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John Alston 1876 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 march 1876

Birth Location: Ledgate, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 March 1935

Death Location: Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.

Father: Gavin Alston

Mother: Margaret Rankin

Spouse(s): Alison Watson

Children(s): Annette Alston, Gavin Alston, Robert Alston, Margaret Alston, Alison Alston, Beatrice Alston, John Alston, May Alston, William Alston

John Alston was born in 1876 in Ledgate, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, the child of Gavin Alston and Margaret Rankin. John Alston married Alison Hepburn Watson, and had children including Annette Spearman Marshall Walker Watson Alston, Gavin Alston, Robert Walker Alston, Margaret Rankin Alston, Alison Watson Alston, Beatrice Clugstone Alston, John Alston, May Alston, William watson Alston. John Alston passed away in 1935 in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland..

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Biography

  • John Alston was born in 1876 in Ledgate, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, the child of Gavin Alston and Margaret Rankin.
  • John Alston married Alison Hepburn Watson, and had children including Annette Spearman Marshall Walker Watson Alston, Gavin Alston, Robert Walker Alston, Margaret Rankin Alston, Alison Watson Alston, Beatrice Clugstone Alston, John Alston, May Alston, William watson Alston.
  • John Alston passed away in 1935 in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland..

Immediate Family

Parents

Gavin Alston
1838 – 1902
Birth Location: ,Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
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Margaret Rankin
1848 – 1917
Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
MR

Spouses(s)

Alison Watson
1876 – 1960
Birth Location: Townhead, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Annette Alston
1900 – 1978
Birth Location: Hopkins Brae, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
AA
Gavin Alston
1901 – 1902
Birth Location: 3, Hopkins brae, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
GA
Robert Alston
1902 – 1903
Birth Location: Belmont Terace,Eastside, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
RA
Margaret Alston
1904 – 1973
Birth Location: 9 ledgate, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
MA
Alison Alston
1905 – 1987
Birth Location: 9 ledgate, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
AA
Beatrice Alston
1906 – 1989
Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
BA
John Alston
1908 – 1985
Birth Location: kirkintulloch
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May Alston
1911 – 1911
Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
MA
William Alston
1912 – 1978
Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
WA

John Alston's Ancestors

Self
John Alston
1876 – 1935
Birth Place: Ledgate, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
Gavin Alston
1838 – 1902
,Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
Margaret Rankin
1848 – 1917
Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Alston
1814 –
Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland
John Rankin
1806 – 1875
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, , Scotland
Margaret Macfarlane
1810 – 1877
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gavin Alston
1780 – 1851
John McFarlane
1782 – 1873
Ann Morrison
1780 – 1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Alston's Descendants

1.
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John Alston (4 march 1876 – 5 March 1935) m. Alison (Hepburn) Watson (8 Mar 1876 – 2 Jun 1960)
  1. 1. Annette (Spearman Marshall Walker Watson) Alston (1-1-1900 – 1978)
  2. 2. Gavin Alston (12 feb 1901 – 11 May 1902)
  3. 3. Robert (Walker) Alston (29-3-1902 – 14 April 1903)
  4. 4. Margaret (Rankin) Alston (9 feb 1904 – 1973)
  5. 5. Alison (Watson) Alston (6 April 1905 – 10 Mar 1987)
  6. 6. Beatrice (Clugstone) Alston (15 December 1906 – 6 June 1989) m. Donald Lang (1907 – 3 February 1943) m. Samuel (James) HUTCHINSON (1917 – 1980)
    1. 1. Donald Lang (1927 – 1977)
    2. 2. John (Alston) Lang (1929 – 2002)
    3. 3. William (Alston) Lang (1930 – 1982)
    4. 4. Allison Lang (14 nov 1932 – 26 Jul 1997) m. John (Alan) Knight (1928 – 2005)
      1. 1. Alane Knight (06 10 1958 – )
      2. 2. Carole Knight (05 05 1961 – )
      3. 3. Joanne (Susan) Knight (1965 – )
    5. 5. Beatrice Lang (1938 – 2010)
    6. 6. Albert HUTCHINSON (1946 – 2014)
  7. 7. John Alston (20 nov 1908 – 1985)
  8. 8. May Alston (1911 – 1911)
  9. 9. William (watson) Alston (1912 – 1978)

John Alston's Timeline

2 Records

1876
4 march 1876
Birth of John Alston in Ledgate, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Ledgate, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
1935
5 March 1935
Age 59
Death of John Alston in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 march 1876
    Event Place: Ledgate, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 March 1935
    Event Place: Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
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