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Sir John Hugh Houston 1625 – 1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: c. 1625 (or 15 Mar 1630)

Birth Location: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1702

Death Location: Craig Castle, Larne, Antrim, Ireland

Father: Sir HOUSTON

Mother: Lady Primrose

Spouse(s): Lady Shaw

Children(s): Sir Houston

In 1625, Sir John Hugh Houston entered the world in Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Sir William III, 3rd Baronet of HOUSTON and Lady Sarah Jane Todd Houston of Primrose. Sir John Hugh Houston married Lady Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw, and had children including Sir Francis Hugh Houston. Sir John Hugh Houston passed away in 1702 in Craig Castle, Larne, Antrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1625, Sir John Hugh Houston entered the world in Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Sir William III, 3rd Baronet of HOUSTON and Lady Sarah Jane Todd Houston of Primrose.
  • Sir John Hugh Houston married Lady Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw, and had children including Sir Francis Hugh Houston.
  • Sir John Hugh Houston passed away in 1702 in Craig Castle, Larne, Antrim, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir HOUSTON
1608 – 1685
Birth Location: Castle Craig - County Antrim, Ireland
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Lady Primrose
1599 – 1700
Birth Location: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Shaw
1625 – 1730
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sir Houston
1647 – 1750
Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Sir Houston's Ancestors

Self
Sir Houston
1625 – 1702
Birth Place: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William III, 3rd Baronet of HOUSTON
1608 – 1685
Castle Craig - County Antrim, Ireland
Lady (Sarah Jane Todd Houston of) Primrose
1599 – 1700
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Houston) I
1590 – 1631
Wardlaw, Linlithgow, Scotland
Lady (Marianne) Adair
1593 – 1630
County Meath, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
William Todde
1582 – 1632
Houghton, Durham, England
Jane Shelton
1580 – 1650
Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Shelton
1559 – 1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord IV
1530 – 1580
Lady Wodehouse
1534 – 1568

Sir Houston's Descendants

1.
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Sir (John Hugh) Houston (c. 1625 (or 15 Mar 1630) – 1702) m. Lady (Margaret Baroness of Houston) Shaw (1625 – 1730)
  1. 1. Sir (Francis Hugh) Houston (1647 – 1750)
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Annie Bryant) Houston (1670 – 1770)
      1. 1. Lady (Sarah "Sally" Clan of Lamont) Young (03 Jan 1700 – 3 Jul 1749) m. Sir (Robert William IV "True") Curry (About 15 Jun 1690 – circa 1748)
        1. 1. Robert (James) Curry (1719 – 7 Mar 1754) m. Mary (Catherine) Barrett (1719 – Mar 7, 1754)

Sir Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1625
c. 1625 (or 15 Mar 1630)
Birth of Sir John Hugh Houston in Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1702
1702
Age 77
Death of Sir John Hugh Houston in Craig Castle, Larne, Antrim, Ireland
Craig Castle, Larne, Antrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: c. 1625 (or 15 Mar 1630)
    Event Place: Houstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Craig Castle, Larne, Antrim, Ireland
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