Background
He was the son of Roger Townshend and Eleanor Lumford of Raynham, Norfolk, and studied at Lincoln"s Inn. Instead of following in his father"s footsteps as a judge, he devoted himself to his lands and to local affairs
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Roger Townshend
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He was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk for 1511 and 1518 and elected Knight of the Shire for Norfolk in 1529 and 1542. He was knighted in 1518. He died on 25 November 1551 at Raynham.
George Townshend.
Roger Townshend. Thomas Townshend of Tiverton. Giles Townshend (died 1552).
Susan Townshend, who married Sir Edmund Wyndham. Katherine Townshend, who married Sir Henry Bedingfield.
He was succeeded by his great-grandson, Sir Roger Townshend (died 1590), who served Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk as his man of business.
Membership
English Reformation Parliament.
