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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 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 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
LP

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 (Knight William III Reverend Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey) Castle
1565–1626
Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Lady (Rosena) McLelland
1565–1626
Gelston, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Houston
1510–1568
Elspit McCRISTIE
1528–1553
Catherine Kennedy
1542–1578
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
James Gordon
1501–1547
Margaret Gordon
–1535
Gilbert Kennedy
1515–1558
Margery Kennedy
–1596
Johne Maxwell
1512–1582
Jonett Mcdull
1530–1594

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) Houston 1625–1702 m. Lady (Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw Baroness of) Houston 1625–1730 m. Lady (Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw Baroness of) Houston 1625–1730 m. John Houston 1650–1747 m. Lady (Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw Baroness of) Houston 1625–1730 m. Lady (Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw Baroness of) Houston 1625–1730
    1. 1. Sir (Francis Hugh) Houston 1647–1750 m. Mary Cunningham 1650–1750 m. Margaret Shaw 1651–1750 m. Lady (Mary) Adair 1646–1716 m. Mary (Cunningham ( Houston) ) 1650–1750 m. Mary (McClung) Cunningham 1650–1750 m. Mary Cunningham 1650–1750
      1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth Houston) Young 1670–1770 m. Sir (John II Clan (Johan Mattheus) Lamont) Young 1670–1747 m. Sir (John II Clan (Johan Mattheus) Lamont) Young 1670–1747 m. Sir (John II Clan (Johan Mattheus) Lamont) Young 1670–1747
        1. 1. Rebecca Young 1715–1780 m. Andrew McCOMBE 1704–1788
        2. 2. Robert ((The Red)) Young 1711–1762
        3. 3. James (C) Young 1706–1762
        4. 4. John (Clan Lamont) Young 1700–1783
        5. 5. Charles (Lamont) Young 1718–
        6. 6. James (Ballymena Lamont) Young 1717–1799
        7. 7. Jane (Lamont) Young 1710–
        8. 8. Elisabeth (Lamont) Young 1745–
        9. 9. James Young 1709–
        10. 10. Jane (Lamont) Young 1707–1752
        11. 11. John Young 1701–1747
        12. 12. Sally Young 1695–1749
        13. 13. Stellas Young 1696–1713
        14. 14. William (Lamont) Young 1735–1813
        15. 15. Rebecca Young 1715–1780 m. Andrew McCOMBE 1704–1788 m. Andrew McCombe 1704–1788
      2. 2. Esther Houston 1724–1790
      3. 3. Isabella Houston 1739–1821
      4. 4. Isabella Houston 1722–1781
      5. 5. James Houston 1739–1818
      6. 6. James Houston 1718–1735
      7. 7. James Houston 1715–1820
      8. 8. John Houston 1726–1798
      9. 9. John Houston 1689–1754
      10. 10. Mary Houston 1739–1821
      11. 11. Mary Houston 1724–
      12. 12. Matthew Houston 1739–1818
      13. 13. Matthew Houston 1730–1803
      14. 14. Robert (Cunningham) Houston 1720–1753
      15. 15. Samuel (Cunningham) Houston 1728–1797
      16. 16. Samuel Houston 1739–1818
      17. 17. Tamar Houston 1732–1764
      18. 18. Lady (Elizabeth Anne "Annie" Hill Young) Houston 1675–1770 m. Sir (John II Clan (Johan Mattheus) Lamont) Young 1670–1747
        1. 1. Robert ((The Red)) Young 1711–1762
        2. 2. Sarah Young –1748
    2. 2. Patrick Houston 1714–
    3. 3. John Houston 1671–1728

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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