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Helen Hamilton Towers (Nellie)

Helen Towers Lafferty

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Helen was born on December 27th, 1877 in Paisley.¹

Birth Notes
- 1878 TOWERS HELEN HAMILTON F ABBEY BURGH /RENFREW 559/01 0017 VIEW (5 CREDITS)

Helen's father was William Towers and her mother was Jane Fraser. Her paternal grandparents were Michael Towers and Janet Mathie; her maternal grandparents were Alexander Fraser and Helen Hamilton. She had four brothers and five sisters, named William, William, Alexander, Archibald, Janet, Margaret, Janet, Mary and Jane. She was the fifth oldest of the ten children. She died due to a respiratory problem and/or pneumonia, pneumonia, after broken hip, at the age of 85 on February 2nd, 1963 in Connecticut. She was buried in Ansonia.¹

Death Notes
- Died at Griffin Hospital, Derby, New Haven, CT, USA. Buried in Pine Grove Cemetary, Ansonia, CT, USA.

General Notes
- known as Nellie

Occupation Details
- From 1891 Helen's occupation was Draper's message girl in sales.²
  
  From 1901 her occupation was Thread Spooler.³

Whereabouts
- Helen lived in Paisley for thirty-one years and nine months from December 27th, 1877 to September 1909.⁴
  
  She lived in Ansonia from September 1909.⁴

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
  
  William Towers
  - b.1842 in Paisley d.13 Mar 1926 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
  
  Helen Hamilton Towers
  - b.27 Dec 1877 in Paisley d.02 Feb 1963 in Connecticut
  
  Alexander Fraser
  - d.<  1858
  
  Alexander Fraser
  - b.01 May 1803 in Mauchline d.05 Sep 1858 in Paisley
  
  John Adamson
  
  Isabella Adamson
  - b.10 Jun 1773 in Galston d.<  1858
  
  <Unknown>
  
  Jane Fraser
  - b.04 Apr 1846 in Paisley d.09 May 1929 in Paisley
  
  Thomas Hamilton
  - d.<  1855
  
  Helen Hamilton
  - b.1804 in Old Cumnock d.23 Jul 1855 in Paisley
  
  John McLatchie
  - b.1737 d.Aug 1797
  
  Janet McLatchie
  - b.27 Dec 1772 in Old Cumnock d.<23 Jul 1855
  
  Janet Crawford
  - b.1750 d.Nov 1800

Personal Timeline

Details of Helen's family with Malcolm Thomson Lafferty

¹ Patricia Woellmer, research
² William Towers 1891
³ William Towers 1901
⁴ Lafferty manifest, 1909

Source/Citation Paisley High Church Communicant Rolls

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