More about Adelina Jessy Maidman

Today, at the Museum, I had an opportunity to copy more documents held there. These are bad copies of faded handwritten transcriptions of, I presume, translations from the Dutch.Of particular interest was the documentation pertaining to the marriage of William Townsend and Adelina Jessy Maidman. As follows:

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Registrar's Office, The Isle of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, Residence Padang

No1. Extract


On the 18th of January of the year 1864 in Padang at the Registrar's office a marriage was solemnised between William Townsend born in Padang, 53 years old living in Padang and Adeline Jessy Maidman born in Padang, 27 years old living in Padang.


I declare that the above extract signed by me, public servant at the Registrar's office in Padang is a conformatry (sic) of the Registrar's office in Padang. 19 Nov 1877.

Sighted for legalisation the above signature of Cyril Hendrick Boelhammer civil servant of the Registrar's office in Padang. The president of the court of Justice in Padang.
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Extract from the Registrar office at Padang 1864
Today the 18th January 1864 appeared before me, Willem van Ommen, civil servant of the Registrar office at Padang, William Townsend born in Padang, 53 years old, dwelling in Padang eldest son of Edward James Townsend and Corneila Johanna Dederingh both deceased, formerly married to Clementina Cecilia Sophia Chew, deceased, and Adelina Jessy Maidman born in Padang, twenty seven years old without profession, living in Padang, eldest daughter of Richard Robert Maidman, profession retired civil servant, and Latia (sic), without profession, both living in Padang, not married before. These persons asked me to solemnise their marriage. Included are some documents which are attached to this document.
1st - a certificate of the birth of the bride
2nd - a document death certificate of the groom's former wife Clementina Cecilia Sophia Chew
3rd - an authenticated certificate to notify the consent of the mother of the bride
4th - Evidence of the announcement of the wedding without resistance has occurred.
- Afterwards the groom has declared another oath that he was not able to produce a birth certificate.
- Has appeared before me Richard Robert Maidman 60 years old retired civil servant living in Padang who acted as substitute of father of the bride, who gave permission for the wedding.


William Townsend and Adelina Jessy Maidman declare that they take each other as partners and that they fulfil all the lasts and plights (sic) according to the law and are now in name of law man and wife.
Done in presence of Joseph Adam Koopman 54 years old retired civil servant and Adolf Hugo van Diemont, 39 years of age, merchant, brother in law of the bride both living in Padang.

This certificate is then ...

Signature W Townsend, AJ Maidman, RR Maidman.

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This answers some questions and raises others. Why did Richard Robert and Letitia Agatha stand in for Adelina Jessy's parents, John Butter Maidman and Johanna Maria? Did the 'happy couple" really have Adelina's parents' blessing? The story here is that Adelina was the daughter of a village girl, an 'Inlandse vrouw', but this is not well supported by the documentation. Even Letitia Agatha (?), wife of Richard Robert Maidman, does not sound like the name of a village girl of the era. She, herself, might have been the daughter of a 'mixed' relationship.

More about the Queensland Townsends

As more and more of the Queensland newspapers of the early 20th century come on-line for viewing, we can discover more of the 'doings' of Townsend descendants in this state.

It would seem that George Robert, in his position as Superintendent of Labour, was much exercised by the unemployment problems of Queensland, and the provision of labour to attempt to clear the infestations of prickly pear (cactus) which were covering much agricultural land. Mrs G R Townsend and young Noel Townsend appeared to be busy finding and donating material to the Brisbane Hospital and the Children's Hospital.

Mr V Townsend (Louis Victor) was breeding prize-winning poultry.

The reports on the death and  inquest into the death of Edwin Louis Townsend reveal that he was married to Annie Wilhelmina Zingelmann in 1912.

I'm sure there's much more to come.

I think that is just about enough from me

Little did I know what I was facing when I started to look into the life and times of Captain William Townsend. What a rich and varied family history!

I have spent today confusing and un-confusing myself over some details: who would expect that a man would marry, when young, someone with a certain surname and then, when older, a widow with that same married surname. I think it might have confused some other researchers, too.

Now that my three followers have met up, at least on-line, I think I can safely leave them to put everything together into one big family story. After all, they are all in the same small (compared to Australia) country.

It has been fun.

Townsend People in Japanese Internment Camps

At least two Townsend descendants died in Japanese internment camps, one in Java and one in Sumatra. I am sure that there are others who were interned but survived.

Marij Maria Eleonora Anna Townsend b. 16-4-1874 in Batavia, d. 14-12-1944 in Cidengkamp, Batavia (Also seen as Tjideng Camp – an internment camp ). Buried in Kalibanteng, Semarang.

I have looked through the register of names in this camp for April 1944 and the only person with initials MME is Sunnotel, M.M.E. However, there is a Sunnotel-Bennes M.M.E. in the August 1945 register so maybe a different person. However, not in another copy of the register.

Looking through the 1944 register, there are names that are somewhat familiar:
Andre Wiltens, L.S. While she was interned, her son Alfred John Andree-Wiltens was in the Dutch resistance and was later awarded the Medal of Freedom for his work. He was also godfather to Princess Margriet (sister of Queen Beatrix).
Andree Wiltens, M.M.
In 1945
Andree Wilton-Pennings, M.M (Cideng)
Goedhart, G. (no camp name given)
And undoubtedly there are others I might have missed.

Suse TOWNSEND (1-9-1913, Padang – 1-8-1945, Bangkinang internment camp), reported to have been married to Terry Meurs (van Meurs?).

There does not appear to be a page like the Tjideng page for Bangkinang, unfortunately. There may be registers of internees at some Dutch institution.


Drawings and other ephemera from the camps can be found at the Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie Museon, under the page Drawings from the camps in the occupied Dutch East Indies (1942-1945)
These are well worth browsing - some are excellently executed, some are naive but very evocative of the conditions in the camps.

William Townsend's First Family

This is now somewhat out of date - I have some newly discovered descendants to go in, some thanks to Thomas plus others I have found.

Colour Coded:
Children of William Townsend
Grandchildren of William Townsend
Great-Grandchildren of William Townsend

Great-great-Grandchildren of William Townsend

Great-great-great-Grandchildren of William Townsend

William TOWNSEND (Padang, 6th June 1810 - 11th August, 1893, Sandgate)
m. (1) Clementina Cecilia Sophia CHEW (Calcutta, 18th February 1812 – 17th June 1862, Padang) Calcutta, 4th March 1832

1. Isabella Cornelia TOWNSEND b: 15 Feb 1833, Calcutta, West Bengal, India, d: 22 Jan 1836, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia

2. Eduard TOWNSEND b: 21 Jun 1834, Soerabaja (Surabaya), Java, Indonesia, d: 29 Jan 1835, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia

3. Euphemia Clementina TOWNSEND b: 13 May 1835, Padang, Indonesia, d: 11 Jan 1913, Den Haag, The Netherlands.

m. Henri Maximiliaan ANDRE-WILTENS (1823-1889) 27th May 1850, Padang

1. Henri William ANDREE-WILTENS (16-9-1851, Padang - 14-2-1917)
a. m. Josephina van HOLSTEIN (HULSTIJN) (3-11-1855, Semarang -22-2-1929, s’Gravenhage) Batavia, 14-3-1880
2. Albert John ANDREE-WILTENS (6-8-1853, Padang - 4-4-1915, Batavia) Lawyer and president of (Hooggerechtshof - something to do with legal matters) in the Dutch East Indies.
m. Elise AMENT (21-6-1863, Cirebon – 13-9-1925, Brussels) 8th December 1884 (or 1881), Batavia

1. Euphemia Clementina ANDREE-WILTENS (14-10-1882, Batavia-11-2-1965, De Bilt)

m. (1) Joan Evert Snellen van VOLLENHOVEN (4-7-1877, s’Gravenhage-1-8-1952, Utrecht), Batavia, 24-4-1904.

m. (2) Henri Daniel PIERSON (7-11-1856, Leuven – 22-4-1943), 20-2-1936, Ommen

2. Henri Maximiliaan ANDREE-WILTENS (20-4-1884, Batavia - 1948)

3. Gustavine Adelphine ANDREE-WILTENS (1-10-1885, Batavia - ????)

4. William ANDREE-WILTENS (21-9-1886, Batavia -????.

m. Louise Susanna MUNDT on 8th February 1914 at Wassenaar. Louisa was born 29-10-1885 in Parakan Salak.

1. Albert John ANDREE-WILTENS (23-9-1914, Semarang – 30-7-1990)

5. Albert John ANDREE-WILTENS (19-7-1888, Sukabumi - ????)

m. Perine HAAG (10-1-1890, Madiun-????), 8-12-1916, Sumedang.

6. Johanna Rosina Carolina Elisabeth ANDREE-WILTENS (17-3-1890, Sukabumi - ????)

m. Edmund Peter WELLENSTEIN (15-12-1880, Batavia - ????), 22-2-1911, Batavia.

7. Johan Frederik Hubert ANDREE-WILTENS (22-1-1895, Batavia - ????)

m. Jean Marie Johanna Sophia Alida van der PERS (7-9-1895, Amsterdam - ????), 25-3-1920, Batavia

3. Maximiliaan Leonard ANDREE-WILTENS (23-7-1856-1935) Lawyer and president of the Council of Justice (Raad van Justitie), Batavia.

4. William Roger TOWNSEND b: 17 Sep 1837, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia, d: 2 Apr 1863, Sumatra’s Westkust (Afdeeling Priaman), Indonesia

5. Louisa Cecilia TOWNSEND b: 25 Jul 1840, d: 8 Jun 1929, Buitenzorg (Bogor), Java, Indonesia.

m. Friedrich Ludwig Wilhelm VOGLER (25th October 1823, Weilburg - 2nd June 1872, Wiesbaden) 18th April 1857, Padang

1. Harriet Clementine VOGLER b. 6 April 1858, Padang, d. 22 June 1864, Batavia. (Died of cholera she contracted when the family was waiting for the boat in Batavia to return to Germany.)

2. Carolina Euphemia VOGLER b. 30th March 1859 in Padang, d. 24 December 1927, Buitenzorg.

3. Louise Emily Maria VOGLER b. 9 Jun 1861, Padang, Sumatra, d. 25 Dec 1951, Den Haag.

4. Ludwig Leopold VOGLER b. 17th September 1862 in Padang, d. 29 June 1864, Buitenzorg.

5. Emma Sophie VOGLER b. 1863 Padang, d. 22 Jun 1864 Batavia.

6. George VOGLER b. 31 January 1865 Ambon, d. Nov 1865 Ambon, Moluccas.

7. Emil Berthold VOGLER b. 5 August 1866 Wiesbaden, Hessen, d. 1890 Malang, East Java.

8. Helene Mathilde VOGLER b. 20 Jul 1867, Wiesbaden, d. 25 April 1938, Den Haag.

m. Gerrit ELINK-SCHUURMAN (her first cousin, son of Maria Augusta Townsend). (See entry in Maria Augusta TOWNSEND, below.)

9. Isabella Mary Auguste VOGLER b. 30 March 1870 Wiesbaden, d. 23 Apr 1943 Batavia.

10. Karl William Maximilliaan VOGLER b. 6 April 1870 Padang, d. 17 Feb 1940 Semarang.

m. (1) Maria Wilhelmina ANKRINGA 28 April 1883 in Pasoeroean (Pasuruan), East Java.

m. (2) Wakidjah about 1920.

11. Emma VOGLER b. 2 July 1871 Wiesbaden, d. 8 Aug 1871 Wiesbaden.

12. Elisa VOGLER b.2 July 1871 Wiesbaden, d. 31 July 1871 Wiesbaden.

6. Isabella Sophia TOWNSEND b: 19 Sep 1841, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia, d: 6 Dec 1841, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia

7. Maria Augusta TOWNSEND b: 3 Oct 1842, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia, chr: 8 Jan 1843; d: 16 Jun 1926, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia.

m. Theodorus ELINK-SCHUURMAN (27th June 1821, Utrecht - 4th May 1876, Padang) January 1862, Padang

1. Clementine Cecilia Antoinetta ELINK-SCHUURMAN b.16 October 1862, Padang, d 14 December 1924, Padang

m. Karel Constant Hubert SADEE (on 8th February 1843, Venlo- 9th June 1919, Padang) 20th September 1879, Padang

1. Maria Augusta SADEE b. 10-5-1881, d. 10-5-1881.

2. Cecilia Margaretha SADEE b. 5-3-1883, d. ????

3. Maria Augusta SADEE b. 13 October 1884, d.????.

m. D.K.BOELE in 1906. No information on children.

4. Gustaaf Theodoor SADEE 1887-????.

5. Clementine Caroline SADEE b. 22 January1890, d. 13 April 1945 in den Haag.

m. Marie Henri Alexander de ROOIJ in 1913. No information on children.

6. Louis Hubert SADEE b. 17 September 1894, d. 22 September 1894.

7. Antoinette Henriette SADEE b. 22 August 1896, d. 13 March 1987 in den Haag.

m. Albertus Franciscus Reinerus KLEYN (b 24 June 1893, Amsterdam, d. 15 May 1963, Paradiso, Switzerland) 16 October 1919, Padang.

2. Hendrikus ELINK-SCHUURMAN b.7 October 1863, d.????

m. Johanna Christina Oceana BERGSMA, b.20 September 1861 on board the “Zaanstroom”, South Africa. Date and place of marriage unknown

1. Theodoor ELINK-SCHUURMAN b.8 December 1887,Malang, d.????

m. Anna Jacoba Mathilda HIEMSTRA, date and place unknown. No information on children.

2. Cornelie Wilhelmina ELINK-SCHUURMAN b.25 February 1894,Malang, d.19 January 1965, Zeist.

m. Anton Reinhard Clifford Kocq van BREUGEL, date and place unknown. No information on children.

3. Antoinetta Gerardina ELINK-SCHUURMAN b. 1 January 1865, Padang, d. 28 May 1900, Padang.

4. William Theodoor ELINK-SCHUURMAN 1866-1866

5. Gerrit ELINK-SCHUURMAN b. 5-9-1867, Padang, d.27-12-1921, Malang, East Java.

m. Helene Mathilde VOGLER (his first cousin, daughter of Louise Cecilia Townsend) on 4 February 1891 in Malang

1. Theodoor ELINK-SCHUURMAN b.30 December 1892, d. 1 April 1968.

m. Elizabeth Johanna van MIERLO, date and place unknown.

2. Louise Maria ELINK-SCHUURMAN b. 7 March 1894 in Padang, d.????.

m. Johannes Hendrik van KLEEF (15 Aug 1881 - 13 Dec 1940), date and place unknown.

3. Isabella ELINK-SCHUURMAN b.30 April 1895, d.????.

4. Heille ELINK-SCHUURMANN b.14 July 1897, d.????

m. Cornelis Bernardus van der RIET, date and place unknown.

5. Josephine Wilhelmine ELINK-SCHUURMAN b.4 November 1898, d.????

m. George van DAM (14 Feb 1895 - 7 May 1945), place and date unknown.

6. H.I. ELINK-SCHUURMAN 1870-1871

7. Johannes ELINK-SCHUURMAN b.9 September 1871,Padang, d.12 September 1948, Weert.

8. Wilhelm Ludwig ELINK-SCHUURMAN b.25 August 1873, Padang, d.22 August 1934, Malang.

m. (1) Hendrika Elizabeth ROELAND (b.27 January 1874,Serang, d 27 April 1929, Arnhem) 7th October 1902, Probolinggo

1. Theodoor ELINK-SCHUURMAN (b. 30 December 1892, Pasuruan, d.????) No further information.

2. Cornelie Wilhelmina ELINK-SCHUURMAN (b. 5 February 1894 in Pasuruan, d.????) No further information.

m. (2) J.W. WISSE in 1923. No further information

9. Euphemia Clementina ELINK-SCHUURMAN (b. 25 July 1875,Padang, d.29 January 1905, Semarang)

m. Nicolaas COMPANJEN (1862, St. Petersburg - 11th October 1921, Apeldoorn ) 18th July 1893, Padang

1. Maria Augusta COMPANJEN 16-9-1894 in Semarang, d. 13-4-1944 in Apeldoorn.

m. Carel Johan Anton SNORN in Apeldoorn on 3rd August 1915.

2. Evelina Maria COMPANJEN b. 2-8-1901 in Semarang, d. ????

3. Euphemia Clementina COMPANJEN b. 7-5-1903 in Semarang, d.????

8. Austin Edward TOWNSEND b: 17 May 1844, Calcutta, West Bengal, India, d: 15 Mar 1895, Batavia (Buitenzorg), Java, Indonesia.

m. (1) Suzanna Sara van der VLIST (14th December 1848, Benkoelen - 19th February 1885, s’Gravenhage) 2nd October 1869, Batavia

1. Caecilia Helena TOWNSEND b.1870, d. 21-11-1870, Batavia.

2. William TOWNSEND b. 7-4-1871 in Batavia, d.11-3-1956 in Eindhoven. Married in Batavia on 5th November 1913, but further details unknown, except address for 20th October 1946 in The Netherlands, (Ermelo, Groeneweg 17)

3. Edward TOWNSEND b. 23-1-1873 in Batavia, d. 14-2-1938 in Ermelo

m. Petronella Wilhelmina van KRUISTUM (Ede, 19th June 1887¬ – Utrecht, 24th December 1970) 22nd April 1909, Ede

1. Just TOWNSEND b. 9-1-1910 in Apeldoorn, d. 3-4-1945 in Brandenburg, Germany. Buried in Oranienburg, Germany. He appears to have died in Sachsenhausen labour camp.

2. Edward TOWNSEND b. 23-2-1911 in Apeldoorn, d.???? No further details.

3. Sophia TOWNSEND b. 27-2-1915 in Ede, d. ? in New Zealand. Migrated to New Zealand on 18th May 1951. (Sophia Anja POSTMA, date of birth 27 February 1915, died on 31 July 1996. As she can be found by a search for “Sophia Townsend”, this is a likely candidate. Retired poultry farmer. Buried in Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland.)

4. William TOWNSEND b. 15-5-1916 in Amsterdam, d. ? in New Zealand. Migrated to New Zealand on 18th May 1951. (There is a death of a William Townsend, retired poultry farmer, died 6 June 1989, cremated at Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, date of birth given as 13 May 1916.)

5. Austin Edward TOWNSEND b. 29 -1-1920 in Veenendaal, d.????. Married on 8th November 1945. Spouse appears to still be living. No further details.

6. Pieter TOWNSEND b. 29-7-1922 in Ermelo, d. 9-3-1923 in Ermelo.

4. Marij Maria Eleonora Anna TOWNSEND b. 16-4-1874 in Batavia, d. 14-12-1944 in Cideng Internment Camp, Batavia. Buried in Kalibanteng, Semarang.

5. Theodoor TOWNSEND b. 1875?, d. 7-5-1875 in Batavia.

m. (2) Diedja

1. Isabella Mary TOWNSEND b. 29-4-1892 in Cicuruk, Sukabumi, d. 20-10-1969 in Almelo, Netherlands.

m. Saronus Alphonsus Hendrinus GOEDHART (1892-1965) 5th July 1911, Semarang

1. Louise Justine Hendrina Goedhart b. 11-9-1911, Semarang, d. 6-9-1982, Enschede.

m. Frans PORTIER (b. 27-10-1915, Solo, d. 17-6-2007, Enschede) Solo, 24th May 1944

1. Donald Maximiliaan PORTIER b. 26-6-1945 in Solo, d.1967 in Amsterdam.

2. Eugenie Marie (Mies) PORTIER b. 15-9-1949 in Semarang, d.?

2. Hendrik Jacques Alphons GOEDHART b. 1-10 1912, Blora, d.2-10-1945, Batavia.

m. Jaenette HERBIG (b.4-8-1913, Kendal, d. 1-1-1988, Bergen op Zoom) Semarang, 3rd August 1938.

1. Ilse GOEDHART

2. Eduard Jacques GOEDHART

3. Johan Napoleon GOEDHART b. 1-9-1914 in Meester Cornelis, Batavia, d.9-9-1945 in Surakarta, Central Java.

m. Loeki C M LEIDELMEYER in 1937. There appears to be 1 child still living, Tilly GOEDHART.

4. Nico Rudolf GOEDHART b. 9-10-1915, Sabang, Aceh, d.31-1-2005, Almelo.

m. (Sophia Amelia?) Soepitah (b. 15-4-1928, Tangerang, d. 10-11-1993, Almelo) Batavia, 20th November 1946. There appears to be 10 children still living, in addition to Christina F GOEDHART, b. 31-7-1951 in Semarang, d. 4-8-1951 in Semarang.

5. Hugo Eduard GOEDHART b. 25-2-1917 in Sabang, Aceh, d. in action against the Japanese on 11-2-1942. Buried in Bandung, West Java.

6. Lambertus Martinus GOEDHART b. 17-7-1918 in Weltevreden, Batavia, d.18-10-1945 in Batavia.

m. N N PORTIER, date and place unknown. It appears that their sole child is still living: Bernard (Bart) Goedhart

7. Harry Austin GOEDHART b.19-9-1922 in Meester Cornelis, Batavia, d. 16-12-2005 in Almelo.

m. Ada Nio Lie (b. 5-3-1918 in Madiun, d. 15-1-2003 in Almelo) on 30th November 1955 in Semarang

1. ****** GOEDHART

2. ***** GOEDHART

3. ******* GOEDHART. Married ***** Calot, one child ***** GOEDHART

4. *** GOEDHART

5. ***** GOEDHART

2. Marianne Angela Edmunde TOWNSEND b.14-3-1894, Buitenzorg, d.6-12-1957, Apeldoorn (Descendants in Apeldoorn and Netherlands Antilles?)

m. Jules Charles CIRCKENS (1-1-1892, Wirosari – 16-2-1945, Semarang)

9. Clementine Rosalie TOWNSEND b: 7 Jun 1845, Calcutta, West Bengal, India, d: 1888, Prince Of Wales Island.

10. Henry John TOWNSEND b: 14 Apr 1847, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia.

11. Edwin James TOWNSEND b: 24 Oct 1848, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia, d: 1895, Coen, Queensland. Migrated to Queensland 6 Aug 1866, Netherby/City of Melbourne.

12. George Robert TOWNSEND (b: 8 Jun 1850, Padang, d: August 1917, Brisbane). Migrated to Queensland 6 Aug 1866, Netherby/City of Melbourne.

m. Jessie Jane SINCLAIR (1858, Sydney – 29 Jul 1933, Wooloowin) 1881, Brisbane

1. Edwin Alexander Sinclair TOWNSEND (31-5-1882 – 1913)

2. Noel Sinclair TOWNSEND (21-12-1889 – 18-1-1965, Tin Can Bay)

m. Elizabeth Crichton STARK (1903-????) 1923

1. **** TOWNSEND.

m. SOANES. A son, **** ***** SOANES (known as “Jim”), had two sons, one now deceased.

2. “******” TOWNSEND

3. ***** TOWNSEND

4. ****** TOWNSEND

5. *** TOWNSEND

6. ******* TOWNSEND

13. Isabella Rachel TOWNSEND (b: 19 Feb 1852, Padang, d: 1931, Brisbane). Migrated to Queensland 6 Aug 1866, Netherby/City of Melbourne

m. (1) Donald Grant MACLEAN (???? – 1875), 1874

1. Donald Fitzroy MACLEAN (1876-1876)

m. (2) Robert RAFF (22nd January 1845 – 1921) Sydney, 21st July 1880

1. George Wyven RAFF born 27th March 1881, Thursday Island, died 1952

2. Harriet RAFF born Brisbane, 4th May 1882, d. 1930

m. William Alexander FOX in 1914

3. Robert RAFF born in Sandgate, Brisbane on 3rd August 1883, died 23rd March 1968

4. William Moray RAFF born Sandgate, 1st August 1886, died 1960

m. Nellie McGregor FOORD, 1914

5. Isabella Clementina RAFF born Brisbane, 31st March 1888 and died Brisbane, 13th December 1979.

m. George Alexander Campbell AINSLIE in 1915

1. Mona Campbell AINSLIE

6. Charles Stewart RAFF born Brisbane, 26th July 1890 and died Brisbane, 30th January 1981.

m. Minnie May QUINN in 1917.

14. Mary Catharine TOWNSEND b: 6 Dec 1853, Padang, d: on 24th January 1944, Brisbane. Migrated to Queensland 6 Aug 1866, Netherby/City of Melbourne.

m. Robert Rickards DAVIDSON (b: Brisbane, 24th April 1845, d: Townsville, 14th January 1899) 29th July 1874

1. Stuart Hastings DAVIDSON (5-8-1875 – 15-10-1915)

2. Percy MacLean DAVIDSON (29-12-1876 - ?-1-1877)

3. Henry Clement DAVIDSON (1878-1943)

m. Norma Cicely Gray PHIPPS in 1916

4. Grace Muriel DAVIDSON (1880-1880)

5. Edith Pryer DAVIDSON (1886-1887)

6. Alan Geoffrey DAVIDSON (1887-1919)

7. Phyllis Grace DAVIDSON (1889-?)

m. George Haliford Barton WATSON in 1919

15. Cecilia Jemenria TOWNSEND b: 2 Oct 1854, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia

16. Victor Louis TOWNSEND b: 8 Jan 1856, Padang, d: 8 Oct 1933, Brisbane. Migrated to Queensland 6 Aug 1866, Netherby/City of Melbourne.

m. (1) Sarah Ann WINN (???? – 1890), 1882, Brisbane.

1. Alma Chew TOWNSEND (5-8-1884 - 1907) Born at Prospect Cottage, Merton Road, South Brisbane.

2. Edwin Louis TOWNSEND (27-6-1887 - 31-1-1913). Born Pimpama Creek, Queensland, and died of a fractured skull in a horse accident while driving cows.

3. William TOWNSEND (18-3-1900 - 1900) (This date of birth appears to be incorrect, possibly 18-3-1890, and mother died in childbirth?)

m. (2) Daisy Ferrers SHIRLEY (b. 7th June 1875, Birmingham, d. 7th May 1937, Brisbane)

1. Claude TOWNSEND (21 -12- 1898-after 1949

m. Cecilia May JONES (1897 - ???) 1922

2. Colin TOWNSEND (21st June 1900 -17th July 1987)

m. (1) Jean Elizabeth SMART (1905 - ????), 1932

1. *** TOWNSEND

2. ***** TOWNSEND

3. ********* TOWNSEND

m. (2) Doris

m. (3) “Marge”

3. Garnet TOWNSEND (22-10-1901 – 12-4-1957)

m. Alice Mary BAHR (1906 - ????)

1. ****** TOWNSEND

2. ******* TOWNSEND

3. ******* TOWNSEND

4. ***** TOWNSEND

5. ****** TOWNSEND

6. ***** TOWNSEND

4. Ina TOWNSEND (10-5-1903 - 28-7-1985, England)

m. Owen O'BRIEN (???? – 1962) They had no children.

5. Mabel TOWNSEND (1905-1985) was born in Brisbane on 14th February 1905 and died on 29th May 1985

m. (1) William Norman FOWLES (????-1963) in 1929. Details of children not known.

m. (2) Arthur RAVEN

6. Enid TOWNSEND (1906-1979) was born in Brisbane on 23rd December 1906 and died on 16th July 1979

m. Alexander William OHMSEN (???? – 12-12-1982)

1. ****** OHMSEN

2. ***** OHMSEN

3. **** OHMSEN

4. ***** OHMSEN

5. “*****” OHMSEN

7. Beryl TOWNSEND (1908-1979) was born in Brisbane on 7th July 1908 and died on 16th July 1979

m. James Thomas CARMODY (12th December 1901 - 16th March 1983) 17th November 1933, Brisbane

1. ***** CARMODY

2. ****** CARMODY

3. ***** CARMODY

4. *** CARMODY

5. ******** CARMODY

8. Olive TOWNSEND (1909-1991) was born in Brisbane on 17th June 1909 and died in Brisbane on 6th June 1991.

1. *****

2. ***

3. ****

4. ****

5. *****

9. Owen TOWNSEND (1911-1991) was born in Beenleigh, Logan City, on 5th September 1911 and died 21st July 1991

m. Beryl Algar MOORE, 14th February 1942

1. **** TOWNSEND

2. **** TOWNSEND

3. ***** TOWNSEND

10. Donald TOWNSEND (1913-1989) was born in Brisbane on 2nd March 1913 and died on 21st January 1989

m. Heather BECK

1. ***** TOWNSEND

2. ****** TOWNSEND

3. ******* TOWNSEND

4. ***** TOWNSEND

(Isabella Mary Townsend and Marianne Angela Edmunde Townsend, orphaned when very young, both married and eventually moved to the Netherlands. Neither knew the other existed, it seems. Descendants (Ron and Jeffrey) have now been able to contact each other because of this blog.)

William Townsend's Third Family

William TOWNSEND (Padang, 6th June 1810 - 11th August, 1893, Sandgate)
m. (3) Elizabeth Salmon THOMAS ( - 1907) 20th February 1872, Brisbane

1. William Ambrose TOWNSEND (1872, probably at Brighton - April 1928)

m. Mary Mina ?, 1900, divorced NSW 1909

2. Charles Thomas TOWNSEND (1874, probably at Brighton - 25th October 1921 , Gympie)

m. Gladys Mary JOHNSON (???? – 1958), 1900

1. William Lewis Charles TOWNSEND (b. 21st January 1901, d. 28th February 1955, Petersham)

m. (1) Doris Louisa WARAKER (1894-????) in 1926

m. (2) Brewa HALY (1-8-1909 – 1974) about 1933

1. Andrew Frank TOWNSEND (1933-1940)

2. ***** ***** TOWNSEND, born on 27th January 1935.

3. Andrew TOWNSEND, born in 1944, died in 1947.

4. ***** *******  TOWNSEND, born on 27th November 1946.

5. ******* *******  TOWNSEND, born in Randwick, Sydney on 27th February 1948

2. Phyllis Gwendolen TOWNSEND (1903-1903)

3. John Graham TOWNSEND (1903-1903)

4. Francis Sydney TOWNSEND (b. 3rd August 1904, Charters Towers – d. July 1960)

5. Edmund Ernest TOWNSEND (???? – January 1950)

6. Gwenneth Marie TOWNSEND

3. Frances Marie TOWNSEND (1876, probably at Brighton - 20th September 1962, Eventide, Sandgate)

m. Dr George William Frederic PAUL (1 March 1864, Yorkshire - 19 March 1937, at sea), 27th December 1905 at Christ Church, St Kilda

1. William Noel PAUL b. 27 December 1900 at Prahran, Victoria, d.?

m. (1) Pauline Marie MARLAN, 22 May 1926, Waverley NSW

m. (2) Hilma Brazier du RIETZ in Brisbane in 1935

2. Emily Gwendoline Elizabeth PAUL b. 23 October 1906 at Cobar, NSW, d.?

3. Frederic Charles PAUL b. 24 June 1917 at Vulture Street, South Brisbane, d. 25 June 1917

William Townsend's Second Family

William TOWNSEND (Padang, 6th June 1810 - 11th August, 1893, Sandgate)
m. (2) Adelina Jessey MAIDMAN (Padang, 19th September 1836 - Batavia (Jakarta), 23rd May 1926) Padang, 18th June 1864

1. Letitia Wilhelmine TOWNSEND (Padang, 31st March 1865 – Padang, 19th September 1934)

m. Karel van ERPECUM (9-10-1856, Scheidam - 30-9-1894, Mataram) 28th May 1884, Padang

1. Theresia Louise van ERPECUM b. 2-3-1885 in Padang, d.27-1-1960 in La Hestra, Brussels.

m. Valerius Geertruidus Andringa BOLL (b. 26-3-1882, Dinther, d. 13-10-1954, Vught) 6th August 1906, Meester Cornelis

1. Adeline Theodora BOLL b. 12-12-1908 in Makassar, d.????.

m. Willem Marius MAST. Nothing further known.

2. Emilia Wilhelmina Thera BOLL b. 13-11-1913 in Nijmegen, d. ? Nothing further known

3. Valeria Geertruida Andringa BOLL b. 9-7-1915 in Mook, d.?- Nothing further known

2. Karel van ERPECUM b. 22-11-1886 in Padang, d. 27-7-1917 in Makassar. In 1911, he was a First Lieutenant at Cimahi, West Java. No known marriage

3. Laurens van ERPECUM b. 17-3-1888 in Padang, d.27-1-1954 in Voorburg

m. (1) Catharina Petronella Dina Cornelia KIJDSMEIR (b. 30-7-1875 in Batavia, d. 25-6-1943 in Den Haag) on 28th July 1913 at Surabaya. No information on children

m. (2) Catharina FOL (b. 14-2-1888 in Jogjakarta, d.?) on 2nd November 1943 at Den Haag. No information on children

4. Gerrit Willem van ERPECUM b. 12-8-1891 in Den Haag, d. 11-2 -1892 in Schiedam

5. Willem van ERPECUM b. 12-8-1894 in Batavia, d. 8-12-1924 in Weltevreden

m. Francisca Josephina Eleonra FICKEL on 7th July 1915 in Surabaya

Have not been able to find much on the following generations of the van ERPECUM and  BOLL families.

Descendant List, Edward James TOWNSEND

Colour coded:

Children of Edward James and Cornelia Johanna

Grandchildren of Edward James and Cornelia Johanna

Great-Grandchildren of Edward James and Cornelia Johanna

Great-Great-Grandchildren of Edward James and Cornelia Johanna


Edward James TOWNSEND (1789, Islington – 1841, Padang)
m. Cornelia Johanna DEDERINGH (1790 - 1860) 20 May 1807, Padang West Sumatra.

1. William TOWNSEND (Padang, West Sumatra, 6th June 1810 - 11th August, 1893 at Mango Cottage, Sandgate) - Detailed list of descendants to follow.

m. (1) Clementina Cecilia Sophia CHEW (Calcutta, 18th February 1812 – 17th June 1862, Padang) Calcutta, 4th March 1832

1. Isabella Cornelia TOWNSEND b: 15 Feb 1833, Calcutta, West Bengal, India, d: 22 Jan 1836, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia
2. Eduard TOWNSEND b: 21 Jun 1834, Soerabaja (Surabaya), Java, Indonesia, d: 29 Jan 1835, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia
3. Euphemia Clementina TOWNSEND b: 13 May 1835, Sumatra's Westkust (Padang), Indonesia, d: 11 Jan 1913, Den Haag, The Netherlands. Married, with descendants.
4. William Roger TOWNSEND b: 17 Sep 1837, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia, d: 2 Apr 1863, Sumatra’s Westkust (Afdeeling Priaman), Indonesia
5. Louisa Cecilia TOWNSEND b: 25 Jul 1840, d: 8 Jun 1929, Buitenzorg (Bogor), Java, Indonesia. Married, 12 children, with living descendants.
6. Isabella Sophia TOWNSEND b: 19 Sep 1841, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia, d: 6 Dec 1841, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia
7. Maria Augusta TOWNSEND b: 3 Oct 1842, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia, chr: 8 Jan 1843; d: 16 Jun 1926, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia. Married, with descendants.
8. Austin Edward TOWNSEND b: 17 May 1844, Calcutta, West Bengal, India, d: 15 Mar 1895, Batavia (Buitenzorg, now known as Bogor), Java, Indonesia. Married (twice) with descendants.
9. Clementine Rosalie TOWNSEND b: 7 Jun 1845, Calcutta, West Bengal, India, d: 1888, Prince Of Wales Island. Married, divorced and re-married.
10. Henry John TOWNSEND b: 14 Apr 1847, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia.
11. Edwin James TOWNSEND b: 24 Oct 1848, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia, d: 1895, Coen, Queensland. Migrated to Queensland 6 Aug 1866, Netherby/City of Melbourne.
12. George Robert TOWNSEND b: 8 Jun 1850, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia. Migrated to Queensland 6 Aug 1866, Netherby/City of Melbourne. Married, with descendants.
13. Isabella Rachel TOWNSEND b: 19 Feb 1852, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia. Migrated to Queensland 6 Aug 1866, Netherby/City of Melbourne. Married, with descendants. Died 1931, Eventide Home, Sandgate, Brisbane
14. Mary Catharine TOWNSEND b: 6 Dec 1853, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia. Migrated to Queensland 6 Aug 1866, Netherby/City of Melbourne. Married, with descendants. Died 24 Jan 1944, Brisbane.
15. Cecilia Jemenria TOWNSEND b: 2 Oct 1854, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia. Married.
16. Victor Louis TOWNSEND b: 8 Jan 1856, Sumatra’s Westkust (Padang), Indonesia. Migrated to Queensland 6 Aug 1866, Netherby/City of Melbourne. Married, with descendants. Died October 1933, Brisbane Hospital.

m. (2) Adelina Jessey MAIDMAN (Padang, 19th September 1836 - Batavia (Jakarta), 23rd May 1926) Padang, 18th June 1864

1. Letitia Wilhelmine TOWNSEND (Padang, 31st March 1865 – Padang, 19th September 1934). Married with descendants.

m. (3) Elizabeth Salmon THOMAS ( ) 20th February 1872, Brisbane

1. William Ambrose TOWNSEND (1872, probably at Brighton - April 1928)
2. Charles Thomas Townsend (1874, probably at Brighton - 25th October 1921 , Gympie)
3. Frances Marie Townsend (1876, probably at Brighton - 20th September 1962, Eventide, Sandgate)

2. Mary Anne TOWNSEND, born 1813, d.1855

m. Francois Adolf EMBRECHTS (b. 7-2-1802, Antwerp, d. 3-7-1857, Brussels) 1833, Padang.

3. Ian Gibson TOWNSEND, b. 21 June 1817

4. James Gibson TOWNSEND, b. 21st June 1817, Padang, d, 25th February 1882, Padang

m. (1) Johanna Maria BOUMAN (b.22-6-1826, d. 1856, Padang), 14th September, 1843

1. Edward James TOWNSEND (b. 8-10-1844, Padang, d. 16-3-1934, Bandung)
m. (1) Mary Megchelina van Zadelhoff (24-6-1851-????), Rembang,  28-11-1869
1. Hendrik Bastiaan TOWNSEND (b. 14-2-1873, Muara Kumpah, d.22-3-1945, s’Gravehage)
m. Catherina Carib van HALL (b.10-8-1877, Pekalongan, d.4-7-1937, Leiden) 8-6-1901, Surakarta
m. (2) Geertruida Christina Wilhelmia ANGENENT (b. 10-8-1863, Weltervreden, d.????) Haarlem, 7-11-1888. (Widow of Gijsbertus Hendrik van ZADELHOFF (1858-1884), m. 1883)

1. Herman Hendrik Frederik TOWNSEND (????-????, Brussels)  

2. John Savage TOWNSEND (b. 6-6-1847, Padang, d.????)
m. Louisa WAANDERS (4-5-1849, Batavia -????) Batavia, 1-4-1868
1. Louisa Caecilia TOWNSEND (23-6-1868, Batavia – 1935, Batavia)
m. Lambertus Martinus GOEDHART (2-10-1865, Madiun - 19-6-1909, Semarang) Batavia, 6-9-1892.
1. Wilhelmina Maria Johanna GOEDHART (24-7-1898, Batavia, -????)
m. Anton Willem van KRIEKEN (26-5-1901, Surakarta, - 26-10-1949, Medan) 18-8-1920, Surabaya 
  Sebastiaan Townsend (22-8-1848, Padang, - 28-9-1849, Padang)
  Bastiaan Townsend (27-2-1850, Padang – 12-7-1855, Padang)
(These latter two may be spurious entries)

m. (2) Johanna Carolina STRAHL (1831-????), 5th November 1859 in Padang. (Widow of Johan Michiel Ammers van der HEIDJE (-1858))

1. James Edward TOWNSEND (8-11-1860, Padang - 2-6- 1905, Padang (or 28-12-1898, Semarang))

m. Johanna Wilhelmina KORNMAN (31-5-1865, Troessan, Padang -????) Padang, 26-3-1885

1. Charles Frederic TOWNSEND (10-6-1887, Padang - 30-10-1919)

m. Christina Wilhelmina van OS (3-7-1895, Ternate -????), 16-5-1913, Sawah Loento

1. James Ernst Frederic TOWNSEND (28-3-1914, Sawah Loento -???)

2. v.a. TOWNSEND (stillborn - vruchtafdrijvend)

3. Leopold Victor TOWNSEND (19-8-1895, Padang - 2-8-1896, Padang)
4. Helena Albertine TOWNSEND (1898, Gunung Sitoli, Nias - ) (confirmation received, see comment below)

2. Johanna Maria TOWNSEND (27-5-1863, Padang - 30-7-1870, Padang)

3. Caroline Catherine TOWNSEND (27-5-1865, Padang - 1929, Batavia)

m. Rutger Edwards van MUIJEN (????-29-10-1909, Padang) Padang, 10-3-1883 (widower)

4. Edmund Edward James TOWNSEND (6-3-1868, Padang – 10-12-1908, Meester Cornelis)

m. Naatje Johanna Mathilde SMIT (24-11-1872, Bengkulu – 28-1-1927, Meester Cornelis) 30-11-1908, Meester Cornelis

5. Maria Megchelina Mary Townsend (1-3-1870, Padang -????)

m. Gerardus Hendrikus Josephus van MEURS, 3-8-1907, Batavia

6. Robert James Townsend (1871, Pariaman – 19-11-1929).

m. Eugenie Helene HOLTZAPFFEL (18-12-1876, Padang – 28-8-1942, Padang) 1900, Padang

1. Louise Caroline Cornelia Townsend (2-1-1902, Padang, - 22-4-1928, Padang)

2. James Edward “Nyoti” Townsend (2-6-1904, Padang – 26-6-1944, Malacca Straits) (KNIL POW of Japanese, ship torpedoed by HMS Truculent.)

3. Robertine Eugenie Townsend (4-1-1906, Padang -????, Den Haag)

4. Letitia Townsend (27-11-1907, Padang – 24-11-1910. Padang)

5. Willem Jan Townsend (9-2-1909, Padang -????, Den Haag)

6. Carlijn Townsend (26-5-1912, Padang – 16-12-1915, Padang)

7. Stillborn Twin Female (1-9-1913, Padang – 1-9-1913, Padang)

8. Suse Townsend (1-9-1913, Padang – 1-8-1945, Bangkinang Labour Camp)

9. Robert Edmund Johan Townsend (?-9-1914, Padang, - 19-11-1914, Padang)

10. Els “Elly” Townsend (b.????, Padang, d.????, Den Haag)

5. Samuel TOWNSEND, b. 21st June 1817, d. 1-1-1839, Banka.

6. Magdalena Christina TOWNSEND, b. 24th August 1824, d. 24th July 1864

m. Jacobus IJZENHOED-GREVELINK (b. 1811, Amsterdam – d. 30-10-1888, Arnhem) 18th January 1843, Padang

1. Cornelia Magdalena IJZENHOED-GREVELINK (b. 19-5-1844, Padang, d. 3-12-1919)

2. Edward James IJZENHOED-GREVELINK (b. 26-12-1845, Padang, d. 13-12-1937)

3. William Henrij IJZENHOED-GREVELINK (b.5-12-1847, Padang, d. 18-3-1888, Padang)

4. Henrij IJZENHOED-GREVELINK (b. 22-10-1849, Padang, d. ????)

5. George IJZENHOED-GREVELINK (b.14-8-1851, Padang, d. ????)

7. Edward James Townsend, b. 1825, d. 30th November 1865

m. (1) Anna Constantia ARMSTRONG, 30th November 1853

m. (2) Julia, name, place and date unknown.

Getting close to the end

Dear Blog Followers

Well, with the recent information added in, I have got to the point where I think I can give a very good talk to our Historical Society on the life, times, and descendants of the good Captain William Townsend. I do wish that I had more access to information residing in the Netherlands, but you can't have everything.

Yesterday, I sat down and compiled descendants lists for Edward James Townsend and William Townsend. I have a stock of the old 8.5" x 11" continuous paper, and after discovering that my printer can handle a page size of 8.5" x 22", set that. Edward James, with all the children of William (but no further descendants) will fit on 8.5 x 22, but the known (to me) descendants of William used up some 55" of paper.

There are still gaps.

We do not have the later generations of the ANDRE-WILTENS family. (Descended from Euphemia Clementina TOWNSEND.)
We don't know if William Roger TOWNSEND has any descendants.
Thomas is looking after the VOGLER and ELINK-SCHUURMAN descendants of Louisa Cecilia TOWNSEND and Maria Augusta TOWNSEND.
There could easily be more SADEE and COMPANJEN descendants of Maria Augusta TOWNSEND.
Ron and Jeffrey are looking after the descendants of Austin Edward TOWNSEND and Diedja.There could be a few more descendants of Austin Edward TOWNSEND and Suzanna Sara van der VLIST out there in Ermelo and, possibly, New Zealand.
Henry John TOWNSEND is still a bit of a blank slate, but if he is the Henri John TOWNSEND that Thomas discovered legal references to, then maybe he stayed single.
There are a few gaps in the later generations of RAFF descendants of Isabella Rachel TOWNSEND, and I will keep looking for them.
Similarly, DAVIDSON descendants of Mary Catherine TOWNSEND.
The van ERPECUM and BOLL descendants of Letitia Wilhelmine TOWNSEND are worthy of a little more research.

And that is about it. I am in contact with some TOWNSEND descendants here in Queensland, and know where to find others.

So. now that I have started this and, in the process, found a number of enthusiastic TOWNSEND researchers here and in the Netherlands, it might be time to move onto another project. (In truth, I have been researching SMILEY and WYBORN families over the past week or so in response to a letter to our Society. That was interesting, too.)

So, this will stay open. Over time I will go back to earlier posts and add in information that wasn't available at the time. However, anyone stumbling across this is welcome to contact me or leave comments, and I'm sure Thomas, Ron and Jeffrey will keep adding comments.

Cheers
Geoff

And, of course, there was the high point of finding the famous portrait of Madame Elink-Schuurman that so many in Australia had thought was lost.

Oh dear, now I've found Jeffrey's page with some info to help with the odd gap in my list of descendants of Edward James TOWNSEND!

More about descendants of Austin Edward and Diedja Townsend

A very big "Welcome" to Jeffrey, our newest follower. From information supplied by Jeff, it would appear that Austin Edward and Diedja produced a second daughter, Marianne Angela Edmunde Townsend born on 14th March, 1894. She appears on the 1895 Naamlijst, Batavia, supplied by Jeffrey; Isabella Mary is also on that list.

We know that Austin Edward died in March 1895, so now the hunt is on for a date of death for Diedja. Thomas has information that Isabella Mary was an 'orphan' under the guardianship of  a William Theodore (or Theodoor) Townsend at the time of her marriage in 1911.

(Later) Jeffrey has supplied photographs of Marianne ("Mary") and her husband, Jules Charles Circkens.