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Euphemia Towers

Euphemia was born in 1836 in Paisley.¹ Euphemia's father was Michael Towers and her mother was Janet Mathie. Her paternal grandparents were William Tours and Janet Fulton; her maternal grandparents were James Mathie and Euphan Cameron. She had a brother and six sisters, named William, Janet, Agnes, Ann, Margaret, <Unknown> and <Unknown>. She died at the age of 75 in 1911 in Paisley.

Death Notes
- Born in Paisley, Scotland; according to 1841, 51 census between 7-jun-1836 and 30-Mar-1837
  26 at wedding, suggesting born between 25-Nov-1838 and 24-Nov-1839
  57 in 1891 census, suggesting born between 1833 and 1834
  23 in 1861, suggesting born around 1838.
  
  Died in 1911, in Paisley, aged 73, again suggesting born around 1838.

Education Details
- Euphemia attended on a literacy program.
  - Education Notes
    - Illiterate: marked X on marriage certificate, also on husband's death cert.

Occupation Details
- Euphemia's occupation was threadmill worker.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1861: thread [?]

Whereabouts
- .²
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Before wedding: 12 Seedhill, Paisley, Scotland
      
      1891 census - a widow, living at 22 Incle St., Paisley.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Michaill Towrs
  
  William Tours
  - b.09 Oct 1767 in Paisley d.12 Sep 1844 in Paisley
  
  Agnes Stewart
  
  Michael Towers
  - b.24 Nov 1805 in Paisley d.01 Oct 1879 in Paisley
  
  William Fulton
  
  Janet Fulton
  - b.27 Aug 1770 in Paisley d.< 1841
  
  Robert Urie
  
  Jean Urie
  - b.02 Jan 1741 in Paisley
  
  Katherine Finlay
  
  Euphemia Towers
  - b.1836 in Paisley d.1911 in Paisley
  
  John Mathie
  - b. in Paisley
  
  James Mathie
  - b.11 Apr 1785 in Paisley d.24 Nov 1857 at Paisley Abbey
  
  Mary Brown
  - b. in Paisley
  
  Janet Mathie
  - b.30 Mar 1806 at Paisley Abbey d.28 Jul 1884 in Paisley
  
  James Cameron
  - b. in Glasgow
  
  Euphan Cameron
  - b.31 Oct 1785 in Glasgow d.22 Nov 1851 in Paisley
  
  Daniel Morison
  
  Sarah Morison
  - b.18 Oct 1760 in Glasgow
  
  Euphan Beatson

Personal Timeline

Details of Euphemia's family with Archibald Kerr

¹ Towers Kerr marriage
² Archibald Kerr 1881

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