Descendants of Thomas & Betsy HOURSTON
First Generation 
1. Thomas HOURSTON, son of John HOURSTON and Kathleen GARSON, was born in 1772 in , Sandwick Parish , Orkney Islands, Scotland.1
Thomas married Mary MOUAT.
Children from this marriage were:
2 M i. John HOUSTON was born in 1806 in , , Orkney Islands, Scotland1,2 and died on May 27, 1882 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 76. He had no relationships and no children.
Events
• John farmed on lot 13, Con 17, Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada 4
+ 3 F ii. Catherine HOURSTON was born about 1810 in , , Orkney Islands, Scotland1 and died on April 28, 1878 in Sandwick, , Orkney Islands, Scotland1 aged about 68.
4 M iii. Thomas HOURSTON was born in 1812 in , , Orkney Islands, Scotland1 and died in 18911 aged 79.
Thomas married Margaret HOURSTON. Margaret was born in 18181 and died in 18861 aged 68.
+ 5 M iv. James HOUSTON was born in 1815 in , , Orkney Islands, Scotland, died on September 10, 18945 aged 79, and was buried in Lovat Cemetery Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
6 F v. Helen HOUSTON was born in 1817 in , , Orkney Islands, Scotland and died in 1869 aged 52.
Helen married James SLATER,4 son of William SLETTER and Elspet MOAR, on December 13, 1843 in , , Orkney Islands, Scotland. James was born on June 17, 1821 in , , Orkney Islands, Scotland and died on April 9, 1903 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada6 aged 81. Another name for James was SLETTER.
Events
• He immigrated from Scotland in 1850.
• He worked as a labourer and he was a widower in 1881 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
• James resided at Lot 3, Con 15 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1901.
Thomas next married Elizabeth "Betsy" SCOTT, daughter of John SCOTT and Peggy FLETT, on April 6, 1821 in Harray, , Orkney Islands, Scotland.7 Betsy was born on August 31, 1788 in Harray, , Orkney Islands, Scotland7 and died after 1836 in , , Orkney Islands, Scotland.7 She was usually called Betsy.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 7 M i. William HOUSTON was born on August 10, 1821 in Harray, , Orkney Islands, Scotland,2,8,9 was christened on September 9, 1821 in Harray, , Orkney Islands, Scotland,9 died on December 31, 1886 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada8 aged 65, and was buried in Paisley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
8 M ii. George HOURSTON was born in 1823 in , , Orkney Islands, Scotland1 and died in 19021 aged 79.
9 F iii. Mary HOUSTON was born on March 19, 1827 in , , Orkney Islands, Scotland10,11 and died on November 1, 1905 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 78.
Events
• She emigrated from , , , Scotland in 1857. 11
Mary married John DOCHERTY, son of John DOCHERTY and Sarah CAMPBELL, on April 25, 1866 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.10 John was born in 1829 in Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland,10 died on October 29, 1909 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada12 aged 80, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. They had no children.
Events
• He emigrated from , , , Scotland in 1846. 11
• John farmed on Lot 17, Con 16, Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, in 1867 13
• John resided at the time of his death on Rowe Street in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
+ 10 F iv. Jean HOUSTON was born on August 15, 1828 in , , Orkney Islands, Scotland,14 died on April 10, 1915 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 86, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
+ 11 M v. Simon HOUSTON was born on March 23, 1835 in , , Orkney Islands, Scotland,2,5,11 died on October 15, 1906 in , Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada5 aged 71, and was buried in Lovat Cemetery Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
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