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Thomas Lock Townsend was an active goldsmith, jeweller, and later a lodging house keeper and mechanical dentist in Cape Town from 1815 to 1849. Although his birth and death dates are unknown, records show he began his trade at 9 Berg Street in 1815, later working from various addresses including 23 Grave Street (1818), 6 Bree Street (1819), and 17 Strand Street (1820–1822). From 1823 to 1830, he returned to 9 Berg Street, then moved to 9 St Georges Street (1831–1839), where he expanded his craft to include silversmithing. By 1840, his focus shifted, operating an equipment store and fitting out warehouse at 15 (possibly 5) Shortmarket Street (1840–1841) and 23 Longmarket Street (1842–1843). From 1844 to 1846, he ran a lodging house at 10 Strand Street, before resuming his jewellery trade at Dixon Street (1847) and 49 St Georges Street (1848–1849), where he also worked as a mechanical dentist. He collaborated with John Townsend in 1824 and 1825 as goldsmiths and jewellers.