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Archibald Alston 1776–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1776

Birth Location: Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire

Death Date: 1852

Death Location: Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire

Father: William Alston

Mother: Margerat Pairman

Spouse(s): Isabella Boyes

Children(s): Mary Alston, Margaret Alston, Isabella *, Eliza *, William *, John *, David Alston, James ^

Archibald Alston was born in 1776 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, the child of William Alston And Margerat Pairman. In 1776, Archibald Alston resided in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Archibald Alston married Isabella Or Elizabeth Boyes, and had children including David Alston, Eliza Henderson Alston, Isabella Alston, James Alston, John Alston, Margaret Alston, Mary Alston, William Alston. Archibald Alston passed away in 1852 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire.

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Biography

  • Archibald Alston was born in 1776 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, the child of William Alston And Margerat Pairman.
  • In 1776, Archibald Alston resided in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Archibald Alston married Isabella Or Elizabeth Boyes, and had children including David Alston, Eliza Henderson Alston, Isabella Alston, James Alston, John Alston, Margaret Alston, Mary Alston, William Alston.
  • Archibald Alston passed away in 1852 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Alston
1737–
Birth Location: Dunsyre Lanarkshire
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Margerat Pairman
1737–1776
Birth Location: Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Boyes
1801–1884
Birth Location: Whiteknowe, Hutton & Corrie, Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire
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Children(s)

Mary Alston
1825–1904
Birth Location: Templand Village, Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
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Margaret Alston
1815–1884
Birth Location: Middlebie, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isabella *
1835–1885
Birth Location: Templand Village, Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
I*
Eliza *
1816–
Birth Location: Templand Village, Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
E*
William *
1820–1898
Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
W*
John *
1823–
Birth Location: Templand Village, Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
J*
David Alston
1831–1898
Birth Location: Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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James ^
1833–1921
Birth Location: Templand Village, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
J^

Archibald Alston's Ancestors

Self
Archibald Alston
1776–1852
Birth Place: Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire
Parents
William Alston
1737–
Dunsyre Lanarkshire
Margerat Pairman
1737–1776
Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Alstoun
1702–
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Sinclare
1702–
Scotland, United Kingdom
John Pairman
1698–
Broughton, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Thomson
1707–
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Alston
1675–1740
Elizabeth Paterson
1678–1719
John Pairman
1675–
Janet Marshall
1677–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Archibald Alston's Descendants

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Archibald Alston (26 Apr 1776–1852) m. Isabella (or Elizabeth) Boyes (20 Jan 1801–5 May 1884)
  1. 1. Mary Alston 1825–1904 m. Thomas Armstrong 1825–1914
    1. 1. Francis Armstrong 1850–1859
    2. 2. Mary Armstrong 1853– m. John Anderson 1856–
      1. 1. John Anderson 1879–
      2. 2. Agnes (Beathe) Anderson 1881–
    3. 3. Margaret Armstrong 1866–1939 m. William (Park) Bell –1940
      1. 1. David (Archibald Armstrong Bell) 8th 1901–1994 m. Janet Bell 1908–1964
        1. 1. William (Park) Bell 1935–2020 m. Carol (Fisher) Leckie 1940–2004
        2. 2. Helen Bell 1943–2018 m. Arthur (Wylie) Irving 1943–2021
      2. 2. William (Bell) 1st 1888–1974 m. Sarah (Ann) Bell 1889–1966
        1. 1. Agnes Bell 1915–
        2. 2. William ((Wull)) Bell 1917–1945
        3. 3. George ((Geordie)) Bell 1919–1975 m. Sarah Hogg –2023
        4. 4. Annie Bell 1921–
        5. 5. Peter Bell 1924–
        6. 6. John Bell 1926–
        7. 7. Margaret (Armstrong) Bell 1914–1929
        8. 8. Helen (Irving) Bell 1914–
      3. 3. Margaret (A (Mary - Poll) Bell) 2nd 1889–1918
      4. 4. Esther ((Ett) Bell) 3rd 1890–1988 m. Robert Clements 1886–1925 m. Robert ((Bob)) Lockart 1908–
        1. 1. Robert Clements 1912–1959 m. Mary (Eleanor Stevenson) Scott 1920–2018
        2. 2. Mary Clements 1914–
        3. 3. George (Bell) Clements 1920–1977 m. Helen Scott 1920–2009
      5. 5. Thomas (Bell) 4th 1892–1983 m. Dorothy (Nellie) Botley 1898–1982
        1. 1. George Bell 1919–1994 m. Ruth (Estelle) Gavel 1922–2001
        2. 2. Herbert (Harry Botley "huddy") Bell 1925–2009 m. Shirley (Annie) Bergman 1928–1997
        3. 3. William (Park) Bell 1924–1994
        4. 4. Richard (Bedford Bennett (Dick)) Bell 1929–2011 m. Betty (Louise) Plant 1933–2018
        5. 5. Margaret Bell 1920–2009
      6. 6. Janet ((Jen) Bell) 5th 1895–1976 m. Jack Swan 1890–
      7. 7. Margaret ((Meg) Bell) 7th 1899– m. John Grafton 1894–
        1. 1. Margaret (A (Peg)) Bell 1917–2003
      8. 8. Francis (Armstrong (Frank) Bell twin) 10th 1905– m. Marion Grant 1902–1955
      9. 9. Elizabeth ((Bessie) Bell twin) 10th 1905–1984 m. John Nugent 1898–1981
        1. 1. John ((Jack)) Nugent 1925–2013 m. Rose (Dignum Conway) McArdle 1934–2002
        2. 2. William (Park Bell) Nugent 1927–2008 m. Sarah Cravens 1939–2013
        3. 3. Hannah (Isabella Jean) Nugent 1938–2019 m. Gordon Bell 1930–1996
        4. 4. Francis (Common (Frank)) Nugent 1940–1997
      10. 10. George (Bell) 6th 1896–1917
      11. 11. John (Howat Wylie Bell) 9th 1903– m. Sarah (Palmer) Nicholson 1900–
      12. 12. Jean (Bell) 12th 1907–1970
      13. 13. John (Common (Com) Bell) 13th 1909–1995 m. Agnes ((Nancy)) Irving 1909–2002
      14. 14. Isabella ((Ella) Bell) 14th 1911–1988
    4. 4. Esther Armstrong 1857– m. William Davidson 1866–
    5. 5. Francis Armstrong 1859–1922 m. Isabella Buck 1868–1933
      1. 1. Isabella Armstrong 1910–
      2. 2. Thomas Armstrong 1892–1967 m. Margaret Ward 1898–1964
        1. 1. Francis Armstrong –1995
      3. 3. Alexander Armstrong 1894–1973 m. Janet (Clark) Reid 1899–1974
        1. 1. Isabella Armstrong 1929–2019
      4. 4. Archibald Armstrong 1890–1915
      5. 5. Francis (John) Armstrong 1896–1968
        1. 1. Francis Armstrong 1928–2021
      6. 6. Dora (Hope) Armstrong 1899–1996
      7. 7. Ella Armstrong 1900–
    6. 6. Jane Armstrong 1861–1941 m. James McRobert 1857–1943
      1. 1. Jane McRobert 1888–
      2. 2. Archibald McRobert 1890–1948 m. Myrtle (Margaret) Johnstone 1898–1954
        1. 1. Joan (Margaret Rose) Beckett 1930–1987
        2. 2. Ian McRobert 1927–1997
        3. 3. Peter (Archibald) McRobert 1921–2003
        4. 4. Karen ("Betty" Isobel McRobert) Carson 1925–2002
        5. 5. "Bobbie" (Robert Bruce) McRobert 1929–1991
      3. 3. Isabella McRobert 1892–1970
      4. 4. Peter McRobert 1895–1917
      5. 5. Jean McRobert 1892–1942
        1. 1. Ian McRobert 1917–1973
      6. 6. Thomas Armstrong 1883–
      7. 7. Mary Armstrong 1880– m. James Jardine 1877–
        1. 1. Thomas Jardine 1900–
    7. 7. John Armstrong 1863–1942 m. Margaret Colvin 1865–1917
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Armstrong 1887–1893
      2. 2. Williamina (Colvin) Armstrong 1889–1893
      3. 3. Archibald (John) Armstrong 1894–1978
      4. 4. Thomas (William) Armstrong 1898–1973 m. Sarah (Ann) Johnstone 1895–1966
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Armstrong 1926–1986
        2. 2. Agnes Armstrong 1925–1996
        3. 3. Thomas (Andrew) Armstrong 1922–1983
    8. 8. Archibald Armstrong 1856–1880
    9. 9. Isabella Armstrong 1851–1919 m. Robert Nicol 1850–1938
      1. 1. Elizabeth Nichol 1872–1949 m. William Little 1876–1958
        1. 1. John Little 1906–1974
      2. 2. Mary (Alston) Nicol 1874–
      3. 3. Christina Nichol 1877–
      4. 4. Agnes (Murray) Nichol 1880–1963 m. William Anderson 1872–1932
      5. 5. Margaret (Jane Armstrong) Nichol 1887–1958
      6. 6. Esther Nichol 1889–1962 m. James (Anderson) Patterson 1881–1953
      7. 7. Thomas (Armstrong) Nichol 1892–
      8. 8. Robert Nichol 1899–
      9. 9. James Nicol 1885–1961
  2. 2. Margaret Alston 1815–1884
  3. 3. Isabella (Alston) * 1835–1885
  4. 4. Eliza ((Henderson) Alston) * 1816–
  5. 5. William (Alston) * 1820–1898
  6. 6. John (Alston) * 1823–
  7. 7. David Alston 1831–1898
  8. 8. James (Alston) ^ 1833–1921

Archibald Alston's Timeline

5 Records

1776
26 Apr 1776
Birth of Archibald Alston in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire
Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire
1776
28 Apr 1776
Archibald Alston was baptized in , Symington, Lanark, Scotland
, Symington, Lanark, Scotland
1776
1776
Archibald Alston resided here in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 65
Archibald Alston resided here in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1852
1852
Age 76
Death of Archibald Alston in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire
Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1776
    Event Place: Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1776
    Event Place: , Symington, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Lochmaben; ED: 1A; Page: 14; Line: 1210; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire
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