Townsends from Swindon/Cirencester

[gothicgal]

Hi, I am looking for my G/Grandfather Henry Townsend. He was born in cirencester 1843 and lived there until 1881 when we have him on the census as living with his wife and family in Purton. He married Eliza Winters in 1871 in cirencester. In 1881 he is working as an agricultural labourer and living at ridgeway cottages purton. He dies at some point before the 1891 census as Eliza is listed as a widow and she lives at The Fox in purton. Can someone please help me find a death for Henry. We know the living family are salvation army and dont know if this would affect our search for a death record.
Thankyou for any help in advance.

[Sue Mackay]

I think the registration district for Purton is Cricklade. There is a death registered Mar qtr 1891 for a Henry Townsend in Cricklade RD (just before census ) Vol 5a p 28. It does give his age as 53, mind, but perhaps his wife didn't know his true age?

[gothicgal]

Hi Sue, Yes the registration district for Purton is Cricklade. I think we discounted that Henry as he was too old but i am going to order the certificate so i can categorically rule him out or celebrate
Thankyou for your help

[peanut]

Hi
There is a death for a
TOWNSEND Henry 40 Chippenham Wilts 1888
is this more near his age

Peanut

[gothicgal]

Thankyou muchly Peanut, that will be one of this weeks certificates, He was born in 1843 so the record you have found puts him as being born around 1848, there is always the chance his wife got it wrong.
GG

[Richard1955]

Hi GG
The 1881 census states Henry was born in Cirencester as you rightly say.
I can only find one birth in Cirencester for a Henry Townsend and this is it:
Henry Townsend.
District: Cirencester
County: Gloucestershire
Year of Registration: 1839
Quarter of Registration: Mar
Volume No: 11
Page No: 234

[gothicgal]

Thankyou Richard, i shall investigate. We have traced him through the census records so there is a chance something has been missed )

[Richard1955]

Hi Sarah
I forget to say that there are also half a dozen 'unnamed male' Townsend'' on the birth reg around that time.

[gothicgal]

I saw those. Its either a case of ordering all of the certificates or closing my eyes and pointing at one!!!

[gothicgal]

Hi Sue, another thankyou for pointing me to this Henry, he is ours and the discovery of a death record means we can leave him be now, it was driving us round the bend