Barbara Mary Townsend (5A24)
| Date of Birth: | 11 Mar 1913 |
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| Date of Death: | dunm 4 Apr 1970 |
| Generation: | 9th |
| Residence: | Fairhaven, Batheaston, Bath |
| Father: | Commander Richard Herbert Denny Townsend RN [5A11] |
| Mother: | Hill, Phyllis Marion Gathorne |
| Spouse: | Unmarried |
| Issue: | None |
| See Also: | Table VA ; Lineage ; Ancestors' Tree ; Descendents' Tree |
Notes for Barbara Mary Townsend
Barbara was educated at Highfield, Bushey, Herts and Farrington House, Surrey.
During World War II Barbara served as a clerk in the Admiralty, Bath. Thereafter, she spent her whole life at her home, Fairhaven, in Batheaston making a living weaving tweeds. Barbara's mother bought the house, which was previously a boarding school for young ladies, from Mr Brown in May 1920.
With her sister Patricia [5A25] she was presented to King George V and Queen Mary in 1933.