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Thomas Houston 1717–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: About 1780

Death Location: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: WILLIAM HOUSTON

Mother: Margaret *+

Spouse(s): Janet Scot

Children(s): Alexander Houston, Janet Houston, Hugh Houston, James Houston, John Houston, Margaret Houston, Thomas Houston, William Houston

The story of Thomas Houston began in 1717 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland. Thomas Houston married Janet Scot, and had children including Alexander Houston, Hugh Houston, James Houston, Janet Houston, John Houston, Margaret Houston, Thomas Houston, William Houston. Thomas Houston passed away in 1780 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Houston began in 1717 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Thomas Houston married Janet Scot, and had children including Alexander Houston, Hugh Houston, James Houston, Janet Houston, John Houston, Margaret Houston, Thomas Houston, William Houston.
  • Thomas Houston passed away in 1780 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

WILLIAM HOUSTON
1693–1777
Birth Location: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
WH
Margaret *+
1692–1755
Birth Location: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
M*

Spouses(s)

Janet Scot
1711–1777
Birth Location: Kilbirnie, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS

Children(s)

Alexander Houston
1760–
Birth Location: Dalry, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Houston
1746–1804
Birth Location: West Balgray Farm, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JH
Hugh Houston
1751–
Birth Location: West Balgray Farm, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
HH
James Houston
1741–
Birth Location: West Balgray Farm, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JH
John Houston
1754–
Birth Location: Hole, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JH
Margaret Houston
1740–
Birth Location: West Balgray Farm, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MH
Thomas Houston
1748–
Birth Location: West Balgray Farm, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Houston
1744–
Birth Location: West Balgray Farm, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
WH

Thomas Houston's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Houston
1717–1780
Birth Place: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
WILLIAM HOUSTON
1693–1777
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Purdie) *+
1692–1755
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Houston(Houstoune)
1670–1735
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jean Archibald
1670–1735
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jean Cunningham
1684–
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Houston
1648–1710
Janet Galston
1648–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1622–1702
Lady Shaw
1625–1719

Thomas Houston's Descendants

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Thomas Houston (1717–About 1780) m. Janet Scot (30 Mar 1711–17 Mar 1777)
  1. 1. Alexander Houston 1760–
  2. 2. Janet Houston 1746–1804
  3. 3. Hugh Houston 1751–
  4. 4. James Houston 1741–
  5. 5. John Houston 1754–
  6. 6. Margaret Houston 1740–
  7. 7. Thomas Houston 1748–
  8. 8. William Houston 1744–

Thomas Houston's Timeline

3 Records

1717
08 Dec 1717
Birth of Thomas Houston in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
1717
1717
Birth of Thomas Houston in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
1780
About 1780
Age 63
Death of Thomas Houston in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1717
    Event Place: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: About 1780
    Event Place: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
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