1836 Agnes Newton was baptised to William Newton & Agnes Dow on 9/10/1836 in the Gorbals , Lanark - FS
1841C. Agnes Newton, 4, is living King Street, Gorbals with her parents .
| William Newton | 25 | Dyer | not b.Lanarks |
| Ann Newton | 25 | shoud read Agnes | not b.Lanarks |
| Agnes Newton | 4 | b.Lanarks | |
| Margaret Miller | 0 | b.Lanarks | |
| 3 other males | 30,40,50 |
1851C. Agnes Newton, 15, is living Queen Street, Renfrew with her mother and 2 siblings So, the family has moved from the Gorbals to Renfrew 1848-1850 - MAP
| Agnes Newton | 36 | Iron founders wife | b.Fort William |
| Agnes Newton | 15 | b.Barony | |
| Jean Newton | 5 | b.Glasgow | |
| William Newton | 3 | b.Barony | |
| Hugh Newton | 11mths | b.Renfrew |
1857. Aggness Newton , 20, married Alexander Houston , 19, on 30/10/1857 in Renfrew. Her parents were William Newton, dyer, & Agnes Dow. His were Thomas Houston, labourer, & Agnes Graham.
They had the following children: Thomas 1858, William 1860, Alexander 1861, Agnes Dow Houston 1866 & Helen Houston 1871 all baptised in Renfrew. Also other children for whom no baptism has yet been found: John 1864, Hugh 1874 & Graham 1876 , all born Renfrew.
1861C. Agnes Houston, 23, is living in Orchard Street Renfrew with her husband and 2 children
| Alexr Houston | 22 | Irondresser | b.Renfrew |
| Agnes Houston | 23 | b.Glasgow | |
| Thomas | 2 | b.Renfrew | |
| William | 11mths | b.Renfrew |
Iron dresser was a general term covering all foundry workers engaged in removing adherant sand from castings and chipping off any irregularities
1871C. Have searched repeatedly, with family names, no surname etc - nothing on Ancestry There is an Alexander Houston, 33, b.Scotland , lodger, carpenter, in Ulverston, Cumbria, which is where his son Graham is born in 1875- thought this is likely her husband, but profession weird. .
1875/6 The family have moved to England, where their child, Graham Houston, is born in Ulverston. .
1881C. Agnes Houston and 7 children are living in 47 Queen Street, Renfrew. She is said to be married, not widowed. The last child, Graham Houston, was born in England Jun 1875 Ulverston Cumbria
| Agnes Houston | 43 | Housekeeper . .married | b. Glasgow |
| John | 17 | ship joiner | b.Renfrew |
| Agnes | 14 | scholar | b.Renfrew |
| Robert | 12 | scholar | b.Renfrew |
| William | 11 | scholar | b.Renfrew |
| Helen | 9 | scholar . . born 12/12/1871 | b.Renfrew |
| Hugh | 7 | scholar | b.Renfrew |
| Graham | 5 | scholar born Jun 1875 Ulverston Cumbria | b.England |
1881. . Another child, Thomas Houston is baptised to them, Renfrew, on 14/7/1881. So, father Alexander certainly alive late 1880.
1891C. Most of the family have vanished, despite hours of searching But 2 of her children, Hugh 17 and William 21, are living at 21 Renfield Street, Renfrew, with Alexander's widowed Mother, Agnes Houston/Graham
1895. Alexander wrote a Will - but where was he living?
1901C. Alexander Houston, 62, vintner & spirit seller, b. Renfrew, Agnes Houston, 64, b.Glasgow & Agnes Houston, 12, b. Renfrew, servant, are living at Horseshoe Bar & Cottage, Barlands Road, Glassford. This is an amazing discovery as William Muir was born in Glassford in 1899 and we always wondered why. Alexander & Agnes are his maternal grandparents, parents of his mother, Helen Houston/Muir
1911C. Agnes 74, Alexander,74, married 53 years, 11 children, 4 dead, are living in 5 rooms at 14 Alston Road, Glassford, with son Hugh Patterson? Houston, 38, mechanical engineer, marine and a servant .- SP.
1913. Her husband dies at Glassford, leaving £181 plus heritage of £440, in his Will
1920. Agnes Dow Houston, 85, widow of Alexander Houston, dredging master, dies on 6/10/1920 at 16 Paisley Road Renfrew. Rodent Ulcer on face - 7 years . Parents were William Newton, dyer & Agnes. Informant was John Houston, son, of 6 Renfield Street Renfrew.
16 Paisley Road was the 1913 home of her son, Thomas Houston Very odd that her hausband was given as a Dredging Master, as he was a vintner & Spirit Seller 1901-1913, and before that a
Alexander Houston husband