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 | British admiral, born 23.04., entered the navy in February 1712 and became lieutenant in 1716, commander in 1722 and post-captain in 1724. |
| viscount, British admiral, born 25.4., went to sea at the age of ten and had served already for five years when he was appointed to the Centurion and started in 1740 to travel around the world with Anson. |
| His descendant, Sir Roger Townshend (1543-1590), had a son with the same name (1564-1603), a soldier, whose son of the same name (1588-1637) was created a baronet in 1617. |
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