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James Houston was a celebrated marksman who killed the standard-bearer of King James as His Majesty approached the walls of Londonderry. Mr. Houston’s son Christopher Houston, a boy of nine years old, was with him during the siege.
A descendant of above James Houston, was the Rev James Houston of Ballindrait who received his training in the seminary (academy at Strabane).
That boy, Christopher Houston, afterwards became the father of three sons (?);
1) the grandfather of the Rev. James Houston, Ballindrait, Lifford, co. Donegal;
2) the grandfather of :
Ross Houston, Edergole,
James Houston, Lifford, Strabane
John Houston, Ballynahatty, Omagh
Patrick Houston, Beragh, Moagh;
3) the g-grandfather of the Rev. John Houston, Ballynahatty.
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Freeholder’s Register for Co. Tyrone
The Strabane Morning Post. No 1016. Tuesday, May 19, 1829
COUNTY TYRONE.
List of Persons who have served Notices on the Clerk of the Peace, of their intention to Register Freeholds at the ensuing Special Sessions, to be held at Clogher, Omagh, Strabane, and Dungannon, in the month of June next, as appointed by the Lord Lieutenant pursuant to the 10th Geo. IV. Chap. 8.
Some names were :
BARONY OMAGH :
Names & Address of Applicant..........Townland
*Thomas Huston, Connewarren...........Omagh
Ross Houston, Edergold......................Eddergold
John Houston, Ballinahatty.................Ballinahatty
Patrick Houston, Drumconnelly.........Drumconnelly
King Huston, Letfern..........................Letfern
Henry King, Letfern...........................Letfern
John Dunlop, Letfern..........................Letfern
John Dunlop Jun. of Letfern...............Letfern
Andrew Dunlop, Legacurry................Legacurry
Samuel Dunlop, Moylagh...................Moylagh
BARONY CLOGHER
John Huston, Feenan..........................Fintona & Feenan
John Houston, Feenan
John Huston, Feenan..........................Feenan
William Houston, Feenan
BARONY STRABANE
Thomas Houston, Backeden...............N. Stewart & Backeden
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Landowners, co. Tyrone, c.1870s
*Mrs. Charlotte Houston, Conywarren, Omagh, owned 1,822 acres.
Christopher Houston, no address given, owned 28 acres.
Fleming Houston, Ballynahatty, Omagh, owned 137 acres.
John Houston, Ballynahatty, Omagh, owned 56 acres.
William Houston, Ballynahatty, Omagh, owned 56 acres.
Francis J. Houston, Moy, owned 63 acres.
James Houston, Feenan, Fintona, owned 39 acres.
William Houston, Annaghboe, Fintona, owned 20 acres
Mary Anne Houston, Killeen, Ardstrawbridge, Newtownstewart, owned 23 acres.
Miss Houston, Lifford, Strabane, owned 811 acres.
Patrick Houston, Beragh, Omagh, owned 86 acres.
Thomas Houston, Taboe Glebe, Dunamanagh, owned 84 acres.
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Who were the parents of James Houston in the siege ?
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