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Sir William III, 3rd Baronet of HOUSTON 1608–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Castle Craig - County Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: 1685

Death Location: Castle, Antrim, Ireland

Father: Sir I

Mother: Lady Adair

Spouse(s): Lady Primrose

Children(s): Sir HOUSTON

In 1608, Sir William III, 3rd Baronet of HOUSTON entered the world in Castle Craig - County Antrim, Ireland, born to Sir William Houston I And Lady Marianne Adair. Sir William III, 3rd Baronet of HOUSTON married Lady Sarah Jane Todd Houston Of Primrose, and had children including Sir John Hugh Baronet Of Houston. Sir William III, 3rd Baronet of HOUSTON passed away in 1685 in Castle, Antrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1608, Sir William III, 3rd Baronet of HOUSTON entered the world in Castle Craig - County Antrim, Ireland, born to Sir William Houston I And Lady Marianne Adair.
  • Sir William III, 3rd Baronet of HOUSTON married Lady Sarah Jane Todd Houston Of Primrose, and had children including Sir John Hugh Baronet Of Houston.
  • Sir William III, 3rd Baronet of HOUSTON passed away in 1685 in Castle, Antrim, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir I
1590–1631
Birth Location: Wardlaw, Linlithgow, Scotland
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Lady Adair
1593–1630
Birth Location: County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Primrose
1599–1700
Birth Location: Renfrew, Renfrewshire County, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir HOUSTON
1625–1702
Birth Location: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Sir HOUSTON's Ancestors

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Sir HOUSTON
1608–1685
Birth Place: Castle Craig - County Antrim, Ireland
Parents
Sir William Houston I
1590–1631
Wardlaw, Linlithgow, Scotland
Lady (Marianne) Adair
1593–1630
County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Wm. I Houston,) Bart.
1550–1613
Culreoch, Wigtounshire, Scotland
Catherine Vaus
1557–1614
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (William Adair,) Crusader
1565–1626
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Lady (Rosena) McLelland
1565–1626
Gelston, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Barnbarroch
1539–1596
Sir Castle
1531–1608
Lady m1552
1535–1607
Sir Kirkudbright
1520–1597
dame maxwell
1550–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Kinkilt
1500–1608
Lady Kennedy-Adair
1518–1576

Sir HOUSTON's Descendants

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Sir (William III, 3rd Baronet of) HOUSTON (1608–1685) m. Lady (Sarah Jane Todd Houston of) Primrose (1599–1700)
  1. 1. Sir (John Hugh Baronet of) HOUSTON 1625–1702 m. Margaret (Yorkston Shaw) Houston 1625–1747
    1. 1. John (Samuel (Samuel John)) Houston 1657–1728 m. Margaret (Mary) McClung 1650–1747
      1. 1. John (McClung Houston*) Esq. 1690–1754
        1. 1. Samuel (Cunningham) Houston 1728–1797 m. Elizabeth (Gay) McCroskey 1728–1797
      2. 2. James Houston 1700–
      3. 3. William Houston 1675–1740

Sir HOUSTON's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Sir William III, 3rd Baronet of HOUSTON in Castle Craig - County Antrim, Ireland
Castle Craig - County Antrim, Ireland
1685
1685
Age 77
Death of Sir William III, 3rd Baronet of HOUSTON in Castle, Antrim, Ireland
Castle, Antrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Castle Craig - County Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Castle, Antrim, Ireland
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