William Houstoun 1782- <1841
1782. William Houstoun was baptised 10/11/1782 to William Houstoun & Jean Park in Renfrew .
He was a weaver - from the 1877 d.c. of his son Thomas
1803 William Houstoun married Helen Wilson 31/7/1803, Renfrew
They had 7 children - from SP - baptised in Renfrew 1804-1820: William 1804, Thomas 1806, Alexander 1808, John 1810, Hannah 1813- who married 1839 FS, Helen 1815, Margaret Speirs 1820
The name Speirs would suggest that an ancestor had the maiden name of Speirs.- unable to find this on the Houston side, which leaves it as a clue for the ancestors of Helen Wilson
1841C. an Ellen Houston, 55, - thus born 1782-1786, is living Fulbar Street, Renfrew, with Thomas Houston 30, cotton HLW, & family, and Alexander Houston 25 . This is almost certainly our Helen Wilson with 2 sons . This would imply her husband had died., and, indeed, I cannot find him in Renfrew.
| Thomas Houston | 30 | Cotton H L W | b. Renfrewshire |
| Agnes Houston | 26 | not b. Renfrewshire | |
| William Houston | 10 | b. Renfrewshire | |
| Agnes Houston | 8 | b. Renfrewshire | |
| Ellen Houston | 4 | b. Renfrewshire | |
| Alexander Houston | 2 | b. Renfrewshire | |
| Alexander Houston | 25 | Labourer | b. Renfrewshire. Probably a brother |
| Ellen Houston | 55 | Independent | not b. Renfrewshire Probably mother of Thomas. Could be 55-59 |
Tree on son's page