William Towell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

William married Jessie MacDuff

Details of William's marriage are not known.

He had the following children from his marriage to Jessie MacDuff:

- Jean Rairety Towell	born on 16 August 1911 in Motherwell, Scotland.
- Joseph MacDuff Towell
- Henrietta Lavender Towell

Details of William's occupation are not known.

William died around 1916.   The cause of his death was a motorbike accident.  

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	Death information supplied by Stephen Collinson.