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Sir William Houston 1608 – 1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Castle Craig, Atrium, Ireland

Death Date: 1685

Death Location: Ireland, Ireland

Father: Sir Houston

Mother: Lady Adair

Spouse(s): Lady Primrose

Children(s): Sir Houston, James Houston, William Houston

Sir William Houston was born in 1608 in Castle Craig, Atrium, Ireland, the child of Sir William II Houston and Lady Marianne Adair. Sir William Houston married Lady Sarah Jane Todd Houston of Primrose, and had children including Sir John Hugh Houston, James Houston, William Houston. Sir William Houston passed away in 1685 in Ireland, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Sir William Houston was born in 1608 in Castle Craig, Atrium, Ireland, the child of Sir William II Houston and Lady Marianne Adair.
  • Sir William Houston married Lady Sarah Jane Todd Houston of Primrose, and had children including Sir John Hugh Houston, James Houston, William Houston.
  • Sir William Houston passed away in 1685 in Ireland, Ireland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Houston's Ancestors

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Sir Houston
1608 – 1685
Birth Place: Castle Craig, Atrium, Ireland
Parents
Sir William II Houston
1590 – 1631
Wardlaw, Linlithgow, Scotland
Lady (Marianne) Adair
1593 – 1630
County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Grandparents
William Houston
1550 – 1613
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine Vaus
1557 – 1614
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Sterline
1550 – 1634
Patrick (Vaux,Vaus)
1529 – 1597
Lady Kennedy
1537 – 1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Vaux(Vaus)(Vans)
1515 – 1547
Janet McCulloch
1507 – 1561
Gilbert Cassilis
1515 – 1558
Margery Kennedy
1517 – 1596

Sir Houston's Descendants

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Sir (William) 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 (1625 – 1730)
    1. 1. Sir (Francis Hugh) Houston (1647 – 1750) m. Eliza (Jane) Wilkinson m. Margaret (Mary) Cunningham (1651 – 1750)
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Anne "Annie" Hill Young) Houston (1675 – 13 May 1770)
        1. 1. Rebecca Young (1715 – 1780) m. Andrew McCOMBE (1704 – 14 April 1788)
      2. 2. John Houston (1689 – 1754)
      3. 3. James Houston (18 April 1715 – 18 April 1820)
      4. 4. James Houston (1718 – 1735)
      5. 5. Robert (Cunningham) Houston (1720 – 1753)
      6. 6. Isabella Houston (1722 – 19 October 1781)
      7. 7. Esther Houston (1724 – 1790)
      8. 8. Mary Houston (1724 – )
      9. 9. John (Ll) Houston (1726 – 1798)
      10. 10. John Houston (1726 – August 1798)
      11. 11. Samuel (Cunningham) Houston (1728 – 1797)
      12. 12. Matthew Houston (1730 – 1803)
      13. 13. Tamar Houston (1732 – 1764)
      14. 14. Isabella Houston (1739 – 1821)
      15. 15. James Houston (1739 – 1818)
      16. 16. Mary Houston (1739 – 1821)
      17. 17. Matthew Houston (1739 – 1818)
      18. 18. Samuel Houston (1739 – 1818)
  2. 2. James Houston (1632 – )
  3. 3. William Houston (1665 – 1724)

Sir Houston's Timeline

4 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Sir William Houston in Castle Craig, Atrium, Ireland
Castle Craig, Atrium, Ireland
1685
1685
Age 77
Death of Sir William Houston in Ireland, Ireland
Ireland, Ireland
1735
1 Jul 1735
Age 127
Sir William Houston was baptized in London, England
London, England
1815
18 Mar 1815
Age 207
Sir William Houston was baptized in Donaghmore, Tyrone, Ireland
Donaghmore, Tyrone, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Castle Craig, Atrium, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1735
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1815
    Event Place: Donaghmore, Tyrone, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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