Samuel Peter Townsend (6B17)
| Date of Birth: | bap 12 Jul 1814 |
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| Date of Death: | dunm 1849 |
| Generation: | 6th |
| Residence: | Galway |
| Father: | Reverend Thomas Townsend [6B03] |
| Mother: | Jeynes, Caroline |
| Spouse: | Unmarried |
| Issue: | None |
| See Also: | Table VIB ; Lineage ; Ancestors' Tree ; Descendents' Tree |
Notes for Samuel Peter Townsend
Alumni Trinity College Dublin from Co Cork and Kerry 1593-1860 in Dr Casey's Collection records that Samuel was taught by Mr Huston before he entered Trinity College, Dublin, on 4 July 1831 aged 17 as a pensioner who paid a fixed sum annually for his studies. Mr Huston also tutored Samuel's brother, William Townsend [6B18], before he entered the University at the same time as Samuel.
The TCD Graduation List records that he qualified BA in Spring 1836. Horace Townshend [5B00], Horace Payne Townshend [5D12], Aubrey de Vere Townsend [621] and his brother, William Hotham Townsend [6B18],z were undergraduates at Trinity at the same time, whilst John Sealy Townsend [333] qualified for his MA in 1834.
Not shown in 'An Officer of the Long Parliament'. Shown by Judge John FitzHenry Townsend [250] as Samuel Philip.
Samuel was drowned in Galway Bay.