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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: Marianne Adair

Spouse(s): Lady Primrose

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

In 1608, Sir William Houston entered the world in Castle Craig, Atrium, Ireland, born to Sir William Ii Houston And Marianne Adair. Sir William Houston married Lady Sarah Jane Todd Houston Of Primrose, and had children including James Houston, Sir John Hugh Houston, William Houston. Sir William Houston passed away in 1685 in Ireland, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1608, Sir William Houston entered the world in Castle Craig, Atrium, Ireland, born to Sir William Ii Houston And Marianne Adair.
  • Sir William Houston married Lady Sarah Jane Todd Houston Of Primrose, and had children including James Houston, Sir John Hugh 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

Self
Sir Houston
1608–1685
Birth Place: Castle Craig, Atrium, Ireland
Parents
Sir William II Houston
1590–1631
Wardlaw, Linlithgow, Scotland
Marianne Adair
1593–1630
KLeinster, 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
James Striveling
1539–1588
Keir, and, Cadder, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean (Stirling) Chisholme
1517–1603
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Sterline
1550–1634
Patrick (Vaux,Vaus)
1529–1597
Lady Kennedy
1537–1593
Bishop Chisholm
1500–1593
Jean Graham
1496–1568
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Janet McCulloch
1507–1561
Sir Vaux(Vaus)(Vans)
1515–1547
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. Margaret (Mary) Cunningham 1651–1750
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Anne "Annie" Hill Young) Houston 1675–1770
        1. 1. Rebecca Young 1715–1780 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 (Ll) Houston 1726–1798
      9. 9. John Houston 1726–1798
      10. 10. John Houston 1689–1754
      11. 11. Mary Houston 1739–1821
      12. 12. Mary Houston 1724–
      13. 13. Matthew Houston 1739–1818
      14. 14. Matthew Houston 1730–1803
      15. 15. Robert (Cunningham) Houston 1720–1753
      16. 16. Samuel (Cunningham) Houston 1728–1797
      17. 17. Samuel Houston 1739–1818
      18. 18. Tamar Houston 1732–1764
  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

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

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