William
Towers
Born in Winkfield, Berkshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of William Towers
and Mary Collyer
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rebecca (Turner) Towers
— married
13 May 1813 (to 23 Oct 1852) in St Mary, Ealing, London
Descendants 
Father of
William Towers, Solomon Towers, Rebecca (Towers) Catten, Louisa Towers, Eliza Towers, Henry Towers and George Henry Towers
Died
at about age 86
in St John's Place, Richmond, Surrey
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jun 2015
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Biography
William Towers was born at Winkfield in Berkshire and was baptised at Chobham in Surrey on the 3rd of December 1766, son of William Towers and Mary. [1] Winkfield, though in Berkshire, is less than ten miles from Chobham in Surrey.
William, who laboured on the roads, found his way to Ealing in Middlesex where on the 13th of May 1813 he married Rebecca Turner [2] who had been born in Chobham about 1790. They settled in Richmond. [3] Seven children were born during their marriage.
William was 86 at the time of the 1851 Census living at 15 St John's Place, Richmond with Rebecca 62 who was on Parish relief. Their seven year old granddaughter, Louisa Towers, was living with them. [4]
William died the following year. [5] He was buried on the 30th of October at St Mary Magdalene, Richmond.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 (St Lawrence, Chobham, Surrey 3 Dec 1766 William Towers son of William and Mary Towers)
- ↑ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 (St Mary, Ealing 13 May 1813 William Towers married Rebecca Turner)
- ↑ 1841 Census of England
Kew Foot Lane, Richmond, Surrey, EnglandFirst Name Last Name Relationship Marital Status Gender Age Occupation Birth Place William Towers - - Male 70 Labourer Surrey Rebecca Towers - - Female 50 - Surrey Louisa Towers - - Female 20 - Surrey George Towers - - Male 13 - Surrey - ↑ 1851 Census of England
15 St John's Place, Richmond, Surrey, EnglandFirst Name Last Name Relationship Marital Status Gender Age Occupation Birth Place William Towers Head Married Male 86 Formerly worked on roads Winkfield Rebecca Towers Wife Married Female 62 Receiving relief from the parish Chobham, Surrey Louise Towers Granddaughter - Female 7 - Richmond - ↑ England and Wales death index (Registered Richmond 1852 4th qu William Towers)
- ↑ Surrey, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1997 (St Mary Magdalene, Richmond (30 Oct 1852 William Towers aged 88)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
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