12A Townley Road1


12 Townley Road was build in 1930. The designation is Block 3608, Lot 6.2
The occupants of 12A Townley Road were:

#1. Winthrop J. Means (1935.)
Winthrop J. Means married Margaret V.3 Winthrop J. Means was an engineer in 1937, but no occupation was listed in 1935.3,4 Winthrop was listed in 1935 at 12A Townley Road, and in 1937 at 363 Spring Ave, Ridgewood.


#2. Claire L. Davis (1937).
     see 13-17 Plaza Road South for her biography. Ann E. Taylor was living with her.


#3. Howard Speer (1940).
     See 343 Howard Ave for his biography.
The monthly rent in 1940 was $52.5
In the 1940 census the house number was listed as 3A. It is not clear, that Howard Speer actually lived in this house, but he was enumerated between William Hanann and Earl Whitmore. Those house numbers were also wrong, but William was listed in the 1939 and 1941 directories at the same address, and Earl was at that address in 1939. Note taht WIlliam's name was misspelled (Hanann instead of Hanemann.)


#4. John E. Catlin (from 1941 to 1946.)
John E. Catlin married Eleanor J (or S.)4,6 John E. Catlin was a vice-president in New York. In 1941 he was a salesman.4 John was listed in 1937 at 11 Bancroft Place, in 1939 as removed to Connecticut, and in 1941-6 at 12A Townley Road. Howard was listed in 1930 at 12 Arlington Place, in 1931 at 325 Howard Ave, then in 1933 at 2 Ashburn Place, in 1935 at 20A Townley Road, in 1937-9 at 341 Howard Ave, in 1940 at 12A Townley Road, in 1944 at 302-H5 Highstreet, in 1946 at 302-F7 Highstreet, and in 1960 at 343 Howard Ave. In 1941 they were living at Fair Lawn Ave, which is not Radburn.


#5. Herbert Millington (1960).
     see 319 Howard Ave for his biography.


#6. Charles M. O'Connor (from 1962 to 1964).
     see 13-05 Plaza Road South for his biography.


#7. Richard Johansen (from 1966 to 1968.)
Richard was listed in 1964 at 8A Townley Road, and in 1966-1968 at 12A Townley Road.


#8. David Rein (from 1970 to 1973.)
David was listed in 1968 at 4B Townley Road, in 1970-1973 at 12A Townley Road, and in 1973 also at 18 Brearly Crescent.


In 1931-33 and 1939 it was listed as vacant.

Citations

  1. [S6] 1933 Directory.
  2. [S80] New Jersey Tax Records, online http://www.njtaxrecords.net/
  3. [S7] 1935 Directory.
  4. [S8] 1937 Directory.
  5. [S2] 1940 Federal Census, T627: ED 2-94, sheet 6B (1406), line 72-75.
  6. [S10] 1941 Directory.