William Tours
William was born on February 14th, 1808 in
Paisley and his baptism took place on February 21st, 1808 at
High Church, Paisley.
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- Birth Notes
21/02/1808 TOWRS WILLIAM WILLIAM TOWRS/JANET FULTON FR1160 M Abbey /RENFREW 559/ 0030 0379
Name: William Towrs
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 21 Feb 1808
Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): Abbey Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
Gender: Male
Father's Name: William Towrs
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-Q3R : 11 February 2020), Janet Fulton in entry for William Towrs, 1808.
William'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,
George,
John,
Alexander,
Cecilia,
Agnes and
Margaret. He was the fourth youngest of the eleven children. He died due to natural causes or old age, General debility, 3 months, paralysis of bladder, at the age of 74 on February 3rd, 1883 in
Paisley.
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- Death Notes
Reported death of sister Cecilia
death reported by son Walter
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Occupation Details
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From 1851 William's occupation was handloom weaver in manufacturing.
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From 1841 his occupation was silk hand loom weaver in manufacturing.
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From 1861 his occupation was plaid weaver in manufacturing.
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From 1871 his occupation was wool weaver in manufacturing.
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From 1876 his occupation was shawl weaver in manufacturing.
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From 1878 his occupation was shawl manufacturer in manufacturing.
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From 1881 his occupation was Hand Loom Weaver (Retired) in manufacturing.
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Whereabouts
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William lived in
Paisley.
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- Occupancy/Contact Notes
- 1841: 5 West Campbell St
1851: 34 Thread St
1854: 4 Thread Street
1866, 1868: 5 Thread St.
1876, 1878: 1 High St. Paisley
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Individual Additional Information
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