Available through the Maryland State Archives is the Vital Records Indexing Project, which contains digitized death record indices from 23 counties for 1898-1944, and for Baltimore City 1875-1972. Baltimore City was the first to start recording records of deaths on a large scale. The periods of 1875-1880 and 1943-1949 can be searched, but for dates outside of these ranges, you must look at PDF scans of the original paper death record indices.
I decided to go through the years 1886 (records starting June) to 1903 looking for the death of Edward Towson. Later, I'll go back and do 1881-1890/06, but I knew Edward didn't die until 1885 at the earliest (but more likely not until after 1892– more on that, later). I decided to write down the names of all Towsons and Townsends that I came across, to help me and other researchers. Why Townsend? Towson and Townsend don't seem to be related, but in my research my Towson ancestors have often been mistakenly recorded as Townsend or Townshend.
I did my best to be accurate and record every name in the index, but I might have made mistakes or missed somebody. The amount of information varies by year, but you should be able to find surname and given name, date (or at least year) of death, and death certificate number. Any names that are bolded are my relatives. If you know the date of death but don't see the certificate number here, you view the indices online through the Maryland State Archives.
Name D.O.D. Certificate Number
1875-1881
Towson, Sarah A 1875 1348
Towson, George McClelland 1875 1611
Towson, Edward 1875 2321
Townsend, Adelaide 1875 6075
Townsend, Elizabeth C 1876 8141
Towson, Edward F 1876 11534
Townsend, James H 1877 15150
Townsend, Harry 1877 15379
Towson, Ira 1877 17366
Towson, Lizzie 1877 20137
Townsend, Ann 1878 23729
Townsend, Sarah E 1878 24848
Townsend, Lionel S 1878 27625
Townsend, Richard H 1879 31518
Townsend, Lillian M 1879 33633
Townsend, Calvin S 1879 35461
Townsend, Mary A 1879 35614
Towson, Blanche 1879 36494
Towson, Mary A 1879 36717
Towson, Mary A 1880 37308
Townsend, John M. 1880 37524
Townsend, Edgar 1880 38222
Towson, Robert O 1880 39318
Townsend, Katie V. 1880 39729
Townsend, George W 1880 41937
Townsend, Grace A 1880 42860
Towson, Sophia A 1880 42871
Towson, Ida 1880 44804
Townshend, Margaret A 1880 46383
Towson, Sarah E, 1881 47050
Townsend, John 1881 49705
Townsend, Margaret J 1881 50066
1881-1886
Towson, James A 1881 50389
Towson, Infant (Lucy) 1881 50977
Towson, Charles 1881 52195
Townsend, Margaret A 1882 54925
Townsend, John 1882 57639
Townsend, W.D. 1882 58266
Townsend, Lizzie 1882 58717
Townsend, John 1882 60328
Townsend, John T 1882 61607
Townsend, Blanch 1882 62307
Townsend, Samuel 1883 63487
Townsend, Jesse N 1883 67959 (MSA missing this record)
Townsend, Philip E 1883 71894
Townsend, Mary R 1884 79167
Townsend, Margaret A 1884 80168
Townsend, Mary 1885 81120
Townsend, James 1885 81949
Townsend, Grace 1885 82837
Towson, Jennie 1885 86893
Townsend, Augusta A 1885 87663
Townsend, John C 1886 92340
1886-06/1890
Towson, Frank 1886, July 8 93116
Townsend, Alpheus A 1886, Dec 31 97084
Townsend, George W 1887, Oct 4 a3503
Towson, Mary 1888, Mar 27 a7491
Townsend, E.J. (possibly) 1888, Jun 8 a9028
Townsend, Blanche 1888, Jul 25 a10516
Towson, Caroline 1888, Dec 10 a13825
Townsend, Charles E. 1889, Dec 28 a22971
Townsend, Samuel 1890, Mar 13 a25252
Townsend, Calvin T. D. 1890, Apr 19 a26221
06/1890-12/1891
Townsend, Emma S 1890, Nov 18 a32186 (a82186?)
Townsend, Richard H 1890, Dec 26 a33016
Townsend, Maria L.D. 1891, Mar 13 a34938
Townsend, Mary 1891, Jul 21 a38547
Townsend, Bessie A 1891, Dec 4 a42227
11/1891-12/1893
Townsend, Mary E 1892, Jul 24 a49604
Townsend, Mary M 1892, Nov 25 a52915
Townsend, Irene I 1893, Apr 5 a56361
Towson, William O 1893, June 3 a57885
Towson, William O 1893, June 3 a57885
Townsend, Charles 1893, Jun 14 a58104
Townsend, Joseph M 1893, Aug 6 a59771
Townsend, Maggie E 1893, Oct 24 a61627
1894-1903
Townsend, Milton A (H?) 1894 a64009
Townsend, Livla (Liola?) 1894 a64879
Townsend, Catherine 1894 a66437
Townsend, Edith 1894 a67753
Townsend, James T. 1894 a69281
Townsend, Harry O 1894 a74866
Townsend, Fannie 1895 a75648
Townsend, Lillian (G?) 1895 a79052
Townsend, Fanny 1895 a81661
Towson, William H 1896 a85800
Townsend, Annie E 1896 a92024
Townsend, Gough 1897 a98926
Townsend, Infant 1897 a99243
Townsend, Elsie C 1897 b1488
Townsend, George 1898 b7726
Townsend, John A 1899 b14978
Townsend, Joseph S 1899 b15116
Townsend, Infant (of Sarah + John Gill) 1899 b19870
Towson, Edna 1900 b24777
Towson, Moses (probably actually "Towns") 1901 b34214
Townsend, William (J?) 1901 b34982
Townsend, Eliza Ann 1901 b35893 (b35393?)
Towson, Lucy 1901 b42620
Townsend, Adelade 1901 b42693
Townsend, Charles H 1902 b47058
Townsend, Drucilla 1902 b53902
Towson, Annie 1903 b55150
Townsend, Martha E 1903 b58688
Townsend, Mary H 1903 b62719
1904
Townsend, Joseph March 30, 1904 B67551
Towson, Edwin B. May 4, 1904 B68546
Towson, Edward Sept 27 1904 B72762 (certificate missing or out of order)
Townsend, Mary O Nov 1 1904 B73661
Townsend, Samuel Nov 3 1904 B73697
1905
Towsend, Mary M. Feb 1, 1905 B76158
Towson, James H. April 16 1905 B78491
Townsend, Henry S. May 3 1905 B78983
Towson, George May 3 1905 B78986
Towsend, Henrietta Marie Jun 19 1904 B80203
Townsend, John W. C. Aug 25 1905 B82463
1906
Towsend, Sarah Apr 27 1906 B89623
Townsend, Robert J Nov 25 1905 B95678
1907
Townsend, James O Mar 14 1907 B99174
Towsend, Celia May 31 1906 C1535
Townsend, Mary P Jul 5 1907 C2367
Townsend, Rosa E Jul 19 1907 C2813
Towson, Walter Jul 19 1907 C2863
1908
Towson, Charles T Jan 15 1908 C8552
Townsend, George A. LeRoy Jan 16 1908 C8565
Townsend, Annie Mar 13 1908 C10417
Townsend, George Apr 6 1908 C11146
Towson, John W Apr 19 1908 C11512
1909
Townsend, John Shotwell Jan 15 1909 C18786
Townsend, Dorsey Feb 25 1909 C199222
Townsend, Richard April 29 1909 C21925
Townsend, Ann E Oct 15 1909 C20721
Towson, Lillian Dec 24 1909 C28529
1910
Towsend, Joseph S Jan 6 1910 C28986
Townsend, Annie E Feb 16 1910 C30407
Townsend, William O Mar 4 1910 C30880
Towson, Francis Aug 12 1910 C35536
1911
Towson, Marie E Jul 1 1911 C44936
Townsend, Walter R Oct 8 1911 C47638
Townsen, John Jan 12 1911 C39883
1912
Towsend, Lucy B Mar 2 1912 C51352
Towson, Rosa May 16 1912 C54155
1913
Towson, Anna M Feb 13 1913 C61734
Townsend, William F Apr 14 1913 C63545
Towson, Mary E Jun 16 1913 C65516
1914
Townsend, Sarah E Jun 4 1914 C76010
Townsend, William E Aug 20 1914 C78117
Townsend, Sarah E Sept 13 1914 C78754
Townsend, Sarah E Sept 30 1914 C79182
1915
Townsend, Florence Apr 23 1915 C84757
Townsend, William Jun 8 1915 C85928
Townsend, Charles William Nov 26 1915 C89936
1916
Townsend, Annie M Feb 6 1916 C92042
Townsend, Elsie M Feb 27 1916 C92073
Towson, Martha J Mar 9 1916 C93012
Townsend, May Mar 20 1916 C93481
Townsend, Mary L Apr 17 1916 C94322
Townshend, Charles R., Jr. May 4 1916 C94808
Towson, Mary Jun 28 1916 C96187
1917
Townsend, Mary May 15 1918 D5325
Townshend, Martha A May 27 1917 D5680
1918
Towson, Annie M. Feb 8 1918 D12957
Townsend, L. Scott Sept 28 1918 D20052
Townsend, Leslie Y Oct 12 1918 D21935
Townsend, Lula J Nov 2 1918 D24775
1919
Towson, Annie E Jun 18 D32707
Towson, Thomas E Aug 8 D34212
Towson, Charles Aug 28 D34681
Towsend, Baby Oct 18 D36025
Towson, Mary E Oct 28 D36215
1920
Townsend, John P Mar 29 D41800
Towson, John P Nov 15 D48112
Townshend, Oscar Dec 15 D48976
1921
Towson, John P Jan 4 D49563
Townshend, William H Feb 13 D50875
Townsend, Laura V Mar 21 D52123
Townsend, Mary E Jun 30 D55048
Townsend, Jennie Jul 6 D55171
Towson, Sophia Sept 3 D56684
Townsend, Ida S Oct 12 D57701
Towson, Nannie Nov 28 D58960
1922
Townsend, Anna E Jan 2 D59901
Townsend, Henry B Feb 22 D61591
Towson, George W Mar 25 D62870
Townsend, Harry L May 13 D64301
Townsend, Delmer O Nov 6 D69010
Townsend, Martha Nov 6 D69026
Townsend, John O Nov 18 D69310
1923
Townsend, Laura V Feb 5 D72108
Towson, Sarah V Feb 19 D72834
Townsend, William B Mar 3 D73317
Towson, Elmira R Mar 10 D73603
Townsen, William Jun 14 D76768
Townsend, Mary H Nov 9 D80688
Townhend, Emerson Nov 14 D80821
Towson, George Dec 6 D81566
1924
Townsend, Kate R May 7 D86749
Towson, Mary Jun 3 D87630
Townsend, Cloie Aug 2 D89169
Townshend, Belt & Helen (infant of) Dec 5 D92673
1925
Townsend, James T Apr 7 D97228
Towson, Samuel May 14 D98450
1926
Townsend, Charles Apr 9 E09427
Towson, Emma J Apr 27 E10006
Towson, Franklin D Nov 15 E15974
1927
Towson, Agnes Jan 7 E17674
Townsend, Lucile P Jan 23 E18263
Towson, William W Mar 30 E20750
Townsend, William S Aug 27 E25124
Townsend, Grace M Sep 10 E25466
Towson, Ruth Oct 11 E26371
Towson, Jehu F Oct 29 E26950
Towson, James H Nov 8 E27301
1928
Townsend, William Feb 6 E30288
Townsend, Adelaide Apr 22 E33225
Towson, Anna E May 24 E34256
Towson, Julia Jul 11 E35639
Townsend, Isadora Jul 30 E36118
Townsend, Thomas Jul 31 E36180
1929
Townsend, John Feb 2 E42527
Townshend, Jermiah B Jun 22 E47108
Towson, Lottie (possibly) Jul 6 E47491
Townsend, May A Nov 17 E51086
1930
Towsend, Clarence Apr 29 E56658
Townsend, Charles W Dec 31 E63804
1931
Towson, Elizabeth C Feb 4 E65154
Townsend, John R Sept 17 E72262
Townsend, Isabelle Nov 5 E73622
Towson, Kate M Dec 25 E75142
1932
Townsend, Oliver May 3 E79432
Townsend, Nettie V Jun 4 E80308
Townsend, Baby Dec 5 E85236
1933
Townsend, Thorton R Mar 12 E88517
Townsend, James A Jul 30 E92467
Townshend, William E Sept 9 E93489
Townsend, Thomas Oct 30 E94913
Townsend, Catherine Dec 2 E95907
1934
Townsend, Walter A Mar 11 E99242
Towson, James H Jun 7 F02166
Towson, Samuel F Oct 29 F06071
1935
Towsend, Thomas Jan 30 F09179
Towsend, James P May 7 F12429
Townsend, Cora M Sept 27 F16287
1936
Townsend, Annie L Jul 7 F25564
1937
Townshend, William T Jan 12 F31146
Townsend, Lilian M Feb 20 F32673
Townsend, Thomas Aug 22 F38549
Townsend, Susan E Aug 27 F38606
Townsend, Charles Oct 11 F39890
Townsend, Marie Nov 13 F40896
1938
Townsend, Infant Twin 1 Jul 15 F48684
Townsend, Infant Twin 2 Jul 16 F48685
Townsend, Clara M Nov 29 F52478
1939
Townsend, Franklin L Apr 11 F57038
Townshend, Charles R May 23 F58372
Townshend, Elizabeth A Jun 6 F58755
Townsend, Roscoe G Jun 6 F58775
Towson, Cordelia A Jul 19 F59849
Townsend, Vassar A Aug 13 F60562
Towson, Joshua J Dec 2 F63577
Townsend, Sophia Dec 3 F63559
1940
Townsend, Elizabeth Aug 9 F71905
Townsend, Anna M E Aug 23 F72298
Townsend, George William Nov 2 F74195
1941
Townshend, Mason M Jan 15 F76486
Towns (Towson) Jessie Jan 25 F76903
Townsend, Amos E Mar 10 F78454
Townsend, William G Mar 12 F78518
Townsend, Joseph C Apr 29 F80190
Townsend, Lillie E May 17 F80753
1942
Townsend, Andrew N Feb 5 F88884
Townshend, Clarence A Feb 14 F89178
Townsend, John M Feb 24 F89518
Townsend, Robert Jun 5 F93168
Townshend, Dorothy Oct 7 F96404
Townsend, Edward Oct 13 F96604
1950-1951
Towson, Raymond 4/24/1951 503827
Towson, Ella 7/05/1950 586005
Towson, Mitchell 2/05/1950 2724
Townsend, Florence 10/05/1951 748620
Townsend, Hattie 1/06/1951 79200
Townsend, Lettie 10/17/1951 558973
Townsend, Mary 10/10/1951 558751
Townsend, James 09/08/1950 797740
1952-1953
Towson, Louise 11/17/1952 11083
Towson, Ada 3/20/1953 862951
Townsend, Baby Girl 09/14/1952 8524
Townsend, Charles T 07/20/1952 746768
Townsend, S Edith 02/22/1952 741797
Townsend, Walter 06/29/1952 596156
Townsend, Antoinette 01/27/1953 928
Townsend, Clarence 08/30/1953 7774
Townsend, George T 09/27/1953 408674
Townshend, Mary E 09/13/1953 768290
Townsend, Joseph March 30, 1904 B67551
Towson, Edwin B. May 4, 1904 B68546
Towson, Edward Sept 27 1904 B72762 (certificate missing or out of order)
Townsend, Mary O Nov 1 1904 B73661
Townsend, Samuel Nov 3 1904 B73697
1905
Towsend, Mary M. Feb 1, 1905 B76158
Towson, James H. April 16 1905 B78491
Townsend, Henry S. May 3 1905 B78983
Towson, George May 3 1905 B78986
Towsend, Henrietta Marie Jun 19 1904 B80203
Townsend, John W. C. Aug 25 1905 B82463
1906
Towsend, Sarah Apr 27 1906 B89623
Townsend, Robert J Nov 25 1905 B95678
1907
Townsend, James O Mar 14 1907 B99174
Towsend, Celia May 31 1906 C1535
Townsend, Mary P Jul 5 1907 C2367
Townsend, Rosa E Jul 19 1907 C2813
Towson, Walter Jul 19 1907 C2863
1908
Towson, Charles T Jan 15 1908 C8552
Townsend, George A. LeRoy Jan 16 1908 C8565
Townsend, Annie Mar 13 1908 C10417
Townsend, George Apr 6 1908 C11146
Towson, John W Apr 19 1908 C11512
1909
Townsend, John Shotwell Jan 15 1909 C18786
Townsend, Dorsey Feb 25 1909 C199222
Townsend, Richard April 29 1909 C21925
Townsend, Ann E Oct 15 1909 C20721
Towson, Lillian Dec 24 1909 C28529
1910
Towsend, Joseph S Jan 6 1910 C28986
Townsend, Annie E Feb 16 1910 C30407
Townsend, William O Mar 4 1910 C30880
Towson, Francis Aug 12 1910 C35536
1911
Towson, Marie E Jul 1 1911 C44936
Townsend, Walter R Oct 8 1911 C47638
Townsen, John Jan 12 1911 C39883
1912
Towsend, Lucy B Mar 2 1912 C51352
Towson, Rosa May 16 1912 C54155
1913
Towson, Anna M Feb 13 1913 C61734
Townsend, William F Apr 14 1913 C63545
Towson, Mary E Jun 16 1913 C65516
1914
Townsend, Sarah E Jun 4 1914 C76010
Townsend, William E Aug 20 1914 C78117
Townsend, Sarah E Sept 13 1914 C78754
Townsend, Sarah E Sept 30 1914 C79182
1915
Townsend, Florence Apr 23 1915 C84757
Townsend, William Jun 8 1915 C85928
Townsend, Charles William Nov 26 1915 C89936
1916
Townsend, Annie M Feb 6 1916 C92042
Townsend, Elsie M Feb 27 1916 C92073
Towson, Martha J Mar 9 1916 C93012
Townsend, May Mar 20 1916 C93481
Townsend, Mary L Apr 17 1916 C94322
Townshend, Charles R., Jr. May 4 1916 C94808
Towson, Mary Jun 28 1916 C96187
1917
Townsend, Mary May 15 1918 D5325
Townshend, Martha A May 27 1917 D5680
1918
Towson, Annie M. Feb 8 1918 D12957
Townsend, L. Scott Sept 28 1918 D20052
Townsend, Leslie Y Oct 12 1918 D21935
Townsend, Lula J Nov 2 1918 D24775
1919
Towson, Annie E Jun 18 D32707
Towson, Thomas E Aug 8 D34212
Towson, Charles Aug 28 D34681
Towsend, Baby Oct 18 D36025
Towson, Mary E Oct 28 D36215
1920
Townsend, John P Mar 29 D41800
Towson, John P Nov 15 D48112
Townshend, Oscar Dec 15 D48976
1921
Towson, John P Jan 4 D49563
Townshend, William H Feb 13 D50875
Townsend, Laura V Mar 21 D52123
Townsend, Mary E Jun 30 D55048
Townsend, Jennie Jul 6 D55171
Towson, Sophia Sept 3 D56684
Townsend, Ida S Oct 12 D57701
Towson, Nannie Nov 28 D58960
1922
Townsend, Anna E Jan 2 D59901
Townsend, Henry B Feb 22 D61591
Towson, George W Mar 25 D62870
Townsend, Harry L May 13 D64301
Townsend, Delmer O Nov 6 D69010
Townsend, Martha Nov 6 D69026
Townsend, John O Nov 18 D69310
1923
Townsend, Laura V Feb 5 D72108
Towson, Sarah V Feb 19 D72834
Townsend, William B Mar 3 D73317
Towson, Elmira R Mar 10 D73603
Townsen, William Jun 14 D76768
Townsend, Mary H Nov 9 D80688
Townhend, Emerson Nov 14 D80821
Towson, George Dec 6 D81566
1924
Townsend, Kate R May 7 D86749
Towson, Mary Jun 3 D87630
Townsend, Cloie Aug 2 D89169
Townshend, Belt & Helen (infant of) Dec 5 D92673
1925
Townsend, James T Apr 7 D97228
Towson, Samuel May 14 D98450
1926
Townsend, Charles Apr 9 E09427
Towson, Emma J Apr 27 E10006
Towson, Franklin D Nov 15 E15974
1927
Towson, Agnes Jan 7 E17674
Townsend, Lucile P Jan 23 E18263
Towson, William W Mar 30 E20750
Townsend, William S Aug 27 E25124
Townsend, Grace M Sep 10 E25466
Towson, Ruth Oct 11 E26371
Towson, Jehu F Oct 29 E26950
Towson, James H Nov 8 E27301
1928
Townsend, William Feb 6 E30288
Townsend, Adelaide Apr 22 E33225
Towson, Anna E May 24 E34256
Towson, Julia Jul 11 E35639
Townsend, Isadora Jul 30 E36118
Townsend, Thomas Jul 31 E36180
1929
Townsend, John Feb 2 E42527
Townshend, Jermiah B Jun 22 E47108
Towson, Lottie (possibly) Jul 6 E47491
Townsend, May A Nov 17 E51086
1930
Towsend, Clarence Apr 29 E56658
Townsend, Charles W Dec 31 E63804
1931
Towson, Elizabeth C Feb 4 E65154
Townsend, John R Sept 17 E72262
Townsend, Isabelle Nov 5 E73622
Towson, Kate M Dec 25 E75142
1932
Townsend, Oliver May 3 E79432
Townsend, Nettie V Jun 4 E80308
Townsend, Baby Dec 5 E85236
1933
Townsend, Thorton R Mar 12 E88517
Townsend, James A Jul 30 E92467
Townshend, William E Sept 9 E93489
Townsend, Thomas Oct 30 E94913
Townsend, Catherine Dec 2 E95907
1934
Townsend, Walter A Mar 11 E99242
Towson, James H Jun 7 F02166
Towson, Samuel F Oct 29 F06071
1935
Towsend, Thomas Jan 30 F09179
Towsend, James P May 7 F12429
Townsend, Cora M Sept 27 F16287
1936
Townsend, Annie L Jul 7 F25564
1937
Townshend, William T Jan 12 F31146
Townsend, Lilian M Feb 20 F32673
Townsend, Thomas Aug 22 F38549
Townsend, Susan E Aug 27 F38606
Townsend, Charles Oct 11 F39890
Townsend, Marie Nov 13 F40896
1938
Townsend, Infant Twin 1 Jul 15 F48684
Townsend, Infant Twin 2 Jul 16 F48685
Townsend, Clara M Nov 29 F52478
1939
Townsend, Franklin L Apr 11 F57038
Townshend, Charles R May 23 F58372
Townshend, Elizabeth A Jun 6 F58755
Townsend, Roscoe G Jun 6 F58775
Towson, Cordelia A Jul 19 F59849
Townsend, Vassar A Aug 13 F60562
Towson, Joshua J Dec 2 F63577
Townsend, Sophia Dec 3 F63559
1940
Townsend, Elizabeth Aug 9 F71905
Townsend, Anna M E Aug 23 F72298
Townsend, George William Nov 2 F74195
1941
Townshend, Mason M Jan 15 F76486
Towns (Towson) Jessie Jan 25 F76903
Townsend, Amos E Mar 10 F78454
Townsend, William G Mar 12 F78518
Townsend, Joseph C Apr 29 F80190
Townsend, Lillie E May 17 F80753
1942
Townsend, Andrew N Feb 5 F88884
Townshend, Clarence A Feb 14 F89178
Townsend, John M Feb 24 F89518
Townsend, Robert Jun 5 F93168
Townshend, Dorothy Oct 7 F96404
Townsend, Edward Oct 13 F96604
1950-1951
Towson, Raymond 4/24/1951 503827
Towson, Ella 7/05/1950 586005
Towson, Mitchell 2/05/1950 2724
Townsend, Florence 10/05/1951 748620
Townsend, Hattie 1/06/1951 79200
Townsend, Lettie 10/17/1951 558973
Townsend, Mary 10/10/1951 558751
Townsend, James 09/08/1950 797740
1952-1953
Towson, Louise 11/17/1952 11083
Towson, Ada 3/20/1953 862951
Townsend, Baby Girl 09/14/1952 8524
Townsend, Charles T 07/20/1952 746768
Townsend, S Edith 02/22/1952 741797
Townsend, Walter 06/29/1952 596156
Townsend, Antoinette 01/27/1953 928
Townsend, Clarence 08/30/1953 7774
Townsend, George T 09/27/1953 408674
Townshend, Mary E 09/13/1953 768290
How do I get a copy of these death certificates?
These death records are held in the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis. During the pandemic, the staff at the MSA worked tirelessly to make more records accessible to users from home, and fortunately for you, these death certificates were part of that. You can view them remotely from home here, but note that you will only be able to access death records for individuals who died more than 100 years ago.
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