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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3470 people with the Towers surname? In that year Towers was ranked number 1210 for popularity in the UK. |
Towers records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"TOWERS. Nisbet says the family of Towers of Inverleith descended from Walter Towers, a Frenchman, merchant in Edinburgh in the reign of David n (i, p. 99). William de Tours, vallet of Scotland, was made prisoner in a battle on the March of Scotland, 1359 (Bain, rv, 40). Johannes de Turribus, charter witness in Edinburgh, 1397 (RMS., i, App. i, 157); and John ofTouris had a safe conduct in England, 1423 (Bain, rv, 940). John de Turribus was witness in Edinburgh, 1426 (Egidii, p. 47), and David de Turribus is recorded dominus de Blakburne in the same year (LSC., 119). William de Turribus de Crawmond, 1413 (CDE., 21), William de Towris witnessed a St. Leonard's charter, 1457, and Peter de Towris was witness in Edinburgh, 1462 ( (Neubotle, 284, 290). Thomas Touris, bailie of the barony of Dunkeld within Auchtertool, 1508 813, appears as Towris, Thouris, Towres (Rent. Dunk.}. "Schir Alexander Towris off Innerleyth" in record, 1522 (Rental). Dame Jeene or Jonet Towris, a religious of North Berwick, 1539-48 (CMN., 56, 65). George Towris had sasine of land in Haddington, 1558 (ER.), and Sir George Touris was retoured heir of his father, John Touris of Innerleyth, 1605 (Retours, Edinburgh, 153). Toures 1610, Towres 1630, Towrys 1522. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Towers Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Towers Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Towers family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4253 people with the Towers surname in the UK? Towers is now ranked number 1378 for popularity in the UK. |
Towers Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Towers surname in the USA? Towers is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Towers Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Towers family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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