William
Towerton
Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Daniel Towerton
and Ann (Adams) Towerton
Brother of
Elizabeth Ann (Towerton) Morris, Jane Irene (Towerton) Sandeman, John Stephen Towerton, Frederick Towerton and Minnie Lavinia (Towerton) Young
Husband of
Elizabeth Mary (Higgins) Towerton
— married
1877 in Queensland, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
John Towerton, Henry Towerton, William Towerton, Minnie (Towerton) Waterhouse, James Towerton, Frederick Towerton, Unnamed Towerton, Thomas Towerton, Irene Towerton, Daniel Towerton, Arthur Towerton, Ethel Towerton, Hester Towerton and Ivy (Towerton) Rooney
Died
at about age 71
in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jan 2018
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Biography
William Towerton was born in 1853 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.
William Towerton migrated from England to Queensland.
Together with his parents and siblings, William migrated to Australia aboard the Irene; departing London on 13th July 1858 and arriving at Port Adelaide on 5th November 1858. The family then made their way to Queensland, where they settled.
William married Elizabeth Higgins in 1877 in Queensland. They had 14 children, four of whom died in infancy, and another in his early teens.
William was a bookmaker, having completed his apprenticeship under William Oldham of Ipswich.
He passed away in 1925 and is buried in Ipswich Cemetery.
Sources
- UK FreeBMD births Mar qtr 1853 vol 3a page 392
- QLD BDM marriages C399/1877
- QLD BDM deaths C2127/1925
- Trove - National Library of Australia: Queensland Times Obituary, William Towerton
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