John Tours
John was born on August 14th, 1813 in
Paisley and his baptism took place on October 3rd, 1813 in
Paisley Abbey parish.
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John'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,
Alexander,
Cecilia,
Agnes and
Margaret. He was the second youngest of the eleven children. He died due to a medical problem, general paralysis, at the age of 55 on December 10th, 1868 in
Springburn.
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