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John Houston 11GGF 1556–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1556

Birth Location: Houston Castle - Renfrewshire County, Scotland

Death Date: 5 May 1610

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire County, Scotland

Father: Patrick 12GGF

Mother: Janet 12GGM

Spouse(s): Margaret 11GGM, Elizabeth Stewart

Children(s): Helen 10GGM, Ludovick Houston, William Houston, Jean Houstoun, Patrick Houstoun, James Houstoun, Archibald Houstoun, Andrew Houstoun, Margaret Houstoun, Elizabeth Houston, John Houston, Mary Houston

In 1556, John Houston 11GGF entered the world in Houston Castle - Renfrewshire County, Scotland, born to Patrick Houstoun 12Ggf And Janet Cunningham 12Ggm. John Houston 11GGF married Elizabeth Stewart, Margaret Stirling 11Ggm, and had children including Andrew Houstoun, Archibald Houstoun, Elizabeth Houston, Helen Houston 10Ggm, James Houstoun, Jean Houstoun, John Houston, Ludovick Houston, Margaret Houstoun, Mary Houston, Patrick Houstoun, William Houston. John Houston 11GGF passed away in 1610 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire County, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1556, John Houston 11GGF entered the world in Houston Castle - Renfrewshire County, Scotland, born to Patrick Houstoun 12Ggf And Janet Cunningham 12Ggm.
  • John Houston 11GGF married Elizabeth Stewart, Margaret Stirling 11Ggm, and had children including Andrew Houstoun, Archibald Houstoun, Elizabeth Houston, Helen Houston 10Ggm, James Houstoun, Jean Houstoun, John Houston, Ludovick Houston, Margaret Houstoun, Mary Houston, Patrick Houstoun, William Houston.
  • John Houston 11GGF passed away in 1610 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire County, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick 12GGF
1529–1600
Birth Location: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Janet 12GGM
1529–1612
Birth Location: Craigends,,Renfrewshire,Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret 11GGM
1566–1626
Birth Location: Keir, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Stewart
1550–1622
Birth Location: Rufford, Nottinghamshire, , England
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Children(s)

Helen 10GGM
1598–1690
Birth Location: Houston, Renfrewshire County, Scotland
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Ludovick Houston
1590–1662
Birth Location: Houstoun, Renfrewshire County, Scotland
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William Houston
1590–
Birth Location: –
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Jean Houstoun
1591–1630
Birth Location: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Patrick Houstoun
1602–1662
Birth Location: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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James Houstoun
1604–1609
Birth Location: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Archibald Houstoun
1606–1622
Birth Location: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Andrew Houstoun
1612–1680
Birth Location: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Margaret Houstoun
1620–1690
Birth Location: Houstoun Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Houston
1598–1635
Birth Location: Houston, Renfrewshire County, Scotland
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John Houston
1590–1662
Birth Location: Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Mary Houston
1589–1687
Birth Location: Houston, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John 11GGF's Ancestors

Self
John 11GGF
1556–1610
Birth Place: Houston Castle - Renfrewshire County, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Houstoun 12GGF
1529–1600
Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Janet (Cunningham) 12GGM
1529–1612
Craigends,,Renfrewshire,Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John 11GGF's Descendants

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John (Houston) 11GGF (11 Jan 1556–5 May 1610) m. Margaret (Stirling) 11GGM (1566–1626) m. Elizabeth Stewart (1550–Jun 1622)
  1. 1. Helen (Houston) 10GGM 1598–1690 m. John (Schaw (Shaw)) 10GGF 1597–1679
    1. 1. John (Shaw) 9GGF 1622–1693 m. Jean (Mure) 9GGM 1622–1722
      1. 1. Margaret (Shaw) 8GGM 1654– m. John (Hamilton) 8GGF 1668–1729
        1. 1. John (Hamilton) 7GGF 1696–1729 m. Marian (Boyd) 7GGM 1702–
        2. 2. William (I) Hamilton 1685–1750
      2. 2. John Shaw 1650–1702
      3. 3. Alexander Shaw 1651–
      4. 4. James Shaw 1661–
      5. 5. Sarah Shaw 1652–1890
    2. 2. Margaret (Mary) Shaw 1625–1747
    3. 3. Margaret Shaw 1634–1673 m. Alexander Stewart 1631–1676
      1. 1. Alexander Stewart 1652–1704 m. Ann Hamilton 1658–1722
        1. 1. Frances Stewart 1676–1757 m. William Scott 1672–1752
  2. 2. Ludovick Houston 1590–1662 m. Margaret Maxwell 1604–1662
    1. 1. Elizabeth Houston 1613–1670 m. William Napier 1608–1685
      1. 1. Anna Napier 1550–1656 m. Walter Leckie 1550–1595
        1. 1. Elizabeth Leckie 1580–1625 m. Georg Buchanan 1588–1629
        2. 2. Alexander Leckie –1601
        3. 3. Margaret (Leckie) MacKinlay 1590–1655
    2. 2. John (Hugh) Houston 1622–1702
    3. 3. Patrick Houstoun 1630–1696 m. Margaret Marshall 1638–1680 m. Anne Hamilton 1630–1678
      1. 1. John Houston 1661–1717
      2. 2. Margaret Houston 1664– m. Humphrey Colquhoun 1651–1718
        1. 1. Anne Colquhoun 1685–1724 m. James Grant 1679–1747
      3. 3. James Houston 1654–1702
      4. 4. Henrietta Houston 1676–1721
      5. 5. Elizabeth Houston 1674–1735
      6. 6. Archbald Houston 1648–1705
      7. 7. Ann Houston 1675–1721
      8. 8. David (Archibald) Houston 1676–1698
      9. 9. Henrietta Houston 1663–1777
      10. 10. James Houston 1646–1702
      11. 11. Jean Houston 1673–1734
      12. 12. Marjorie Houstoun 1676–
      13. 13. Marion Houston 1676–
      14. 14. William Houston 1676–1698
      15. 15. Patrick Houston 1672–1769 m. Priscilla Dunbar 1711–1775
        1. 1. John Houston 1744–1796
    4. 4. George Houston 1609–1650
    5. 5. Jacobina Houston 1624–1675
    6. 6. John Houston 1608–1650
    7. 7. Hellen Houstoun 1640–1675
    8. 8. Marion Houstoun 1640–1675
    9. 9. Jean Houston 1642–1662
    10. 10. Robert (R.) Houston 1635–1693 m. Grace Benson 1640–1710
      1. 1. Robert Houston 1674–1720 m. Betty Houston 1637–
        1. 1. John Houston 1706–1768
        2. 2. Robert (Houston) III 1702–1789 m. Elizabeth Howard 1712–
      2. 2. John Houston 1668–1739
      3. 3. Grace (Benson) Houston 1672–1780
      4. 4. James Houston 1697–1723
      5. 5. Joseph Houston 1685–1757
      6. 6. Benjamin (D.) Houston 1687–1734
      7. 7. Thomas Houston 1668–1720
      8. 8. Comfort Houston 1689–1734
    11. 11. James Houston 1625–1675
    12. 12. George Houstoun 1636–1710
    13. 13. Margaret Houstoun 1638–1670
    14. 14. Ludovick Houston 1639–1650
    15. 15. George Houston 1632–1710
  3. 3. William Houston 1590–
  4. 4. Jean Houstoun 1591–1630
  5. 5. Patrick Houstoun 1602–1662
  6. 6. James Houstoun 1604–1609
  7. 7. Archibald Houstoun 1606–1622
  8. 8. Andrew Houstoun 1612–1680
  9. 9. Margaret Houstoun 1620–1690
  10. 10. Elizabeth Houston 1598–1635
  11. 11. John Houston 1590–1662 m. Mary Maxwell 1604–1662
    1. 1. James Houston 1625–1675
      1. 1. William Houston 1653–1750 m. Grissell Beattie 1660–1725
        1. 1. John Houston 1675–1733 m. Sarah Wylie 1673–1741
  12. 12. Mary Houston 1589–1687 m. Alexander Cunningham 1584–1668
    1. 1. Alexander Cunningham 1622–1646 m. Anne Crawford 1628–1649
      1. 1. Alexander Cunningham 1643–1683 m. Mary Stewart 1647–1683
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cunningham 1680–1746 m. William Hunter 1686–1742
    2. 2. Margaret Cunningham 1614–1690 m. James Stewart 1612–1690
      1. 1. Alexander Stewart 1634–1733 m. Isabel Nisbet 1636–1700
        1. 1. Rebecca Stewart 1673–1759 m. James (G) Hamilton 1669–1735

John 11GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1556
11 Jan 1556
Birth of John Houston 11GGF in Houston Castle - Renfrewshire County, Scotland
Houston Castle - Renfrewshire County, Scotland
1610
5 May 1610
Age 54
Death of John Houston 11GGF in Glasgow, Lanarkshire County, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire County, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1556
    Event Place: Houston Castle - Renfrewshire County, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1610
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire County, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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