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William John Houston 1873–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1873

Birth Location: Ross, New Zealand

Death Date: 2 Feb 1947

Death Location: Hokitika, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand

Father: John Houston

Mother: Mary Doyle

Spouse(s): Janet *

Children(s): Elizabeth Houston, Walter Houston, David Houston, James Houston

William John Houston was born in 1873 in Ross, New Zealand, the child of John Bane Houston And Mary Ann Doyle. William John Houston married Janet Thomson W J Houston, and had children including David Houston, Elizabeth Marion Houston, James Robert Alexander Houston, Walter Houston. William John Houston passed away in 1947 in Hokitika, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William John Houston was born in 1873 in Ross, New Zealand, the child of John Bane Houston And Mary Ann Doyle.
  • William John Houston married Janet Thomson W J Houston, and had children including David Houston, Elizabeth Marion Houston, James Robert Alexander Houston, Walter Houston.
  • William John Houston passed away in 1947 in Hokitika, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Houston
1839–1895
Birth Location: Greenock, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Mary Doyle
1850–1926
Birth Location: Adelaide, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Janet *
1874–1932
Birth Location: Ross, Westland, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Houston
1907–1973
Birth Location: Hokitika, New Zealand
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Walter Houston
1905–1980
Birth Location: Hokitika, West Coast (South Island), New Zealand
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David Houston
1903–1984
Birth Location: Ross, New Zealand
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James Houston
1910–1994
Birth Location: Hokitika, Westland (South Island), New Zealand
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William Houston's Ancestors

Self
William Houston
1873–1947
Birth Place: Ross, New Zealand
Parents
John Bane Houston
1839–1895
Greenock, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Mary (Ann) Doyle
1850–1926
Adelaide, Australia
Grandparents
John Houston
1804–1881
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Catherine Baine
1808–1875
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Houston's Descendants

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William (John) Houston (14 Apr 1873–2 Feb 1947) m. Janet (THOMSON (W.J Houston)) * (12/05/1874–06/01/1932)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Marion) Houston 1907–1973 m. Alfred (Malcolm) Cameron 1906–1973
  2. 2. Walter Houston 1905–1980
  3. 3. David Houston 1903–1984 m. Flora (Annie) Houston 1904–1989
  4. 4. James (Robert Alexander) Houston 1910–1994 m. Hazel (Jean) McDonald 1917–1997

William Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1873
14 Apr 1873
Birth of William John Houston in Ross, New Zealand
Ross, New Zealand
1947
2 Feb 1947
Age 74
Death of William John Houston in Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand
Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1873
    Event Place: Ross, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1947
    Event Place: Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hokitika, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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