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Title: Houston Family
Post by: GemMcMan on Monday 28 June 10 21:08 BST (UK)

I am looking for information on William Houston (1870-1951) who was listed on census's as a musician he was married to Isabella Carney,
i think they had 4 children, Jemima (1905) Margaret Ann (1889) Thomas (1895) and Jane (1898)

I think his father was Arthur Houston(1841) who was born in co. down Ireland  who on the 1871 census was in Whitehaven and his occupation was a "served muslin designer" , does anybody know what this would involve??

any help or pointers would be very helpful
thanks
gemma

Title: Re: Houston Family
Post by: suzard on Monday 28 June 10 21:31 BST (UK)

I think it says "sewed muslin designer"

this gives some info

http://www.electricscotland.com/history/industrial/industry13.htm


Suz

Title: Re: Houston Family
Post by: GemMcMan on Monday 28 June 10 22:15 BST (UK)

thankyou :)

that certainly makes more sense! me and my mother in law looked and both saw served!!

gemma

Title: Re: Houston Family
Post by: houston03 on Friday 23 November 12 02:51 GMT (UK)

Yeah the houstons live in caledon (county tyrone now )