Charles Townshend, 8th Marquess Townshend

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The Most Honourable
The Marquess Townshend
Arms of the Marquesses Townshend
Born
Charles George Townshend

(1945-09-26)26 September 1945
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
EducationEton College
Title8th Marquess Townshend
Predecessor7th Marquess Townshend
Spouse(s)Hermione Ponsonby (died)
Alison Marshall, née Combs
Children2

Charles George Townshend, 8th Marquess Townshend (born 26 September 1945) is the elder son of George Townshend, 7th Marquess Townshend, and his first wife Elizabeth Pamela Audrey (d. 1989),[1] daughter of Thomas Luby. He was styled Viscount Raynham until he succeeded his father on 23 April 2010.

In 1975 Townshend married Hermione Ponsonby (1945–1985), daughter of Lt. Cmdr. Robert Martin Dominic Ponsonby, RN, of the family of the Earls of Bessborough, who died in a motor accident in 1985. In 1990 Townshend married Alison Marshall, née Combs, daughter of Sir Willis Ide Combs, KCVO, CMG.[2]

By his first wife, Townshend has two children:

  • Thomas Charles, Viscount Raynham (b. 1977), married 15 April 2011 St Mary's Church, Kingsclere, Hampshire to Miss Octavia Christina Legge (b. 3 February 1980), daughter of Mr and Mrs Christopher Legge, of Kingsclere, Hampshire. Miss Legge's family is apparently unrelated to the earls of Dartmouth, as far as researched.[3]
  • Lady Louise Elizabeth Townshend, now Lady Louise Da Paixao (b. 1979), married (2006) Edson Da Paixao.

The current Marquess holds the subsidiary titles Viscount Townshend, of Raynham in the County of Norfolk (created 1682), and Baron Townshend, of Lynn Regis in the County of Norfolk (created 1661), both of which are in the Peerage of England. He is also a Baronet, of Raynham in the County of Norfolk (created 1617). As the subsidiary titles are of the same name as the primary title, the Viscountcy has been referred to as "Viscount Raynham" and the Barony "Baron Lynn".

The family seat is Raynham Hall, Fakenham, Norfolk.

Ancestry

Family of Charles Townshend, 8th Marquess Townshend
16. John Townshend, 4th Marquess Townshend
8. John Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend
17. Elizabeth Crichton-Stuart
4. John Townshend, 6th Marquess Townshend
18. James Duff, 5th Earl Fife
9. Lady Anne Duff
19. Lady Agnes Hay
2. George Townshend, 7th Marquess Townshend
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10. Thomas Sutherst
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5. Gwladys Sutherst
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Notes

  1. ^ Allan Freer. "Conqueror 89" from The Conqueror database.
  2. ^ "The Raynham Family History. Chapter 15 "The Raynhams of Norfolk"
  3. ^ No references have been listed thanks to Wikipedia's new (new for me anyway) spam filter policy, preventing me from listing links.

References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
  • Lundy, Darryl (2007). "FAQ". The Peerage. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)[unreliable source]
  • Allan Freer. "Conqueror 89" from The Conqueror database, in an older version.

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Preceded by Marquess Townshend
2010–present 		Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gentlemen
The Most Hon. The Marquess Townshend 		Succeeded by

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