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Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston 1503–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Mar 1541

Death Location: Craigs Castle, Antrim, Ireland

Father: Sir Houston

Mother: Janet Cuningham

Spouse(s): Agnes Hopringle

Children(s): John Houston, Sir Houston

Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston was born in 1503 in Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Patrick Of That Ilk Houston And Janet Cuningham. Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston married Agnes Of Torsonce Hopringle, and had children including John Houston, Sir Patrick Of That Ilk Houston. Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston passed away in 1541 in Craigs Castle, Antrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston was born in 1503 in Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Patrick Of That Ilk Houston And Janet Cuningham.
  • Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston married Agnes Of Torsonce Hopringle, and had children including John Houston, Sir Patrick Of That Ilk Houston.
  • Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston passed away in 1541 in Craigs Castle, Antrim, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Earl Houston's Ancestors

Self
Earl Houston
1503–1541
Birth Place: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Patrick of That Ilk Houston
1492–1526
Galloway, Dumfrieshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Cuningham
1480–
Glencairn, Dumfrieshire, Scltland
Grandparents
Sir (Peter Houston of that) Ilk
1452–1513
Scotland
Helen Schaw
1444–1514
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ilk
1398–1456
Elizabeth Sinclair
1452–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ilk
1370–1450
Maria Colquhoun
1380–1456
William Caithness
1404–1480
Elizabeth Caithness
1394–1451

Earl Houston's Descendants

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Earl (Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart) Houston (1503–11 Mar 1541) m. Agnes (of Torsonce) Hopringle (1507–)
  1. 1. John Houston 1566–1609
    1. 1. John (Houstoun) III 1600–1662 m. Margaret Stirling 1550–1629
      1. 1. Ludovick Houstoun 1590–1662 m. Margaret Maxwell 1604–1662
        1. 1. Sir (Patrick Houston) Baronet 1606–1696 m. Anne Hamilton 1630–1680
  2. 2. Sir (Patrick of That Ilk) Houston 1529–1605

Earl Houston's Timeline

7 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston in Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1520
1520
Age 17
Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston was married in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1527
1527
Age 24
Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston was married in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1537
1537
Age 34
Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston was married in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1541
1541
Age 38
Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston was married in Scotland
Scotland
1541
11 Mar 1541
Age 38
Death of Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston in Craigs Castle, Antrim, Ireland
Craigs Castle, Antrim, Ireland
1614
17 Nov 1614
Age 111
Earl Sir John II, 3rd Atholl Stewart Houston was married in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1614
    Event Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1541
    Event Place: Craigs Castle, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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