Person:Helen McLehose (1)

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Helen McLehose
 
  • HJames TowersAbt 1757 - Abt 1820
  • WHelen McLehoseAbt 1771 -
  1. William Towers1805 - 1870
Facts and Events
Name Helen McLehose
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1771 Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marriage to James Towers

James Touris (1757 Quoigs, Dunblane, Stirlingshire- ?1820 Glasgow) and Helen McLehose (b. bef 1775) had son William Towers Clark (29jul1805 Glasgow-23apr1870 Glasgow) who married (1851) Isabella Romanes Curle (1826 Melrose, Roxburghshire-24aug1892 Edinburgh) (ancestry.com tree). James Touris/Towers was professor at Glasgow University Medical faculty (ancestry.com tree). James Towers was educated at Edinburgh, married Helen, daughter of James Maclehose of Newlands, d. 1820, father of Towers Clark, Glasgow solicitor (Memorials of Faculty of Medicine, Glasgow). Scottish archives have a copy of the marriage contract (1822) and inventory (1826, Glasgow) of James Towers, surgeon in Glasgow, spouse of Helen Hozier formerly McLehose (scotlandspeople). Will of Helen Towers alias Hozier, widow of James Towers, professor of midwifery at Glasgow Univ., reg 1850 Glasgow (scotlandspeople).

In 1841 the Towers family (b. Lanarkshire) were at 144 Bath St., Barony: Mrs. Helen (1771, independent), Helen (1801, independt), Margt (1801, independt), Robt (1806, merchant) and William (1806, writer) (census, freecen site).

References
  1.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).