I've just had a quick look at my tree - the Townley line is by no means complete but I don't have anything like 175 grandchildren for him, more like 75...and 100 great grandchildren.
However, my work is by no means complete. Perhaps he will be my next project!
The Townleys were an ancient Lancashire family, mentioned in the 1100s. They married in and out of my Holdens for centuries and it is likely that Richard Townley was a descendant of this old county family.
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