William Houston1

M, #1819, b. 14 December 1888, d. 3 January 1916
William Houston|b. 14 Dec 1888\nd. 3 Jan 1916|p1819.htm|John Houston|b. 17 Feb 1860\nd. 20 Nov 1939|p1814.htm|Mary Logan|b. 12 Aug 1859\nd. 25 May 1918|p1813.htm|John Houston|b. 22 Feb 1829\nd. 29 Jan 1901|p1823.htm|Agnes Brodie|b. 16 Oct 1833\nd. 9 May 1883|p1824.htm|William Logan|b. 11 Mar 1821|p478.htm|Margaret Law|b. 14 Jul 1822|p531.htm|
  • Birth*: William Houston was born on 14 December 1888 at 3.20am.1
  • Memo*: "He was engaged to be married to Miss Mary McLelland, School Teacher, Kilbirnie. He was a young man of great promise, deeply interested in all that was best in literature, especially in the ballads and history of his native land, for which he fought and died. An enthusiastic church worker and a special panel was fitted to the Communion Table on Kilbirnie Auld Kirk to his memory. His death was a very severe blow to his family; a blow from which his sweatheart never fully recovered."2
  • Death*: He died on 3 January 1916 at in action, Aveluy (near Albert), France, at age 27.1

Citations:

  1. [S165] Manuscript note by James Houston A.R.I.B.A M.I. Struct E. D.G.S.A M.C.I. A.I.A. Scot. "unknown cd."
  2. [S192] Typescript document of the Genealogy of the Houston Family, written by James Houston "unknown cd."