Person:William Tow (2)

William Tow was baptised on 1st June 1729 at Foston in Lincolnshire, son of a William Tow and his wife Elizabeth. He appears to have been one of five children. On 7th August 1748, aged 19, William married a Mary Clark. They had four sons and a daughter together between 1749 and 1757. In 1759, William's parents appear to have both died at virtually the same time, both being buried on 28th September 1759.

In 1762, William's wife Mary died. About eighteen months later, William remarried. His second wife was Eleanor Dunn, and they were married at Westborough, the parish immediately north of Foston, on 14th May 1764. They would have another six children, although their eldest died young. Several of the baptisms of William's children record that he worked as a labourer. William died aged 47 being buried on 23rd May 1777. His youngest child, Samuel was buried eight days later. Eleanor outlived William by nearly 44 years, but never remarried.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Long Bennington (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1560-1933. (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Archives, 1991).

   Baptisms in Foston 1729: June 1 William the Son of William & Elizabeth Tow was Baptized

2. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Long Bennington (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1560-1933. (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Archives, 1991).

   Burials in Foston 1777. May 23. William Tow, Labourer