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Is it really necessary to list all his children? Tryde 16:39, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It does little harm, and some good. Drutt (talk) 11:20, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Someone should really amalgamate the two entries on the same person, George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend and Marquess Townshend or decide which information goes on which page. Eltharian 15 April 2007

This article is about the person. Marquess Townshend is about the succession of persons who became Marquess. Dormskirk (talk) 16:01, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Article reassessed and graded as start class. --dashiellx (talk) 15:38, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cape Townsend

I'm not sure if the naming of Cape Townsend in Wisconsin had anything to do with George Townshend. There is no h in Townsend, so maybe the similarity is just a coincidence?--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 16:06, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]