as Antrim 16, Down 6, Waterford 2 and Tipperary 1. (Northern Ireland 22, Republic of Ireland 3).

The Townsley entries for Wales are thought to be at just 5 addresses; all  in the Swansea area. They are all thought to be the decendants of William & Diana Townsley.

History - Townsleys - Sailing Ships of Ferrybridge, Yorkshire (UK 1800s)

History - Townsleys - Mariners in the UK Census (1861-1891)

History - Boatmen and Mariners Found

History - Will Townsley, Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame, USA

George Townsley of Brotherton links from Yorkshire to Canada and the USA. See the Canada Links page for more Canadian connections.

Frederick Townsley born Leek, Staffordshire (1849) who married Agnes Mallinson in Bradford, Yorkshire then migrated to New Zealand on board the 'Lady Jocelyn' in 1873. HELP - no record of Fred or his family found in the Leek Census of 1851 nor in the national Birth Registrations within years of this date - has anyone got any further clues or ideas?

Added May 2007 History - Inveraray Jail Records are now available via an online search facility that includes photographs as well as records of inmates at this former Scottish Jail. A search for Townsley found 1 photograph and 12 individuals records. See - www.inverarayjail.co.uk

Deaths in UK Mining Disasters Added June 2002

from http://www.dmm.org.uk/names/names_to.htm

Photo of Harold and Millie Townsley of Bradford (?) found at the Photo Rescue! web site along with other photo links to Yorkshire.

The Australian War Memorial web site has details of 3 Townsley servicemen from World War I.

Historic Site - Steuben, Washington County, Maine, USA - Jacob Townsley House

Epitaph- Beckett Street Cemetery, Leeds - Grave Ref 17026 (E)

* See list of Brick & Tile Makers below.

• John is possibly the husband of Sarah Lawson (married 1832) listed in the 1851 Census. Later some of his family moved to Leicestershire.
• John Henry is not identified yet - the only possibility found being a John Henry who was married in Tendring, late in 1858.
• John Lawson is probably the son of John & Sarah who was married in Leeds, 1858.
• Joseph is most likely the one listed in the 1851 Census and recorded on the Epitaph above - but there was another Joseph (1803-1863) who was also buried, with his wife Hannah Maria, in Beckett Street Cemetery.
• Richard is most likely the one who married Sarah Higham in 1816 at Castleford, appeared at 7 Springfield Mount in the 1851 Census and was buried at Woodhouse Cemetery in 1877. He was one of a line of Richards from Castleford and Richard junior was almost certainly his son. Richard junior is thought to have married Emma Hill in 1854, moved to Hanover Square by 1881 and been buried at Woodhouse Cemetery in 1905. At least one of Richard & Emma's children, Ernest Birchall Townsley, is thought to have moved to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - dying at Randwick in 1939.
• William Henry is probably a son of Richard & Sarah (b 1836) and the one who was married in Leeds in 1860 (parents not yet confirmed but the only other known William Henry in died in 1851 as per the Epitaph above).

Townsley Brick / Tile Makers that have been found in UK are -

Townsley References at the Public Records Office (UK)

* B H Townsley is possibly a reference to Bryan Hill Townsley who appears in both the Soldiers who Died and Links from England to Canada.

News Item - London - Kings Cross Underground Station Fire and death of Colin Townsley (1987)

News Item - Texas, USA - Bangs native to get Purple Heart - after 54 years (1998)

News Item - Batesville, Ark., USA - School bus struck by car (1998)

Books by Townsley Authors or with Townsley References

See new TownsleyFamily.Org.UK web site

Award - A prize in honour of the contribution made by Professor W A Townsley to the University of Tasmania, Australia (1956-1974). Update This is the Wilfred Asquith Townsley (known as Mick) who was born in Yorkshire 1909 (reg Pontefract 1910) and moved to Tasmania in 1939. He died there in 2002.

Local Government - Leeds City Council (UK 1998) - Councillors who serve on the Education Committee (c/o The Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 1UR): Liberal Democrat - Christopher Townsley christopher.townsley@leeds.gov.uk

Local Government - APPOINTMENT TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AGENCY FOR NORTHERN IRELAND April 1998. The Economy Minister, Adam Ingram, today announced the appointment of Mr Desmond Andrew Lowry to serve as a member of the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland for a period from 23 March 1998 to 30 September 2000. Other members of the Agency from 1 October 1997 are: Mrs A F Shaw - Chairman, Mr Brian Lewis, Mr Tom Moore, Mrs Teresa Townsley, Mrs Ann Ervine, Pat Larkin, Ms Roisin Lilley, Mr Jim Speers, Mr John Robinson.

Dr. John Townsley, associate director for policy and coordination in NIDR's Division of Extramural Research (DER), recently retired after more than 25 years at NIH. As chief advisor to the division director, he coordinated the development and administration of research grants and training programs. He was also executive secretary of NIDR's dental research programs advisory committee, which provided recommendations to the institute on program priorities. A native of Great Britain, Townsley earned his bachelor's degree and doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Leeds. In 1962, he arrived in the U.S. after accepting a fellowship in steroid biochemistry at Clark University and the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology in Massachusetts. (NIH, USA - August 1997)

Arthur Andersen Visiting Fellow - Joe Townsley's appointments prior to joining UMIST included Chartered Accountancy Practice and Management Accountant in Industry. Having joined Manchester School of Management in 1972 as a lecturer he served as Senior Lecturer from 1979 to 1993. Having taken early retirement from UMIST, he is currently involved in a variety of business activities, whilst maintaining contact with the Manchester School of Management via the visiting fellowship (1993-present) and as a Director of Continuing Education (1996-present). His publications are used in teaching worldwide. (UK 1998)

Sport, Soccer - Derek Townsley, leading goal scorer for Queen of the South (Scotland - 1998/99 Season). See  The unofficial website for all Queen of the South information or the doonhamers web home of queen of the south - the official Queen of the South football club website - for more details. For 1999/2000 Season transferred - see http://www.stewarts.freeserve.co.uk/townsley.htm Transferred to Hibernian in 2002/3 season?

Sport, Rugby League - Richard Townsley (b 1883) was a profesional rugby player for Hull Kingston Rovers and played the year they won the cup in the early 1900's. Does anyone know more about Richard's playing record?

Sport, Boxing - Joseph Townsley won the Bronze Medal for Scotland in the 71kg category at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Sport, Soccer - T Townsley in Leeds United Football Club team photo of 1926-27. Update - Tom Townsley was born 28 Apr 1898 in Scotland and made 159 professional league appearances for Leeds United in the 1920's. Update - Tom came from a family of coal miners in Polmont (who came originally from County Antrim) and served with the Scots Guards in WW1. After the war he became a professional footballer with Falkirk FC (1920) and captained Scotland in their 3-0 win over Wales (1926). He was transferred to Leeds for a near-record fee of 5000 pounds and stayed there until 1934. He then moved to Peterhead as player / coach. After the war he managed the team that won the Highland League Cup three years in a row. He died in 1976 and a press notice said - "There is so much one could write about Tom Townsley, but need I say more than this?  When in the company of Tom you were in the company of a Gentleman." (Information kindly supplied by Tom's grand daughter).

Sport, Horse Racing - THE VINCENT O'BRIEN COUNTY HANDICAP HURDLE Cheltenham Festival (England). Grade Three, Class A, Showcase Race, 5.40pm, Thursday, March 18, 1999, five-year-olds and upwards which, before February 15, have been placed first, second or third in a hurdle race, 2m 1f, £50,000 total prize fund. Form Horse Age/Wgt Owner Trainer: 2532-262 ALKA INTERNATIONAL 7-8-01 Paul Townsley, Pru Townsley.

Townsley Lake, USA by Sierra High Country Photography Can anybody tell me how this lake was named? Response: Townsley Lake is located in Yosemite National Park, California, USA close to a High Sierra camp named Vogelslang.  It was named for a Townsley who was a ranger in Yosemite in the 1930's perhaps a bit later.  He was known for packing in fish (mostly trout) to lakes in the Yosemite high country by horseback. A John Townsley became superintendent of Mount Rainer N.P., Washington State in 1967 and also was superintendent of Yellowstone N.P., Wyoming from 1975 to 1982. (Neil Townsley, Daleville, Alabama, USA).

Walking Trail, California, USA - "Only a few short minutes from the city, this beautiful loop climbs along the Coastal Trail past Battery Townsley and along windswept ridges with spectacular views south to San Francisco and north towards Point Reyes."

Hall County, Nebraska, USA - Townsley-Murdock Immigrant Trail Site, Approx. 1.5 mi. S of Alda

Genforum - Townsley Genealogy Forum | Fred Townsley's Web Page | Tom Townsley & the Backsliders Web Page (all USA)

Townsley Street Names, UK - Townsley Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 1HX; Townsley's Court, Queen Street, Workington (1881); Townsley Street, Brierfield, Lancashire

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