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| The Bromley Townsend's |
| Ernie Townsend, son of John and Grandson of William wrote the following story in 1991. It is basically the history of the Townsend's and the London Electricity Authority. Starting with Grandfather William and all those that followed in his footsteps from 1873 onwards |
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Mr John William Townsend’s family consisted of four sons and four daughters. His son Mr John Townsend
had Eight sons and four daughters. In and around the Bromley and Downham area there are six sons and
four daughters. In 1991 the youngest was 66 old and the eldest 88 years old. Home address was 42 Hay-------?
Crescent, North Kensington. Then moved to Downham estate, 33 Downberry road 1927, The youngest son has
been there since one year old, now 66! Mr Chris Townsend retired from the print, married. A family story
to be told by Mr E Townsend later. Fred and Grandfather and our father paid into two hospitals in London, Manor House and St Ormonds out of their wages at Depford station. Also sold scores of raffle books for them around London and in Kensinton at three shillings a book. I won second prize of two pounds ten shillings. |
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The Three Mains Foreman LESCO LEB 1875 -1991 by Ernie Townsend [Son of John Townsend] Mr. John William Townsend, Mains Foreman for DELCO-LESCO at Deptford East Generating Station. Was born in Wiltshire, when he was a young man he served in the Navy and became a champion boxer. He moved to North Kensington and opened a Coffee Shop in Kensal Road leaving his relations, who have several shops around Wiltshire, and still have. He laid the HV Ferranti 10 KV Main from Deptford East Station to London Bond Street S/S, also erected wooden poles for public lighting, and laid Mains around London, He then served under Mr. Ferranti the Chief Engineer at Deptford East Station. He worked very long hours and to travel from North Kensington to Deptford East Station hegot up at 5.30 A.M. He employed the men on the Mains and also some of the Family. My Father, his eldest son (John Townsend) started in the l900's and became a Mains Foreman for LESCO. They both employed their family and relations. My Father employed his son (Albert Townsend) on the Mains for LESCO. That was the start of 5 generations of the Townsend Family. There are only two left with the L.E.B. out of 19 in all, they are Mr. D.D.E. Townsend - Meter Fixer, L.E.B.- 13 years service. Mr. John William Townsend - Technical Services Principle Engineer - 43 years service. Mr. John William Townsend was named after Great Grand-Father by his request, nearly all of Mr. John Townsend family were named after his Fathers family. |
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FIVE GENERATIONS IN THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY Family record by Mr E. Townsend. Ex Cable Jointer. Senior member Mr John Willian Townsend. Family and relations services. Grandfather Mr John William Townsend. Mains Foreman Delco-LESCO 46 year. Son Mr John Townsend. DELCO Became Mains Foreman for LESCO 44 years Son Mr George Townsend. Storeman London LESCO - LEB 35 years Son in law Mr Mr Sony. Transport Manager LESCO-LEB 38 years Cousin Mr Fred Townsend. Mains Cable Hand LESCO 10 years Son Mr Ernie Townsend. Mains Cable Hand LESCO 5 years Grandson Mr PeterTownsend, Electronic Engineer . Canada Space Agency. My father Mr John Townsend. Family and sons. Mr Albert Townsend. Mains Foreman LESCO and Commercial Manager 49 years. Mr Fred Townsend Contractor and LEB and Insulation Inspector 48 years Mr Ernest Townsend, Siemans Bros. LESCO BBC EHT STJ LEB 37years Mr Johnie Townsend. Cable Hand. LESCO Cable Layer Central London 25 years. Grandson Mr Johnie Townsend. Jointers Mate LEB 6 years. Grandson Mr A Townsend. Cable Hand and Jointers Mate 5 years Mr Ernest Townsend Family. Sons and Grandsons.. Mr E. Townsend. Meter Fixer. Bromley and Beckenham 13 years Mr John William Townsend. Technical Services. Principal Engineer, 43 years Bermondsey LEB. Named after his Greatgrandfather senior member of the Townsend family and relations. Mr Michael Townsend. Director Midnight Design London. Father J.W.T. Mr Mark Townsend. Programming Consultant Trace Computers D.E.E.T They are all Great Grand Children to my Grandfather J.W.T Note The Three Mains Foreman for LESCO Mr J.W.T, Mr J.T. and Mr A.T. would be very pleased. Townsend relations London , North Kensington and Bromley. Mr Ernie Harlow, brother in lae EHT Jointer LESCO-LEB 38 years Mr Findon. London Mains Cable Hand LESCO. 25 yeras Mr Hurley London and Bromley. Cable Hand LESCO 10 years Mr Les Denise. Meter Department Dartford LEB 38 years Mr W g Watson. Watchman LESCO 1 year Total service up to 1991 516 years!!! Note from Peter Townsend. I have copied the original handwritten document as close as possible; I made one change which had me in Alaska when I was in fact in Canada I should add several other of Townsend’s and relations in the Electrical Industry. Including Mr George Townsend Son Mr Son Morris son in law Mr John Morris Grandson Mr John Townsend Grandson Mr Matthew Townsend Great Grandson A final note , I notice that Ernie who wrote the above story refers to his and my Grandfather as John William Townsend, while on our side of the family and on his gravestone he was called William. Maybe somebody in the Bromley family could clarify this. |
