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Tracey, Campbell; second son of Rev.John Tracey, Vicar of Townshal, Devon, and Emily Elizabeth, eldest dau. of John Sawers, Sutton, Kent ; b. 20 Apr 1855 ; ed. Winchester Coll. and Lincoln Coll.Oxford, matr. 25 Oct 1873, aged 18, scholar 1874-7 ; BA 1878 ; MA 1880 ; Assistant Master (Classics) Jan 1879 – May 1882 ; Head Master, The Lodge School, Barbados, West Indies 1882-91 ; afterwards living in Exmouth, Devon ; m. at St.George, Barbados 13 May 1884 Amelia Ellis, dau. of Sir Charles Packer, Kt, Chief Justice of Barbados ; d. 3 Oct 1911.

TOWSON, THOMAS WADE, son of John Towson, Mill Street, Hanover Square, London, and Corbets Tey, Upminster, Essex, and Mary ---; b. 5 Nov 1805; adm. 16 Sep 1817 (Du Brieux's); left 1822; m. 1st, 18 Dec 1828 Maria Stannard (IGI); m. 2nd, ---; d. 10 Mar 1873.

Towse, Anthony Norman Beresford, son of Maj. Edward Beresford Towse, Roy. Fusiliers, staff of N. M. Rothschild & Sons, and Nora Alice, d. of Edgar Harrv Selby ARIBA, man. dir. John Timpson & Co.; b. 30 Apr. 1921; adm. May 1935 (R); left Dec. 1938; RAFVR 1941-6; Lincoln Coll. Oxf., matric. 1946, BA 1948, MA 1952; Westcott House Camb. 1948-50; ord. deacon 1950, priest 195 I (Southwell); Curate Beeston, Notts, 1950-7, Norburv, Surrev, 1957-60, Tenterden with Smallhvthe, Kent, 1960-4; Vicar ofAppledore, Kent, 1964-, with. neighbour­ ing parishes 1972-; Rural Dean South Lympne 1981-7; d. 13 Mar. 2002

TOWNSON, ROBERT, son of Right Rev. Robert Townson DD, Bishop of Salisbury, previously Dean of Westminster, and Margaret, widow of William Townley, All Hallows, Bread Street, London, and dau. of John Davenant, London; bapt. 18 May 1606; adm.; KS in 1619; Queens’ Coll. Cambridge, matr. Mich. 1620; BA 1623/4; MA 1627; Fellow, Queens’ Coll. 1625; ordained deacon (Peterborough) 20 Sep 1629; Prebendary of Salisbury from 22 Sep 1632; dead by 16 Oct 1633.

TOWNSON, ---; b. ; adm. ; KS in 1619 (Chapter Muniments 32451).

TOWNSHEND, RICHARD, eldest son of Richard Townshend, Castle Townshend, co. Cork, and his second wife Elizabeth, only dau. of Henry Becher, Creagh [check county]; b.; adm. (aged 16) Nov 1747 (Hart's); left 1749; High Sheriff, co. Cork 1753; MP (I) Co. Cork from 1759; a Commissioner of Excise (I) from 22 Jan 1773, and of Revenue (I) from 25 Dec 1773; m. 1752 Elizabeth, only dau. of John Fitzgerald, 15th Knight of Kerry; d. 23 Dec 1783.

TOWNSHEND, MAURICE FITZGERALD STEPHENS, third son of Richard Boyle Townsend MP, Castle Townshend, co. Cork, and Henrietta, dau. of John Devonsher Newenham, Marborough, co. Cork; grandson of Richard Townshend (qv); b. 1790; adm.; left 1808; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 21 Oct 1808, Canoneer Student 1808-24; BA 1812; MA 1815; ordained; Vicar of Thornbury with Falfield, and Oldbury, Gloucs., from 12 Sep 1823; assumed additional surname of Stephens 8 Aug 1845; altered spelling of Townsend to Townshend 1870; DL JP Gloucestershire; m. 16 May 1826 Alice Elizabeth, third dau. of Richmond Shute, Iron Acton, Gloucs.; d. 21 Mar 1872.

TOWNSHEND, HARRY LEIGH, eldest son of Henry Townshend, Caldecote Hall, Warwicks., and Jane, dau. of John Shaw Leigh, Luton Hoo, Beds.; b. 27 Jun 1842; adm. 7 Jun 1855 (G); QS 1857; left 1858; Cornet, 1st Dragoons 9 Dec 1862; Lieut., 12th Foot 12 Sep 1865; Capt., 30 Jun 1877; retd. 7 Aug 1878; of Caldecote Hall, Warwicks.; JP Warwickshire 1883, High Sheriff 1901; m. 20 Oct 1880 Hon. Annie Ellen Brooks, dau. of Thomas Brooks, 1st Baron Crawshaw; d. 30 Apr 1924.

TOWNSEND-FARQUHAR, SIR ROBERT TOWNSEND, BART., brother of Sir Thomas Harvie Farquhar, Bart. (qv); b. 14 Oct 1776; adm. 6 Jun 1787; KS 1789; Writer, EICS Madras 10 Sep 1793; Assistant to Accountant, Board of Revenue 1796; Assistant to Resident, Amboyna (now Ambon, Indonesia) and Banda 1797, Deputy Commercial Resident 1798, Commercial Resident 1798-1802; Commissioner for adjusting British claims in the Moluccas 1802; Lieut. -Gov., Prince of Wales Island 1804-6; Governor of Mauritius 1810-23, where he successfully suppressed the slave trade; created baronet 21 Aug 1821; assumed additional surname of Townsend 19 Jul 1824; MP Newton (Lancs. ) Feb 1825-6, Hythe from 1826; Director, East India Co., 1826-8; author, Suggestions for counteracting any injurious effects upon the population of the West Indian colonies from the abolition of the Slave Trade 1807; m. 10 Jan 1809 Maria Frances Geslip, second dau. of Joseph Francis Louis de Latour, firm Francis Latour & Co, agents, Madras; d. 16 Mar 1830. DNB.