Person:Catherine Linney (2)

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Catherine Linney
m. 6 Sep 1779
  1. Catherine Linney1779 - 1807
  2. Sarah Linney1784 -
  3. Thomas Linney1787 - 1854
  4. Samuel Linney1790 -
  5. Mary Linney1801 -
  • HJohn TownsendAbt 1780 - 1823
  • WCatherine Linney1779 - 1807
m. 21 Jun 1804
Facts and Events
Name Catherine Linney
Gender Female
Christening[1] 31 Oct 1779 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Marriage 21 Jun 1804 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, Englandto John Townsend
Burial[2] 12 Jun 1807 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Catherine Linney was baptised on 31st October 1779 at Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, daughter of Elizabeth Linney, formerly Franklin, and her husband Thomas Linney. She appears to have been the eldest of at least five children. Catherine's mother died in 1803.

On 21st June 1804, aged 24, Catherine married John Townsend. She died less than three years later, aged 27, being buried at Leighton Buzzard on 12th June 1807. Her burial record describes her as being poor. Catherine's father outlived her. John remarried three years after Catherine's death.

References
  1. England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

    ch. 31 Oct 1779, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: Catherine daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Linny

    Needs to be confirmed at Bedfordshire Archives.

  2. Church of England. Leighton Buzzard Parish Register Transcripts, 1562-1885. (Bedford: Bedfordshire Record Office).

    bur. 12 Jun 1807: Cath w Jn Tonwsend, poor.