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Adm. sizar at TRINITY, May 28, 1808. [S. of George, Independent minister of Ramsgate. B. there, 1788. School, Ramsgate.] ' Matric. Lent, 1808; B.A. 1812; M.A. 1816. D.D., Durham, 1845. Ord. deacon, 1813; priest, 1814; C. of Littleport, Cambs., 1813-14. C. of Hackney, 1814-15. Professor at Sandhurst, 1816-22. C. of Farnborough, Hants., 1816-22. Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Durham, 1822-57. Preb. of Durham, 1825-57. V. of Northallerton, Yorks., 1826-39. P.C. of St Margaret's, Durham, 1839-42. Twice married and had issue. Author, Ocdipus Romanus; The Old Testament arranged in historical and chronological order; The New Testament arranged in historical and chronological order; The Accusations of History against the Church of Rome; Life and Vindication of John Foxe; Journal of a Tour in Italy in 1850, with an Account of an Interview with the Pope in Italy in 1850, Poems, Sermons, etc. Died Nov. 23, 1857, at the College, Durham. Father of James F. (1831) and the next. (Boase, III. 997; Clergy List; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1858, I. 101.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 | Ordi(ordination) | Townsend, George | / | priest | View |
| 1815 | Appt(Licensing) | Townsend, George | Hackney / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1825 | Appt(Installation) | Townshend, George | Durham cathedral / 10th prebend | Canon | View |
| 1825 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Townsend, George | Durham Cathedral / 10th Prebendary | Prebendary | View |
| 1826 | Subsc | Townsend, George | Northallerton / | Vicar | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Institution) | Townsend, George | Northallerton / | Vicar | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Presentation) | Townshend, | Northallerton / | Vicar | View |
| 1831 | Subsc | Townsend, George | peculiar of Allerton / | commissary | View |
| 1833 | Appt(Licensing) | Townshend, George | Bintry and Themelthorpe / | Stipendiary Curate | View |