Sir Robert Townshend (died 8 February 1555/56) of Ludlow, Shropshire was a judge who held a number of positions, including Chief Justice of the Marches of Wales and Chester.
[1] He was the founder of the Cheshire and Shropshire branch of the Townshend family.
[4] He was appointed as Justice of Chester in 1545, and was knighted by Henry VIII on 21 May 1545 at Hampton Court Palace.
He was buried in Ludlow church, where his memorial, erected in 1581, is a large table tomb with polychrome recumbent effigies of Sir Robert and Dame Alice, and with empanelled heraldry[6] and images of his children as mourners.
[8] The children of Sir Robert Townshend and Alice née Poppy are shown[9] as follows: