Towneley, Christopher

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Christopher Towneley (1604-74) was a member of a Catholic gentry family from Towneley in Lancashire. He is known as an antiquary but also had an interest in scientific research, particularly astronomy. See the Dictionary of National Biography for further details.

From the guide to the Antiquarian collections of Christopher Towneley, 17th century, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library)
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referencedIn "EVIDENCES of Lancashire gentry": transcripts of charters, etc., made by Christopher Towneley. Lat. and Engl. The pages are lettered at the top " BB." Paper; ff. 476. XVIIth cent. Folio.Christopher Towneley: Transcripts of evidences of Lancashire gen..., 17th century British Library
referencedIn "TRANSCRIPTS of charters [relating to] Lancashire," by Christopher Towneley, lettered "GG." Lat. and Engl. At the end are:-"A declaration of the ancient fifteenth chargeable in the county of Lancaster," with deductions made by commission in 25 Hen. V..., 17th century British Library
referencedIn "EVIDENCES of Lancashire gentry": transcripts by Christopher Towneley, lettered "EE" and "FF." Lat. and Engl. Paper; ff.342. XVIIth cent. Folio.Christopher Towneley: Transcripts of evidences of Lancashire gentry: 17th cent.County of Lancaster: Eviden..., 17th century British Library
referencedIn PEDIGREES of Lancashire and other families, derived from various sources by Christopher Towneley. Paper; ff. 87. Circ. 1640-50. Folio.Christopher Towneley: Pedigrees of Lancashire gentry: circ. 1640 -1670.County of Lancaster: Pedigrees of gentry, by..., approximately 1640-approximately 1650 British Library
referencedIn "EVIDENCES of Lancashire gentry": transcripts by Christopher Towneley, lettered "RR." Lat. and Engl. At the end (f. 315) are extracts from compotus-rolls of the Honour of Pontefract, co. York, 1274-1545, f. 315;-"Feoda militum totius Honoris Pontefra..., 17th century British Library
referencedIn "A TRANSCRIPT of the Couchar Booke of Sr, Edward Plumpton knight (beeing but a breviate), with many other deeds and evidences for the proofe of that discent of the Plumptons. By the greate care and payns of mee Christopher Towneley, anno Caroli secun..., 1664 British Library
referencedIn "THE BREVIATES [abstracts] of such wills as came to my hands out of the Archdeaconry of Riclmiond, from Capt. Henry Brabent of Preston this yeare 1670"; by Christopher Towneley. Lettered " AT," "BT," etc. to "WT." With index of names at f. 2. Paper; ..., 1670 British Library
referencedIn "EVIDENCES of Lancashire gentry": transcripts by Christopher Towneley. Lat. and Engl. Paper; ff. 127. XVIIth cent. Folio.Christopher Towneley: Transcripts of evidences of Lancashire gentry: 17th cent.County of Lancaster: Evidences of gentry of, trans..., 17th century British Library
referencedIn "EVIDENCES of Lancashire gentry": transcripts by Christopher Towneley, lettered "CT, SD," etc. Lat. and Engl. Paper; ff. 292. XVIIth cent. Folio.Christopher Towneley: Transcripts of evidences of Lancashire gentry: 17th cent.County of Lancaster: Evide..., 17th century British Library
referencedIn LANCASHIRE pedigrees, by Christopher Towneley; with index. Paper; ff. 301. Circ. 1670. Folio.Christopher Towneley: Pedigrees of Lancashire gentry: circ. 1640 -1670.County of Lancaster: Pedigrees of gentry, by C. Towneley: circ. 1640-1670.Genealogies..., approximately 1670 British Library
referencedIn "PEDIGREES of Lancashire gentry," by Christopher Towneley. Two volumes. Paper; ff. 205, 298. Circ. 1660-70. Large Folio. British Library
referencedIn CHARTULARY Of the abbey of Cockersand, co. Lanc. : a transcript made by Christopher Towneley in 1661, from the, original (compiled in 1268) in the possession of Robert Dalton, of Thurnham. Latin. The preface begins: "In hoc volumine continentur omnia..., 1661 British Library
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