Son of Robert Lawrence of Shurdington, Gloucs., arm., ORIEL matric. 10 Apr. 1783 aged 17; BA 1787; MA 1790; B & DD WORCESTER COLLEGE 1815; assumed additional surname Townsend; R of Alderton, Gloucs., 1795 and of Bishops Cleeve, Wilts 1815 until his death in 1830.. Bishops Cleeve was in Gloucestershire and dio. Gloucester
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1788 | Appt(Licensing) | Lawrence, Robert | Shurdington / | Curate | View |
| 1788 | Appt(Licensing) | Lawrence, Robert | Shurdington / | Curate | View |
| 1788 | Ordi(ordination) | Lawrence, Robert | / | deacon | View |
| 1788 | Disp-Ord | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | / | View | |
| 1788 | Disp-Ord | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | / | View | |
| 1788 | Subsc | Lawrence, Robert | / | View | |
| 1788 | Ordi(ordination) | Lawrence, Robert | / | deacon | View |
| 1791 | Ordi(ordination) | Lawrence, Robert | / | priest | View |
| 1791 | Disp-Ord | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | / | View | |
| 1791 | Disp-Ord | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | / | View | |
| 1795 | Appt(Institution) | Lawrence, Robert | Alderton / | Rector | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Institution) | Lawrence, Robert | Alderton / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Disp-App | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | Alderton / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Appt(Institution) | Townsend, Robert Lawn | Cleeve als Bishops Cleeve with Stoke Orchard Chape / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Subsc | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | Cleeve otherwise Bishop's Cleeve with Church or Ch / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Disp(Dispensation) | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | Stoke Orchard / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Appt(Institution) | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | Bishops Cleeve with Chapel of Stoke Orchard / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Disp(Dispensation) | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | Cleeve, alias Bishop's Cleeve / | Rector | View |
| 1815 | Disp-App | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | Alderton / | Rector | View |
| 1830 | Vac(Death) | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | Alderton / | Rector | View |
| 1830 | Vac(natural death) | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | Bishops Cleeve / | Rector | View |
| 1830 | Vac(Death) | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | Bishops Cleeve with Stoke Orchard chapel annexed / | Rector | View |
| 1830 | Vac(natural death) | Townsend, Robert Lawrence | Alderton / | Rector | View |