'Liston1'
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Families covered: Liston of Millburn TowerListoun in /of Over Newliston, Liston of Torbanehill
| William Listoun in Over Newliston in Kirkliston, co. Linlithgow (d 05.06.1636) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Listoun in Over Newliston and of Langtoun & Whitlands (d before 1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jone Somerville (d 1674) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Listoun in Crofthead (a 1670) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? m2. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - John, Archibald | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Patrick Listoun in Over Newliston (d before 11.10.1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Wilkie (d before 07.04.1720, dau of James Wilkie in Cliftonhall) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Patrick Liston (b c1668, d 09.06.1700, minister of Ayr) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Chalmers (d 1701) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Mary Liston | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 02.07.1719) Rev. Patrick Wilkie of Rathobyres (d 1771) | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - son (d infant), Janet | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | James Liston of Over Newliston, Torbanehill & Sideheads (d 12.07.1738) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Ponton (relict of _ Lunn of Dalmeny) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Patrick Listoun in/of Over Newliston, Torbanehill & Sidehead (d 29.08.1749) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 22.06.1734) Christian Dick (d 12.1790, dau of Alexander Dick, bailie of Queensferry, by Grizel Ponton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Robert Liston of Millburn Tower, Ratho & Listonshiels (b 08.10.1742, dsp 115.07.1836, Ambassador, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.02.1796) Henrietta Marchant (d 06.08.1828, dau of Nathaniel Marchant of Antigua) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Henrietta Liston | ||||||||||||||
| m. Aleander Ramage (Captain at Leith) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Patrick Rampage (dsp, captain, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Fleming (dau of Alexander Fleming of Kirkliston) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Robert Rampage, later Ramage-Liston of Millburn Tower, etc. had issue (2 daus) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Johnstone (dau of George Johnstone of Hillhouse) | |||||||||||||||
| Their elder daughter, Harriet, married Sir William Foulis of Colinton, 8th Bart, who assumed the name Liston-Foulis. | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue (d unm) - Edward (d 1806, Post Captain RN), Alexander (d 1814, WS), Dick of Scotston Park (d 1815) | ||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - James (d young), Alexander (d unm c1763, WS) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | William Liston in Edinburgh, later in Kirkliston (d unm 1739, writer) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | John Liston in Dublin | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Liston in Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Elizabeth Liston | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Wilson | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Hill (widow, a 1738) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | James Liston | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Obed Liston (a 1817, d unm?) | ||||||||||||||
| f. | Matthew Liston (dspm, Chaplain of the Castle of Edinburgh) | ||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - Anne, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| g. | Edward Liston (d 1816) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Liston | ||||||||||||||
| h. | Janet Liston | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Wilkie of Bonningtoun | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | other issue (d unm) - George, Anne, Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | John Liston (bpt 05.06.1687, d 17.09.1764, minister of Aberdour) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.12.1723) Mary Scott (b c1702, d 02.07.1773, dau of Francis Scott of Davingtoun) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Liston, Moderator of the General Assemby (b 22.03.1730, d 11.02.1796, minister of Aberdour, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1766) Janet Hardie (b 1744, d 31.12.1814, dau of Rev. Henry Hardie of Navity) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Henry Liston (b 30.06.1771, d 24.02.1836, minister of Ecclesmachan, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.10.1793) Margaret Ireland (b 10.1771, d 24.05.1802, dau of David Ireland (town clerk of Culross) (by Janet Geddes), 2nd cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Liston (b 28.10.1794, d 07.12.1847, surgeon, professor at Edinburgh University) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.1819) Christina Crawford (b c1801, d 01.1887, dau of John Crawford of Leith by Anne Tweedie of Oliver) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | David Liston (b 10.10.1799, d 1811, "Astronomer to the King of Oude", later professor at Edinburgh University) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1852) Esther Wallace Liston (dau of Thomas Liston of Linlithgow, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue (d unm) - Janet of Auldcathie (b 28.06.1796, d 21.09.1888), Anne (b 20.03.1798, d 14.07.1802), Margaret of Auldcathie (b 23.04.1801, d 03.06.1866) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Thomas Liston of Linlithgow (b 101.04.780, d 102.01.1862, writer, 4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1804) Helen Margaret Ferrier (dau of General Ferrier of Belayd, Governor of Dumbarton Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | William Liston (b 19.06.1781, d 06.11.1864, minister of Redgorton) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08..12.1829) Mary Forbes (d 09.03.1849, dau of Alexander Forbes of Aberdeen ("a descendant of the House of Pitsligo"), sister of Colonel John Alexander) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Anne Liston (b 07.02.1768, d 26.03.1852) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.12.1792) Hugh Meiklejohn (b c1764, d 1831, Moderator of the General Assembly, minister of Abercorn, professor at Edinburgh University) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Agnes Liston (b 11.11.1782, d 21.02.1860) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.07.1808) William McCall of Maidenhill (b c1776, d 1831) | |||||||||||||||
| (6)+ | other issue (d unm) - John (b 27.04.1769, d 1806), Robert (b 05.01.1774, d 12.03.1808), Mary of Auldcathie (b 31.05.1770, d 09.10.1854), Janet (b 16.11.1772, d 1796), Margaret (b 22.05.1776, d 1825), others (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue (d unm) - John (b 02.04.1729, d 12.04.1729), James (b 09.10.1733, d c1753), Anne (b 09.01.1725), Margaret (b 24.03.1727), Agatha (b 15.10.1731), Janet (b 24.08.1735) | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Agnes Liston (b 1669, dsps 1736) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Baron of Preston (b c1627, d 09.04.1729) | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Janet Liston | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Carmichael of Ayrshire | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Catherine Liston | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Pate of Priest Mill | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Margaret Liston (b 1674, d 15.03.1737) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Baron of Preston (b c1674, d 1737, son of John) | |||||||||||||||
| viii.+ | other issue - William (d young), David (d young), Jean (d before 1706) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Walter Listoun of the Muirend | ||||||||||||||
| A.+ | issue - Patrick in Calder (brewer, had issue), Walter, John | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | William Listoun to Ireland (minister) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | William Liston in Ireland (minister) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'Some old families' (H.B. McCall, vol 1 (1890), Chapter V: 'The Family of Liston', p79+)
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