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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Down => Topic started by: Brittaya on Sunday 11 March 12 20:09 GMT (UK)
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Hi,
I'm looking for my Houston line. I've traced them to just back in Ireland, but the trail goes cold on ancestry so I was hoping someone would be able to help me. What I have so far is the family that came to Canada from Ireland:
William Houston (b1782) and Mary Ann Newell (b 1782)
son Richard Houston b 1817 d 1873
All of the above were born in County Down Ireland and died in either Ontario or the States.
Then I have names for William's parents as Richard Houston (b1750 probably approx) and Jane Patterson. But not much else in terms of information for them. I followed a few of the websites listed in the resources here, but perhaps I missed the info I was looking for. I'm rather new at this, only been researching a year or so.
So I've basically hit a brick wall. I've searched various other websites and resources, but so far I haven't found the right Richard Houston. So if anyone has any information for me I'd be very grateful. Thanks
Britt
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Hi Britt, if you haven't seen //freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies, try it, look up Houston for entries before 1820, my hunches would be be in the civil parishes of Comber, Donaghamore, and Kilkeel, the entries are easily searched by Parish in the whole list. If you have any conclusions or possible leads , let us all know. good luck, Jim
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The houstons currently live in Caledon, (County Tyrone ) -Hope this helps you .
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The houstons currently live in Caledon, (County Tyrone ) -Hope this helps you .
As I mentioned in reply to another of your posts, not all Houstons are connected.
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I'm not sure if you're trying to be helpful or if you are a troll. If you're serious, I can tell you that not ALL Houstons live in Ireland, as there are some here in Canada.. Myself included. And I'm sure there are Houstons all over the globe. I'm trying to find the ones I'm related to, not just people with the same last name. But thank you for trying to help if indeed that's what you think you were doing.
Brittany
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Helping , i didnt know there was houstons in canada the houstons im talking about are originally from scotland over a hundred years back ... i know of extended family from them living in boston but ive never heard anyone talk about family in canada
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There are lots of Houstons in Ireland, especially Northern Ireland, and they are not all related. Brittaya is searching for HER family but that doesn't mean they are connected to all the other Houstons.
houston03- you are talking about a Houston family that may have gone from Scotland to Caledon and some of their connection might have gone to Boston but this topic is Brittaya's search for her Houstons (the first post gives quite a bit of detail).
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Hi Brit staying on the Co Down Houston, I hope you tried Ros Davies website, my last suggestion is try family trees etc that appear in Blackwood Family history manuscript tree collection in the LinenHall library, Belfast. The collection is strong in Co Down families. As you live overseas as many do, then I suggest you ask them for photocopying estimates if they think your knowledge relevant and be prepared to pay the extra for post and packing. However if the material is really relevant when you get it, I suggest a further donation to this unique library that is always needing extra funds. Linen Hall Library,17 Donegall Square North, Belfast BT15GB, Northern Ireland, Email:info[at]linenhall.com or just go onto their website for contact details. .
The volume references are
HOUSTON in Vol 3 p126 Blakiston {This Blakiston addition means a major marriage], Vol 7p175, Vol 23T {The T means transcripted elsewhere and would have meant mr blackwood did another tree in a higher volume number, but that is missing.
Hoping this is widens or narrows the information for your quest.
JimG
Hi houston 03, if you start your own topic, I hope you will have used askireland Griffiths valuation for the 160 plus Houston homesteads that existed in 1858 in Co Tyrone goos luck Jimg
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Thank you very much JimG. I was just looking at that site again yesterday. I really appreciate the resources! I'm going to keep digging.
Brittany
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Hi Britt,
I am a descendant of Isaac Houston, youngest son of William and Mary Ann Houston. He was left with his aunt and uncle in kilkeel, when his family emigrated to America before settling in Canada.
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Hi Britt,
I have quite recently generated a Houston family tree extending from the William that you refer to, down to more recent times. If you could let me have your e-mail address I can send you a copy.
Regards,
john
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Hello John and welcome to RootsChat.
Britt has not been online since 2017 but they will be notified of your reply by email.
The forum is public so you are best not to publish email addresses, but you will be able to do this by a private message when you have made another post.
Regards
Sarah
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Hi,
Feel free to message me for my email, it would be great to hear from you!
Thanks,
Britt
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Hi Britt,
Thank you for your response. I have been a member of Rootschat for quite some time now.
But I have never used the messaging system until now. So, shortly I will endeavour to contact you using the Private message system.
Regards,
John.
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Hi, Britt.
My mother was a Houston born Belfast 1973 her name was Olive ,her father Albert Houston,&
Her mother was Matha Earle,a family of 5 children,My grandfather was in the 2nd World War.
Olive married Henry Haydock Belfast N. Ireland (Nov. 1939 ) hope this helps...
Cheers George.
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Sorry Olive Houston was born 1920s and married in 1939.
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Hi, Britt.
On Sunday 23-7 -23. wrong information, my mother Olive (Houston) Haydock was born 1973 .
sorry she was born 1923.Belfast Ireland U.K.
Cheers George.
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..wrong information, my mother Olive (Houston) Haydock was born 1973 .
sorry she was born 1923.Belfast Ireland U.K.
??? ??? ???
See this thread - reply #17
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=675835.9
Olive Houston born at the Maternity Hospital on 19 November 1921.
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I too am looking for Houstons from Co. Down, Ireland. James Houston farmer and his wife Susanna Mour/Muir married in Belfast abt. 1799 and soon after emigrated to Glasgow, moved to Linwood, Renfrewshire and finally emigrating to Plympton Twp., Ontario in 1833. Their daughter Susannah b. 1805, Co. Down married William Hastie in Renfrewshire, Scotland and he also was born in Ireland. They too emigrated to Ontario in 1840 with their family and a few Houston family members.
Anything sound familiar?
At some point in this chat someone mentioned visiting the Linen Hall Library in Belfast for more family information. I would be looking for information prior to 1800 which might be difficult??? Many thanks.
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William Houston (M) Jane 1889 Co. Antrim Ireland
William Houston (M) Mary 1890 Belfast Co. Antrim
William Houston (M) Sarah 1890 Belfast.
William John Houston (M) Martha 1891 Ballymena Co Antrim
William Houston (M) Mary 1895 Larne Antrim.
William Houston (M) Agnes 1895 Belfast
William Houston (M) Sarah 1896 Ballymena Co Antrim.
William Houston (M) Mary 1896 Belfast.
William Houston (M) Getrude 1896 Belfast
William John Houston (M) Agnes 1898 Lisburn Antrim.
William Houston (M) Mary Ellen 1898 Ballymena Co Antrim.
William John Houston (M) Agnes1898 Belfast.
William Houston (M) Agnes 1900 Ballymena Antrim.
William Houston (M) Mary 1902 Antrim town Antrim.
William J. Houston (M) Mary 1902 Coleraine Antrim
William Houston (M) Sarah 1902 Belfast.
William Houston (M) Jane 1903 Belfast.
William Houston (M) Mary Ann 1904 Larne Antrim.
William John Houston (M) Irene Mathilda 1904 Belfast.
William John Houston (M) Mary Sophia 1905 Lisburn Antrim/Down.
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There was Samuel Houston's living in Woodvale 1800s Shankill Belfas.
William Houston (M) Margaret 1848 Belfast.
William Houston (M) Nancy 1849 Ballymena Co. Antrim.
William John Houston (M) Eliza Jane 1849 Ballymena Co. Antrim.
William Houston (M) Mary Jane 1849 Belfast.
William John Houston (M) Elizabeth 1851 Belfast.
William Houston (M) Peggy Anna 1853.
William Houston (M) Elizabeth 1867 Ballymena Co Antrim.
William Houston (M) Mary Jane1875 Belfast.
William Houston (M) Susan 1875 Belfast.
William Houston (M) Eliza Jane 1877 Belfast.
William John Houston (M) Jane 1878 Belfast.
William Houston (M) Sarah 1879 Belfast/Londonderry ???.
William Davison Houston (M) Elizabeth 1880 Antrim town in Antrim.
William James Houston (M) Margaret 1882 Ballymena Co Antrim.
William Kyle Houston (M) Emily1882 Belfast.
William Robert Houston (M) Margaret 1884 Belfast.
William Houston (M) Agnes 1885 Larne Co. Antrim.
William Houston (M) Ellen 1885 Belfast.
William Houston (M) Ann 1887 Belfast.
William John Houston (M) Nancy Antrim town in Co. Antrim.
Hope this helps just some off the houstonsoff N.Ireland
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Sorry William John and Nancy (M) 1888 Antrim town Co. Antrim..
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Almost all of the details that have been posted in the last two replies are not for Co. Down/Belfast c1800.
I too am looking for Houstons from Co. Down, Ireland. James Houston farmer and his wife Susanna Mour/Muir married in Belfast abt. 1799 and soon after emigrated to Glasgow, moved to Linwood, Renfrewshire and finally emigrating to Plympton Twp., Ontario in 1833. Their daughter Susannah b. 1805, Co. Down married William Hastie in Renfrewshire, Scotland and he also was born in Ireland. They too emigrated to Ontario in 1840 with their family and a few Houston family members.
Anything sound familiar?
At some point in this chat someone mentioned visiting the Linen Hall Library in Belfast for more family information. I would be looking for information prior to 1800 which might be difficult??? Many thanks.
Teya, by now you may have found the information you are looking for but Houston (with various spellings) is a very common name here in Ulster. Additionally, few church records c1800 survive- of those that do not all are online.
Part of Belfast is in County Down but there were lots of churches in Belfast. Do you know what denomination your Houstons might have been in Ireland?
A look through PRONI's Guide to Church Records will show their holdings but probably a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack without more details to start with.
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/Guide-to-Church-Records-October-2019.pdf
You could have a look here through Co. Down surnames- although I didn't see any likely matches-
https://rosdavies.com/SURNAMES/H/HomHoz.htm