Alice Poppy was born about 1514 in Norfolk, England. She was the daughter of Robert Poppy, Esq. On October 1, 1534, probably in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, she married Robert Townsend, son of Sir Roger Townsend, Kt. Robert was appointed the King's Sergeant at law in 1541, and knighted in 1545. That same year he was made Lord Chief Justice of Chester. He also held that post under King Edward VI and Queen Mary. Robert died in Ludlow, Shropshire, on February 8, 1556. He was entombed in the high chancel of St. Laurence's Church in Ludlow, in an altar tomb. Around the coping of the top of the tomb is the inscription: "Here lyeth the body of Sir Robert Towneshende, Knight, Chief Justice of the Councill in the Marches of Wales and Chester, and Dame Alice, his wife, daughter and one of the heirs of Robert Poppy, Esq., who had between them 12 children, 6 sons & 6 daughters, lawfully begotten." From the inscription, it is clear that Alice is also in the tomb, but the date of her death is not known.
Alice Poppy was born about 1514 in Norfolk, England. She was the daughter of Robert Poppy, Esq. On October 1, 1534, probably in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, she married Robert Townsend, son of Sir Roger Townsend, Kt. Robert was appointed the King's Sergeant at law in 1541, and knighted in 1545. That same year he was made Lord Chief Justice of Chester. He also held that post under King Edward VI and Queen Mary. Robert died in Ludlow, Shropshire, on February 8, 1556. He was entombed in the high chancel of St. Laurence's Church in Ludlow, in an altar tomb. Around the coping of the top of the tomb is the inscription: "Here lyeth the body of Sir Robert Towneshende, Knight, Chief Justice of the Councill in the Marches of Wales and Chester, and Dame Alice, his wife, daughter and one of the heirs of Robert Poppy, Esq., who had between them 12 children, 6 sons & 6 daughters, lawfully begotten." From the inscription, it is clear that Alice is also in the tomb, but the date of her death is not known.
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