Edward Synge Townsend (611)
| Date of Birth: | 1773 |
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| Date of Death: | 8 Aug 1843 |
| Generation: | 5th |
| Residence: | Bridgemount (1) |
| Father: | Reverend Edward Synge (The Apostle) Townsend [601] |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Townsend [144] |
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| See Also: | Table VI ; Scrapbook ; Lineage ; Ancestors' Tree ; Descendents' Tree |
Notes for Edward Synge Townsend
Nothing is known about Edward's wife or his early life.
Edward was 52 and a widower when he joined the Royal Irish Constabulary (2) as a Head Constable 1st Class on 1 January 1825. Serving for nigh on four years in Co Wexford and fourteen years in Co Kildare, he "received injuries on two occasions whilst in the Force by falls from his horse while on duty." His Service Record is shown in his 'Scrapbook' and shows that he had a son and three daughters.
Edward, or possibly one of his brothers (3), was living at Bridgemount in 1822 as a 'Bridgemount Townsend' testified in support of Thomas Goggin at the infamous trial of the Clondrohid Whiteboys that same year. - 'Townsend, a member of the Bridgemount family, stated that he had known “Goggin’s family these thirty years.” They were, he added, “tenants to his father and brother for many years, they held grounds from them at a very high rate and paid with the utmost punctuality to the very farthing they had contracted for. The man at the bar was a most correct and proper man – industrious and honest.” However, these words on his behalf, were to prove fruitless, as along with nine others he was found guilty and sentenced to death.'
(1) Ordnance survey of Ireland. Discovery Series. 1:50,000. Map sheet 79, grid reference W294763.
(2) Details of Edewards's service in the RIC are extracted from the book "Royal Irish Constabulary Officers – A Biographical Dictionary & Genealogical Guide, 1816-1922" by Jim Herlihy. ISBN 1-85182-826-5. Published in 2005 by Four Courts Press, 7 Malpas Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
(3) Certainly not Richard Townsend [612] who died in 1808 and doubtfully Philip Townsend [613] who lived some way off.