ople ▁from ▁W ilt shire ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁Category : 1 6 9 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 6 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁death ▁missing ▁Category : Date ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown <0x0A> </s> ▁Cha un cy ▁H are ▁Town sh end , ▁whose ▁surname ▁was ▁sp elt ▁by ▁his ▁parents ▁as ▁Town send ▁( 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁God al ming , ▁Sur rey ▁– ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 8 ), ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁English ▁poet , ▁cl erg yman , ▁mes mer ist , ▁collect or , ▁d ile tt ante ▁and ▁hy po ch ond ri ac . ▁He ▁is ▁mostly ▁remembered ▁for ▁be que ath ing ▁his ▁collections ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁K ens ington ▁Museum ▁( now ▁the ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Albert ▁Museum ) ▁and ▁the ▁Wis be ch ▁& ▁Fen land ▁Museum ▁in ▁Wis be ch , ▁Camb rid ges hire . ▁He ▁added ▁an ▁' h ' ▁to ▁his ▁surname ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁upon ▁inher iting ; ▁his ▁first ▁name ▁was ▁often ▁sp elled ▁" Ch a un ce y ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Town sh end ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁son ▁of ▁Henry ▁H are ▁Town send , ▁whose ▁mat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁Henry ▁H are , ▁ 3 rd ▁Baron ▁Col era ine , ▁and ▁whose ▁father ▁( and ▁thus ▁Cha un cy