Alexander Tours

Alexander was born on April 6th, 1816 in Paisley and his baptism took place on May 12th, 1816 in Paisley Abbey parish.¹ 

• Birth Notes
  • Name: Alexander Towers
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 12 May 1816
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Event Place (Original): Abbey Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
    Gender: Male
    Father's Name: William Towers
    Mother's Name: Janet Fulton
    
    
    GS Film Number: 1041088
    Digital Folder Number: 7
    
    Citing this Record
    "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQWL-CFZ : 11 February 2020), Janet Fulton in entry for Alexander Towers, 1816.

Alexander's father was William Tours and his mother was Janet Fulton.  His paternal grandparents were Michaill Towrs and Agnes Stewart; his maternal grandparents were William Fulton and Jean Urie. He had seven brothers and three sisters, named William, William, James, Michael, William, George, John, Cecilia, Agnes and Margaret.  He was the youngest of the eleven children.  He died before 1840.²