Background
Townshend was the son of John Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend, and Lady Anne Elizabeth Clementina Duff.
Townshend was the son of John Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend, and Lady Anne Elizabeth Clementina Duff.
He succeeded his father in the marquessate in 1899. Lord Townshend married Gwladys Ethel Gwendolen Eugenie Sutherst, daughter of Thomas Sutherst, on 9 August 1905. Their children included:
George John Patrick Dominic Townshend, 7th Marquess Townshend (13 May 1916 – 23 April 2010)
Elizabeth Mary Gladys Townshend (1917–1950), married Sir Eric White, 2nd Baronet.
Lord Townshend died in November 1921, aged 55, and was succeeded in his titles by his five-year-old son George.
Lady Townshend later married Bernard le Strange and died in 1959.