James Houston1

M, #2117, b. 13 July 1834
James Houston|b. 13 Jul 1834|p2117.htm|James Houston|b. 4 Dec 1796\nd. 25 Aug 1860|p2094.htm|Jean Martin|b. 13 Apr 1802|p2095.htm|John Houston|b. c 1760\nd. c 1842|p2096.htm|Agnes McCrae|b. c 1760|p2097.htm|William Martin|b. 1769\nd. 7 Jun 1843|p2102.htm|Jean Davies|b. 11 Jun 1767|p2103.htm|
  • Christening*: James Houston was christened on 13 July 1834 at Kilbirnie, Ayr, Scotland.1
  • Marriage*: He married Cartherine Kerr on 31 December 1860 at Kilbirnie, Ayr, Scotland; No children born in Scotland were found in Family Search for this couple.2,3
  • Immigration*: James Houston and Cartherine Kerr immigrated after December 1860 to Australia during the gold rush and settled in Ballarat, Victoria. James made a fortune, £1000 of which he left to his brother John.2

Citations:

  1. [S184] Website FamilySearch International Genealogical Index (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp) "Batch No. - 7207360
    Date -
    Source Call No. - 0820266 (Patron sheets, 1969-1991)
    Type - film
    Printout Call No. - none
    Sheet - 52."
  2. [S192] Typescript document of the Genealogy of the Houston Family, written by James Houston "unknown cd."
  3. [S184] Website FamilySearch International Genealogical Index (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp) "Batch - M115961
    Dates - 1855 to 1875
    Source Call No. - 6035516 (Register of births, marriages and deaths of Scotland)
    Type -
    Printout Call No. -."