Richard Townsend (229)
| Date of Birth: | 5 Apr 1785 |
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| Date of Death: | dunm 13 Feb 1805 |
| Generation: | 6th |
| Residence: | Castletownshend, Co Cork |
| Father: | Richard Boyle Townsend [219] |
| Mother: | Newenham, Henrietta |
| Spouse: | Unmarried |
| Issue: | None |
| See Also: | Table II ; Scrapbook ; Lineage ; Ancestors' Tree ; Descendents' Tree |
Notes for Richard Townsend
Richard was educated at Eton following which he entered Christ Church, Oxford as a gentleman commoner (1) where he died suddenly aged 19. His death was announced on page 255 of Walker's Hibernian Chronicle of April 1805 - "At Oxford university, Richard Townsend Esq, eldest son of Richard Boyle Townsend of Castletownsend Co Cork Esq."
(1) A wealthy or married undergraduate, who pays extra to “common” (i.e. dine) at the fellows' table. At Cambridge University the term is 'fellow commoner'.