Researching George Townsend
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12721 people with the Townsend surname? In that year Townsend was ranked number 314 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Townsend on Ancestry
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Some Famous People called George Townsend
George Fyler Townsend
George Fyler Townsend (1814–1900) was the British translator of the standard English edition of Aesop's Fables.
He was the son of George Townsend and was the perpetual curate of St Michael's, Burleigh Street, Westminster.
Although there are more modern collections and translations, Townsend's volume of 350 fables introduced the practice of stating a succinct moral at the conclusion of each story, and continues to be influential. Several editions were published in his lifetime, and others since. In 1860, Townsend also published a revised edition of The Arabian Nights.
In 1872, Townsend published, under the auspices of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, a volume entitled 'The Sea Kings of the Mediterranean'. This is an account of the Knights of Malta, from their beginnings up to Townsend's own time. The dedication is addressed to his 'Dear Boys', 'in the hope that they will hate all that is low and base, and love all that is noble, great and good.'
Townsend also published 'The Town and Borough of Leominster' (Leominster: S. Partridge, and London: Arthur Hall & Co., date not given), written about 1861 while he was vicar of Leominster in Herefordshire.
His son was surgeon Stephen Townsend.
Source: George Fyler Townsend, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGeorge Henry Townsend
George Henry Townsend (15 January 1787 – 23 February 1869) was an English literary compiler and journalist, who wrote several books that are of value in a study of his period.
Townsend was born in Bermondsey, Surrey, England to John and Cordelia Townsend. He was admitted a Freeman of the City of London.
His books include Russell's History of Modern Europe epitomised (1857), Shakespeare not an Impostor (1857), The Manual of Dates (1862), Men of the Time (1868), The Handbook of the Year 1868 (1869) and The Every-day Book of Modern Literature (1870).Between 1860 and 1866 Townsend wrote several pamphlets containing selections of madrigals and glees for John "Paddy" Green, the proprietor of Evans's music and supper rooms, 43 Covent Garden.He wrote a Summary of Persian History, included as a preface to a book on Outram and Havelock's Persian Campaign and published in 1858.
During the elections of 1868 he was an active supporter of the Conservative party led by Benjamin Disraeli, and was promised a position in reward. However, the government resigned before this promise could be kept.Deeply disappointed, Townsend committed suicide at Kennington.
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