William Towers
William was born on January 17th, 1838 in
Paisley Abbey parish.
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- Birth Notes
Name: William Towers
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1838
Birth Place: , Abbey Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
Father: William Towers
Mother: Margaret Colquhoun
FHL Film Number: 1041090, 0889472
William's father was
William Tours and his mother was
Margaret Colquhoun. His paternal grandparents were
William Tours and
Janet Fulton. He had two brothers and six sisters, named
John,
Walter,
Margaret,
Janet,
Isabella,
Cecillia,
Elisabeth and
Christina. He was the third oldest of the nine children. He died due to kidney failure, Nephritis, 6 weeeks, at the age of 80 on February 26th, 1918 in
Toronto. He was buried in
Toronto.
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Occupation Details
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From 1861 to 1891 William's occupation was blacksmith in manufacturing.
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From 1871 his occupation was engine smith in manufacturing.
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From 1901 his occupation was Scotland China & Earthenware Merchant in sales.
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Whereabouts
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William lived in
Glasgow from 1876.
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- Occupancy/Contact Notes
- 1871: 26, Sandyfaulds Street, Govan, Hutchesontown living on same street in Govan as cousin William Towers
1881, 91: 155 Parliamentary Road, Barony, Glasgow
1901: Alexandra Parade Common Stair, 607, Dennistoun
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Individual Additional Information
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