Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sir Roger Townshend MP (1477 Whissonsett – 1551 Raynham, Norfolk) was an English politician.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. 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. He had married Anne (or Amy) Brewes, daughter and coheiress of William de Brewse, of Wenham Hall, Suffolk, and Stinton Hall in Norfolk, by whom he had six sons and two daughters:John Townshend (d.1543/4) of Raynham, who married Eleanor Heydon, the daughter of the courtier Sir John Heydon (d.1551) of Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk by his wife, Catherine Willoughby (d.1542), the daughter of Sir Christopher Willoughby. John Townshend precedeased his father, leaving five sons and two daughters, including an eldest son, Richard Townshend (d.1551), who married Katherine Browne, the daughter of Sir Humphrey Browne.Sir Robert Townshend (d. 3 February 1557), who was Justice of Chester, and married Alice Poppey, daughter and sole heir of Robert Poppey, esquire, of Brampton, Suffolk.George Townshend.Roger Townshend.Thomas Townshend of Tiverton.Giles Townshend (d.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 (d.1590), who served Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk as his man of business.. }
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- Roger_Townshend_(died_1551) abstract "Sir Roger Townshend MP (1477 Whissonsett – 1551 Raynham, Norfolk) was an English politician.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. 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. He had married Anne (or Amy) Brewes, daughter and coheiress of William de Brewse, of Wenham Hall, Suffolk, and Stinton Hall in Norfolk, by whom he had six sons and two daughters:John Townshend (d.1543/4) of Raynham, who married Eleanor Heydon, the daughter of the courtier Sir John Heydon (d.1551) of Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk by his wife, Catherine Willoughby (d.1542), the daughter of Sir Christopher Willoughby. John Townshend precedeased his father, leaving five sons and two daughters, including an eldest son, Richard Townshend (d.1551), who married Katherine Browne, the daughter of Sir Humphrey Browne.Sir Robert Townshend (d. 3 February 1557), who was Justice of Chester, and married Alice Poppey, daughter and sole heir of Robert Poppey, esquire, of Brampton, Suffolk.George Townshend.Roger Townshend.Thomas Townshend of Tiverton.Giles Townshend (d.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 (d.1590), who served Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk as his man of business.".