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John of Overhall & Glasford Milne Alston 1638 – 1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Sep 1708

Death Location: Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Alston

Mother: Isabella Hamilton

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John of Overhall & Glasford Milne Alston was born in 1638 in Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Alston and Isabella Hamilton. John of Overhall & Glasford Milne Alston passed away in 1708 in Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John of Overhall & Glasford Milne Alston was born in 1638 in Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Alston and Isabella Hamilton.
  • John of Overhall & Glasford Milne Alston passed away in 1708 in Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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John Alston's Ancestors

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John Alston
1638 – 1708
Birth Place: Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Alston
1608 – 1701
Thinacre Milne, Lanarkshire
Isabella Hamilton
1620 – 1671
Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Hamilton
1590 – 1640
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Agnes Laidlaw
1570 – 1680
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Hamilton
1565 – 1588
Janet Stewart
1565 – 1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Alston's Timeline

2 Records

1638
1638
Birth of John of Overhall & Glasford Milne Alston in Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1708
16 Sep 1708
Age 70
Death of John of Overhall & Glasford Milne Alston in Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1708
    Event Place: Overhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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