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Sir Francis Hugh Houston 1647–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1750

Death Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland

Father: Lady Shaw

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Cunningham

Children(s): Lady Houston-Hill-Young, Esther Houston, Isabella Houston, James Houston, John Houston, Mary Houston, Matthew Houston, Robert Houston, Samuel Houston, Tamar Houston

In 1647, Sir Francis Hugh Houston entered the world in Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to Lady Margaret Baroness Of Houston Shaw And John Houston. Sir Francis Hugh Houston married Eliza Jane Wilkinson, Mary Cunningham, and had children including Esther Houston, Isabella Houston, James Houston, John Ll Houston, Lady Elizabeth Anne Annie Houston Hill Young, Mary Houston, Matthew Houston, Robert Cunningham Houston, Samuel Cunningham Houston, Tamar Houston. Sir Francis Hugh Houston passed away in 1750 in Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1647, Sir Francis Hugh Houston entered the world in Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to Lady Margaret Baroness Of Houston Shaw And John Houston.
  • Sir Francis Hugh Houston married Eliza Jane Wilkinson, Mary Cunningham, and had children including Esther Houston, Isabella Houston, James Houston, John Ll Houston, Lady Elizabeth Anne Annie Houston Hill Young, Mary Houston, Matthew Houston, Robert Cunningham Houston, Samuel Cunningham Houston, Tamar Houston.
  • Sir Francis Hugh Houston passed away in 1750 in Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Children(s)

Sir Houston's Ancestors

Self
Sir Houston
1647–1750
Birth Place: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Lady Margaret Baroness of Houston Shaw
1625–1730
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Shaw (Sir)) (Lord)
1602–1694
Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England
Eleanora (Nicolson) (Lady)
1605–1693
Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Houston's Descendants

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Sir (Francis Hugh) Houston (1647–1750) m. Mary Cunningham (1650–15 Feb 1750)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Anne "Annie") Houston-Hill-Young 1670–1770
    1. 1. Rebecca Young 1715–1780
      1. 1. Ann (Annie Elizabeth McCOMBE Currie) Curry 1727–1819 m. Samuel (Curry) Sr 1717–1811
        1. 1. Charles (1743 Curry) Sr 1743–1816 m. Margaret McCONNELL 1745–1793
  2. 2. Esther Houston 1724–1790
  3. 3. Isabella Houston 1739–1821
  4. 4. James Houston 1739–1818
  5. 5. John (Ll) Houston 1726–1798
  6. 6. Mary Houston 1739–1821
  7. 7. Matthew Houston 1739–1818
  8. 8. Robert (Cunningham) Houston 1720–1753
  9. 9. Samuel (Cunningham) Houston 1728–1797
  10. 10. Tamar Houston 1732–1764

Sir Houston's Timeline

3 Records

1647
1647
Birth of Sir Francis Hugh Houston in Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim, Northern Ireland
1717
1717
Age 70
Sir Francis Hugh Houston was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1750
1750
Age 103
Death of Sir Francis Hugh Houston in Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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