Kintyre People


A genealogical database of individuals who lived in Kintyre during the early modern period, from roughly 1500 CE to 1800 CE.

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Houston, Duncan

Houston, Duncan

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  • Name Houston, Duncan  [1]
    Gender Male
    Occupation 1710  Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Shoemaker 
    Residence 1710  Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Community-wide Assize Trial 20 Jun 1710  Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    "Duncan Houstam Shoemaker [the]re Guilty of Drunkenness upon the first day of the Justice Air after his first Confession of Drunkenness the last time being to such excesse that he could not stand upon the streets and Guilty of Burying a Child of his in Linnen by Confession" 
    Person ID I1028  Kintyre People
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2026

    Family 1 Baird, Margaret
    Marriage 29 May 1700  Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • The identity of the child buried in linen is unknown.
    Children 
     1. Houston, Walter,   c. 9 Mar 1701, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Houston, Elizabeth,   c. 20 Jun 1703, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2026

    Family 2 Boyd, Barbara
    Marriage 10 Nov 1706  Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • The identity of the child buried in linen is unknown.
    Children 
     1. Houston, James,   c. 15 Oct 1707, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2026

  • Notes 
    • Duncan Houston married Margaret Baird on 29 May 1700. They baptized the following children:
      Walter - 1701
      Elizabeth - 1703

      Duncan Houston married Barbara Boyd on 10 November 1706. They baptized the following children:
      James - 1707

      Due to the birth order, it's likely that this was the same individual.

      Duncan could be the son of James Houstone and Christian Smith, who baptized two children in 1670 and 1675. See KF, p. 177, for more information.

  • Sources 
    1. [S26] SC54/17/2/35/7, (National Records of Scotland).

    2. [S26] SC54/17/2/35/7, (National Records of Scotland).
      "Duncan Houstam Shoemaker [the]re Guilty of Drunkenness upon the first day of the Justice Air after his first Confession of Drunkenness the last time being to such excesse that he could not stand upon the streets and Guilty of Burying a Child of his in Linnen by Confession"

    3. [S3] OPR - Banns & Marriages, 507 10/35.
      "Duncan Houston
      Marg[are]t Baird (par[ish]— | 29 May"

    4. [S3] OPR - Banns & Marriages, 507 11/414.
      "Duncan Houstone and Barbara Boyd | Nov[embe]r 10th"