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Robert Houston 1856 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 February 1856

Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire

Death Date: 30 march 1935

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John HOUSTON

Mother: Marion McNeil

Spouse(s): Christina Fleming

Children(s): Marion Houston

In 1856, Robert Houston entered the world in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, born to John HOUSTON and Marion McNeil. Robert Houston married Christina Fleming, and had children including Marion McNeil Houston. Robert Houston passed away in 1935 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Robert Houston entered the world in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, born to John HOUSTON and Marion McNeil.
  • Robert Houston married Christina Fleming, and had children including Marion McNeil Houston.
  • Robert Houston passed away in 1935 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John HOUSTON
1823 – 1881
Birth Location: Cummertrees, Dumfries
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Marion McNeil
1821 – 1898
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christina Fleming
1861 –
Birth Location: Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Marion Houston
1883 – 1955
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Robert Houston's Ancestors

Self
Robert Houston
1856 – 1935
Birth Place: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire
Parents
John HOUSTON
1823 – 1881
Cummertrees, Dumfries
Marion McNeil
1821 – 1898
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Marion Steel
1789 – 1871
Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Houston's Descendants

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Robert Houston (4 February 1856 – 30 march 1935) m. Christina Fleming (25 March 1861 – )
  1. 1. Marion (McNeil) Houston (1883 – 1955) m. William (McGhee) Allan (1881 – 15 December 1955)
    1. 1. Christina (Fleming) Allan (11 November 1907 – 27 Mar 1996) m. Charles (McArthur) Bailey (7 May 1911 – 21 Sep 1991)
      1. 1. Jean (Christina) Bailey (25 Oct 1937 – 2 June 2005)
      2. 2. Marion Bailey m. Bernard (William) Carey (11 Jan 1936 – 14 June 2008)
        1. 1. Stephen Carey
        2. 2. Paul Carey
        3. 3. David Carey
        4. 4. Michael Carey
        5. 5. Andrew Carey
      3. 3. Jean Bailey m. Hugh O'Neill
        1. 1. Deborah O'Neill
        2. 2. Tracey O'Neill
      4. 4. Alan Bailey
      5. 5. Robert Bailey m. Pauline Long
        1. 1. Vicki Bailey
    2. 2. William Allan
    3. 3. Margaret Allan

Robert Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1856
4 February 1856
Birth of Robert Houston in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire
1935
30 march 1935
Age 79
Death of Robert Houston in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 February 1856
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 march 1935
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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