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John Alston 1818 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3rd November 1818

Birth Location: St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Death Date: 28th January 1871

Death Location: Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Gavin Alston

Mother: Jane Thomson

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Motherwell

Children(s):

John Alston was born in 1818 in St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Scotland., the child of Gavin Alston and Jane Thomson. John Alston married Elisabeth Motherwell. John Alston passed away in 1871 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Alston was born in 1818 in St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Scotland., the child of Gavin Alston and Jane Thomson.
  • John Alston married Elisabeth Motherwell.
  • John Alston passed away in 1871 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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John Alston's Ancestors

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John Alston
1818 – 1871
Birth Place: St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Parents
Gavin Alston
1779 – 1820
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane Thomson
1791 – 1870
Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Grandparents
John Alston
1746 – 1826
Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Hamilton
1746 – 1826
Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Capt (Andrew) Thomson
1755 – 1828
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Barbara Hamilton
1766 – 1828
Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Alston
1705 – 1788
Elizabeth Aiton
1713 – 1785
Andrew Thomson
1720 – 1785
Elizabeth Stevenson
1725 –
Gavin Hamilton
1741 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Alston
1680 – 1760
John Aiton
1683 – 1751
Margaret Glasgow
Thomas Thomson
1682 – 1753
Katharine Jape
1686 – 1752
John 7xggf
1717 –
Barbra Small
1718 –

John Alston's Timeline

2 Records

1818
3rd November 1818
Birth of John Alston in St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Scotland.
St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Scotland.
1871
28th January 1871
Age 53
Death of John Alston in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3rd November 1818
    Event Place: St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Scotland.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28th January 1871
    Event Place: Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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