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John Alston 1746 – 1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1746

Birth Location: Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1826

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Andrew Alston

Mother: Elizabeth Aiton

Spouse(s): Margaret Hamilton

Children(s): John Alston, Gavin Alston

John Alston * was born in 1746 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Alston and Elizabeth Aiton. John Alston * married Margaret Hamilton, and had children including John Alston, Gavin Alston. John Alston * passed away in 1826 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Alston * was born in 1746 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Alston and Elizabeth Aiton.
  • John Alston * married Margaret Hamilton, and had children including John Alston, Gavin Alston.
  • John Alston * passed away in 1826 in Scotland.

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John Alston's Ancestors

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John Alston
1746 – 1826
Birth Place: Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Alston
1705 – 1788
Avondale, Strathaven, Lanarkshire
Elizabeth Aiton
1713 – 1785
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Alston
1680 – 1760
Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Aiton
1683 – 1751
Avondale, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Glasgow
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Aytoun
1641 – 1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John AYTOUN
1616 – 1676
Elizabeth Aytoun
1618 – 1646

John Alston's Descendants

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John Alston (30 Mar 1746 – 1826) m. Margaret Hamilton (1746 – 1826)
  1. 1. John Alston (24 June 1778 – )
  2. 2. Gavin Alston (25 Feb 1779 – 16 May 1820) m. Jane Thomson (1 NOV 1791 – 29 Dec 1870)
    1. 1. John Alston (3rd November 1818 – 28th January 1871) m. Elisabeth Motherwell (12th September 1817 – 2nd June 1895)

John Alston's Timeline

2 Records

1746
30 Mar 1746
Birth of John Alston * in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1826
1826
Age 80
Death of John Alston * in Scotland
Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1746
    Event Place: Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Scotland

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