Joseph Goulson 1701-1780 My sledging hammer lies declined, my bellows too have lost their wind
My fire's extinct, my forge decay'd, and in the dust my vice is laid
There are eight matches, Glen, but only one without a middle name in Lincs:
Name: John Townsend
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1915
Death Registration Month/Year: Jan 1989
Age at death (estimated): 73
Registration district: Grantham
Inferred County: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire
Volume: 7
Page: 1639
Joseph Goulson 1701-1780 My sledging hammer lies declined, my bellows too have lost their wind
My fire's extinct, my forge decay'd, and in the dust my vice is laid
John Joseph Townsend / born 28 Jun 1920 / death registered Dec 1994 / age 74 / Caistor Lincolnshire
The Townsend curse again.
There are three brothers, all mmn Turner
John 1919
James 1923
Joseph 1925
I have the 3 certs for James, it indicates his parents were married but when he died the registration (Worksop, 1984) is listed under both Townsend and Turner surnames.
I have never found a likely Turner/Townsend marriage which makes me think that there isn't one, but James did have kids to several women and was known to use both surnames.
The only other thing i know is that John had a wife with the initial "D" but her name/age isn't known.
**Edit**
just noticed a death in the name Joseph aged 0 in 1925, wonder if that is the same Joseph as the 1925 birth?
Joseph Goulson 1701-1780 My sledging hammer lies declined, my bellows too have lost their wind
My fire's extinct, my forge decay'd, and in the dust my vice is laid
Joseph Goulson 1701-1780 My sledging hammer lies declined, my bellows too have lost their wind
My fire's extinct, my forge decay'd, and in the dust my vice is laid
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