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William Moress & Agnes Tours

‌William and Agnes were married on December 11th, 1784 in Paisley Abbey parish.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Name: William Moreis
  Event Type: Marriage
  Event Date: 11 Dec 1784
  Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Event Place (Original): Abbey Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
  Gender: Male
  Spouse's Name: Agnes Tours
  Spouse's Gender: Female
  
  GS Film Number: 1041089
  Digital Folder Number: 7
  
  Citing this Record
  "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY31-NLC : 11 February 2020), Agnes Tours in entry for William Moreis, 1784.

They had two sons and five daughters, named William, Alexander, Agnes, Margaret, Janet, Hope and Margaret. Agnes and William were twins.

Personal Details
- William Moress
  - Birth Notes
    - possible child
      
      Name:     George Morris
      Age:     72
      Estimated birth year:     abt 1789
      Relationship:     Head
      Spouse's name :     Agness Morris
      Gender:     Male
      Where born:     Paisley, Renfrewshire
      Registration Number:     573/1
      Registration district:     Paisley High Church
      Civil Parish:     Paisley High Church
      County:     Renfrewshire
      Address:     36 Broomland St
      Occupation:     Cotton Hand Loom Weaver
      ED:     28
      Household schedule number:     6
      Line:     19
      Roll:     CSSCT1861_80
      
      Name:     Agness Morris
      Age:     63
      Estimated birth year:     abt 1798
      Relationship:     Wife
      Spouse's name :     George Morris
      Gender:     Female
      Where born:     Paisley, Renfrewshire
      
      Name:     Alexander Morris
      Age:     45
      Estimated birth year:     abt 1816
      Relationship:     Son
      Father's name:     George Morris
      Mother's name:     Agness Morris
      Gender:     Male
      Where born:     Paisley, Renfrewshire
      Registration Number:     573/1
      Registration district:     Paisley High Church
      Civil Parish:     Paisley High Church
      County:     Renfrewshire
      Address:     36 Broomland St
      Occupation:     Cotton Hand Loom Weaver
      
      Name:     Agness Morris
      Age:     36
      Estimated birth year:     abt 1825
      Relationship:     Daughter
      Father's name:     George Morris
      Mother's name:     Agness Morris
      Gender:     Female
      Where born:     Paisley, Renfrewshire
      Registration Number:     573/1
      Registration district:     Paisley High Church
      Civil Parish:     Paisley High Church
      County:     Renfrewshire
      Address:     36 Broomland St
      Occupation:     Thread Factory Winder
  He died before 1837.¹
  Agnes Tours
  Agnes was born on July 7th, 1763 in Paisley and her baptism took place there on July 10th, 1763.
  - Birth Notes
    - 10/07/1763    TURRS    AGNES    MICHAEL TURRS/AGNES STEWART FR282    F    Paisley Burgh or Low    /RENFREW    573/003 0010 0273
      
      Name     Agnes Turrs
      Gender     Female
      Christening Date     10 Jul 1763
      Christening Place     LOW CHURCH,PAISLEY,RENFREW,SCOTLAND
      Birth Date     07 Jul 1763
      Father's Name     Michael Turrs
      Mother's Name     Agnes Stewart
      Citing this Record
      
      "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X19N-R9G : 10 February 2018), Agnes Turrs, 07 Jul 1763; citing , reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,285.
      
      LDS: Christened 12-Nov-1769 in Abbey (Paisley), Renfrew, Scotland.
  She died at the age of 73 in January 1837 in Glasgow. She was buried in Glasgow.¹¹

Children
- Agnes Moress
  Agnes was born on December 31st, 1785 in Paisley and her baptism took place there on January 8th, 1786.²³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name     Agnes Moress
    Gender     Female
    Christening Date     08 Jan 1786
    Christening Place     LOW CHURCH, PAISLEY, RENFREW, SCOTLAND
    Birth Date     31 Dec 1785
    Father's Name     William Moress
    Mother's Name     Agnes Tours
    Citing this Record
    
    "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTJB-2D4 : 10 February 2018), Agnes Moress, 31 Dec 1785; citing , reference 2:17LVD3M, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,285.
  She died due to natural causes or old age, Old Age and Bed Sores, at the age of 74 on April 7th, 1860 in Glasgow.²
  William Moress
  William was born on December 31st, 1785 in Paisley and his baptism took place there on January 8th, 1786.
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name     William Moress
    Gender     Male
    Christening Date     08 Jan 1786
    Christening Place     LOW CHURCH, PAISLEY, RENFREW, SCOTLAND
    Birth Date     31 Dec 1785
    Father's Name     William Moress
    Mother's Name     Agnes Tours
    Citing this Record
    
    "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTJY-JF8 : 10 February 2018), William Moress, 31 Dec 1785; citing , reference 2:17LVD2F, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,285.
  Margaret Moress
  Margaret was born in December 1787 in Paisley and her baptism took place there on January 13th, 1788.
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name: Margrat Morriss
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1788
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Event Place (Original): Low Church, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
    Gender: Female
    Father's Name: William Morriss
    Mother's Name: Agness Tours
    
    GS Film Number: 1041285
    Digital Folder Number: 007908520
    
    Citing this Record
    "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMSD-3HX : 11 February 2020), Agness Tours in entry for Margrat Morriss, 1788.
  Janet Morris
  Janet was born on October 8th, 1789 in Glasgow.
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name    Janet Morris
    Sex    Female
    Birth Date    8 Oct 1789
    Birthplace    Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Birthplace (Original)    Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
    Father's Name    William Morris
    Mother's Name    Agnes Towers
    
    "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQHG-1SQ : 16 September 2021), Janet Morris, 1789.
  Alexander Morris
  Alexander was born in 1791 in Glasgow and his baptism took place there in 1791.
  - Birth Notes
    
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GVX5-7TX
  Hope Moncrieff Morris
  Hope was born on March 30th, 1794 in Glasgow.
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name    Hope Moncrieff Morris
    Sex    Female
    Birth Date    30 Mar 1794
    
    Birthplace    Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Birthplace (Original)    Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
    Father's Name    William Morris
    Father's Sex    Male
    Mother's Name    Agnes Towers
    Mother's Sex    Female
    
    "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQHP-TH3 : 16 September 2021), Hope Moncrieff Morris, 1794.
  Margaret Morris
  Margaret was born on November 14th, 1796 in Glasgow.
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name    Margaret Morris
    Sex    Female
    Birth Date    14 Nov 1796
    Birthplace    Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Birthplace (Original)    Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
    Father's Name    William Morris
    Mother's Name    Agnes Towers
    
    "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQHP-PX7 : 11 February 2020), Margaret Morris, 1796.

Family Timeline

¹ Agnes Towers 1837 burial
² Agnes Morris death
³ Agnes Walker 1851

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