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Birth15 Dec 1911, Cambridge district, Cambs
Death8 Sep 1979, 15A Burleigh St, Cambridge
General5th s.
FatherJohn Albert Townsend (1868-1943)
MotherMargaret Louisa Livermore (1870-1957)
Notes for Christopher Almeric Townsend
His birth:

Surname   First name(s)   Mother   District  Vol  Page
Births Mar 1912   (>99%)
Townsend Christopher A Livermore Cambridge
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No death in FreeBMD or The Genealogist for Christopher A Townsend, though a Christopher A W Townsend died in 1955.  But the birth date for this death is in line with the above registration:

First name(s) CHRISTOPHER ALMERIC
Last name TOWNSEND
Gender Male
Birth day 15
Birth month 12
Birth year 1911
Death quarter 3
Death year 1979
District Cambridge
County Cambridgeshire
Volume 9
Page 0745
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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This marriage in Cambridge could be his but he could also be married out of the county:

First name(s) CHRISTOPHER A
Last name TOWNSEND
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1932
CHRISTOPHER A TOWNSEND married one of these people:
Miriam E Challis
Spouse's last name Challis
District Cambridge
County Cambridgeshire
Country England
Volume 3B
Volume as transcribed 3B
Page number 933
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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And the 1939 Register confirms that both the marriage and the death are his:

Townsend Household (4 People)
32 Norfolk Street , Cambridge M.B., Cambridgeshire, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS  SCHEDULE  SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Christopher A Townsend 15 Dec 1911 Male Cycle Maker & Repairer  Married  156  1
Miriam E Townsend 06 Mar 1911 Female Unpaid Domestic Dutie  Married  156  2
Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.
Mazie (May) Brudenell 05 May 1914 Female Milk Bar Attendant  Single  156  4

Ref: RG101/6308A/013/4
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There is also a birth to a Townsend-Challis couple but in Brentford, Mx and thus not obviously theirs, of a Patricia A Townsend born in 1941.
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Will notes for Christopher Almeric Townsend
His probate index:

Townsend, Christopher Almeric of 15A Burleigh St, Cambridge died 8 Serptember 1979  Probate Ipswich 17 January £29199  801000525M
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Notes for Christopher Almeric & Miriam E (Family)
Their marriage index:

First name(s) CHRISTOPHER A
Last name TOWNSEND
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1932
CHRISTOPHER A TOWNSEND married one of these people:
Miriam E Challis
Spouse's last name Challis
District Cambridge
County Cambridgeshire
Country England
Volume 3B
Volume as transcribed 3B
Page number 933
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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Last Modified 1 Dec 2018Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220