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William Towers

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William was born in 1842 in Paisley.¹²

Birth Notes
- Reported death of his father and mother
  Born between 6 Apr-1842 and 3-Apr-1843 according to 1881 & 91 censuses, however age 84 at death suggests between 14-Mar-1841 and 13-mar-1842
  1861 census aged 19 suggests between 8-Apr-1841 and 8-Apr-1842.

William's father was Michael Towers and his mother was Janet Mathie. His paternal grandparents were William Tours and Janet Fulton; his maternal grandparents were James Mathie and Euphan Cameron. He had six sisters named Janet, Euphemia, Agnes, Ann, Maggie and <Unknown>. He died due to heart disease, Cardiac Dilatation, at the age of 84 on March 13th, 1926 in Paisley.³

Death Notes
- Died at 51 Seedhill Rd, Paisley.
  Death reported by son Alex.

General Notes
- Witness at sister Euphemia's wedding
  
  A heavy drinker. Like to go to the Ayr races - the story was that you never knew if he would come home with even his shirt (as told by Archibald to his daughters).

Occupation Details
- From 1861 William's occupation was Iron turner in manufacturing.¹
  - Occupation Notes
    - Journeyman Iron turner
  From 1881 his occupation was iron turner engineer works in manufacturing.⁴
  From 1911 his occupation was iron turner in manufacturing.⁵
  - Occupation Notes
    - working in a cotton mill

Whereabouts
- William lived in Port Glasgow for four years from 1869 to before 1873.⁶
  He lived in Paisley for 84 years from 1842 to 1926.⁴
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - 1875,76: 3 Love St, Paisley
      1881, 1884 (mother's death) and
      1891 census: 30 Glen St, Paisley. 3 rooms with windows
      1901, 1911 25 Seedhill Rd
      1926: 51 Seedhill Rd.
      Valuation Rolls
      TOWERS
      WILLIAM
      Tenant Occupier
      HOUSE 51 SEEDHILL ROAD
      PAISLEY
      1925
      VR006600112
  He lived at 25 Seedhill Rd, Paisley for ten years from 1901 to 1911.⁵

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Michaill Towrs
  
  William Tours
  - b.09 Oct 1767 in Paisley d.12 Sep 1844 in Paisley
  
  Agnes Stewart
  - b. in Paisley
  
  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.1840 in Paisley
  
  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.1750 in Paisley d.1793
  
  James Mathie
  - b.11 Apr 1785 in Paisley d.24 Nov 1857 in Paisley Abbey parish
  
  Mary Brown
  - b.1755 in Paisley d.1793
  
  Janet Mathie
  - b.05 Mar 1806 in Paisley Abbey parish 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

Individual Additional Information

Details of William's family with Jane Fraser

¹ Michael Towers 1861
² William Towers 1881
³ William Towers death cert.
⁴ William Towers 1891
⁵ Towers 1911
⁶ William Towers 1871
Further sources/citations:
Paisley High Church Communicant Rolls, William Towers 1901, Towers 1921

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