Biography of Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend 1674-1738
Paternal Family Tree: Townshend
In 1648 [his uncle] Roger Townshend 2nd Baronet died. His brother [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 17) succeeded 3rd Baronet Townshend.
Before 22 May 1673 [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 42) and Mary Lewkenor (age 38) were married.
On 24 Nov 1673 [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 42) and [his mother] Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend (age 21) were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years.
On 18 Apr 1674 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend was born to Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 43) and Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend (age 22).
In 1682 [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 51) was created 1st Viscount Townsend. [his mother] Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend (age 30) by marriage Viscountess Townsend.
In Dec 1685 [his mother] Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend (age 33) died.
On 10 Dec 1687 [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 56) died. His son Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 13) succeeded 2nd Viscount Townsend, 2nd Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 4th Baronet Townshend.
On 11 Jul 1700 [his son] Charles Townshend 3rd Viscount Townsend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 26) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend.
On 02 Jun 1701 [his son] Thomas Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 27) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend.
In 1702 [his son] William Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 27) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend.
On 05 Jun 1708 [his son] Roger Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 34) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend.
Before 11 May 1711 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 37) and Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend were married. She by marriage Viscountess Townsend.
On 11 May 1711 [his wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend died.
Before 25 Jul 1713 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 39) and Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 26) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Townsend.
On 31 May 1715 Christopher Wandesford 2nd Viscount Castlecomer (age 31) and [his former sister-in-law] Frances Pelham Viscountess Castlecomer were married.
In 1716 [his son] Augustus Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 41) and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 29).
On 29 Oct 1716 [his son] George Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 42) and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 30).
In 1718 [his son] Horatio Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 43) and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 31).
On 25 Oct 1719 [his son] Dean Edward Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 45) and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 33).
On 21 Jul 1720 [his brother-in-law] Horatio Walpole 1st Baron Walpole (age 41) and Mary Magdalen Lombard (age 25) were married.
In 1721 [his son] Richard Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 46) and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 34).
In 1722 [his daughter] Dorothy Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 47) and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 35).
On 28 Nov 1722 [his son-in-law] Charles Cornwallis 1st Earl Cornwallis (age 22) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Townshend Countess Cornwallis were married.
On 29 May 1723 [his son] Charles Townshend 3rd Viscount Townsend (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Audrey aka Etheldreda Harrison (age 15) were married.
In 1724 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 49) was appointed 543rd Knight of the Garter by King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 63).
On 29 Mar 1726 [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 39) died although the circumstances are somewhat mysterious; possibly smallpox.
On 29 Oct 1726 [his former brother-in-law] Henry Pelham (age 32) and Catherine Manners were married. She the daughter of John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland and Catherine Russell Duchess Rutland. They were fourth cousins.
On 16 Mar 1727 John Shelley 4th Baronet (age 35) and [his former sister-in-law] Margaret Pelham Lady Shelley were married. She by marriage Lady Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex.
Before 27 Aug 1729 [his son] William Townshend (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Paulett (age 29) were married.
In 1730 [his son] Thomas Townshend (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Albinia Selwyn were married.
Before 1735 attributed to Thomas Murray (age 71). Portrait of Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 60).
On 29 Jan 1738 [his son] William Townshend (age 36) died.
On 21 Jun 1738 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 64) died. His son [his son] Charles Townshend 3rd Viscount Townsend (age 37) succeeded 3rd Viscount Townsend, 3rd Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 5th Baronet Townshend.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Townshend Countess Cornwallis was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend and Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend.
[his daughter] Mary Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend and Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Townshend
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Townshend
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Townshend
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Townshend 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanhope
Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Stanhope Baroness Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Rawson of Aveley in Essex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Rawson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix Cooke
GrandFather: Roger Townshend 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bacon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel or Eleanor Cage
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nathaniel Bacon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferneley of West Creeting in Suffolk
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Ferneley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Bacon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Gresham
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gresham
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Lynne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Gresham
Father: Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Joseph Ashe 1st Baronet
Mother: Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend
