John Herbert Townsend
1896–1953 (Age 57)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Life of John Herbert
John Herbert Townsend was born in 1896, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia as the son of John Henry Townsend and Elizabeth Higgs. He married Georgina Wilfreda Keegan from January 1920 to December 1920, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He died in 1953, in his hometown, at the age of 57.
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Family Time Line
John Herbert Townsend
1896–1953
Georgina Wilfreda Keegan
1898–1986
Marriage: from January 1920 to December 1920
Spouse and Children
1896–1953Male
1898–1986Female
MARRIAGE
from January 1920 to December 1920
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
from January 1920 to December 1920
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Parents and Siblings
John Henry Townsend
1858–1907Male
Elizabeth Higgs
–1943Female
siblings
(2)
Alice Emily Townsend
1868–1929Female
1896–1953Male
World Events (8)
1901
Age 5
First Federal election.
1901
Age 5
The Australian flag flown for the first time.
1914
Age 18
August: Australia becomes involved in World War One as Britain is preparing to declare war on Germany.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived at the extremity of a village, from Middle English toun ‘village’, ‘settlement’ + ende ‘end’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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