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Colonel Thomas Alfred Houstoun Boswell-Preston
1850 - 1918 (67 years)1. Colonel Thomas Alfred Houstoun Boswell-Preston was born on 21 Jul 1850 in Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland (son of Colonel Sir George Augustus Frederick Houstoun-Boswall, 2nd Baronet and Euphemia Boswall); died on 3 Jan 1918 in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland; was buried on 8 Jan 1917 in St Mary, Hendon, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 21 Jul 1850, Scotland
- Residence: 1871, Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland; Relation to Head of House: Son
- Residence: 1891, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Military Service: 1902
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Burwash, Sussex; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Visitor
- Death: 3 Jan 1918, London
Thomas married Alice Mary Cunard on 8 May 1883 in Kensington, London. Alice (daughter of William Cunard and Laura Charlotte Haliburton) was born about 1855 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 9 Jul 1916 in Berwickshire, Scotland; was buried on 13 Jul 1916 in St Mary, Hendon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Euphemia Constance Houstoun Boswall Preston was born on 5 Mar 1884 in London; died on 21 Apr 1966 in Gloucestershire.
- Sir Gordon Houstoun-Boswall, 6th Baronet was born on 15 Mar 1887 in London; died on 28 Feb 1961 in England.
2. Colonel Sir George Augustus Frederick Houstoun-Boswall, 2nd Baronet was born on 4 Oct 1809 in Brighton, Sussex (son of General Sir William Houston, 1st Baronet GCB GCH KC and Lady Jane Maitland); died on 8 Jan 1886 in Bath, Somerset. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1861, Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Residence: 1871, Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Residence: 1881, Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland; Relation to Head of House: Head
George married Euphemia Boswall on 22 Feb 1847 in Edrom, Berwick, Scotland. Euphemia was born on 15 Jan 1819 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 29 Dec 1882 in St George Hanover Square, London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Euphemia Boswall was born on 15 Jan 1819 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 29 Dec 1882 in St George Hanover Square, London. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 15 Jan 1819, Scotland
- Residence: 1841, Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland
- Residence: 1861, Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland; Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Residence: 1871, Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland; Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Residence: 1881, Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Children:
- Sir George Lauderdale Houstoun-Boswall, 3rd Baronet was born on 11 Dec 1847 in Northumberland; died on 8 Feb 1908 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
- 1. Colonel Thomas Alfred Houstoun Boswell-Preston was born on 21 Jul 1850 in Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland; died on 3 Jan 1918 in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland; was buried on 8 Jan 1917 in St Mary, Hendon, England.
Generation: 3
4. General Sir William Houston, 1st Baronet GCB GCH KC was born on 10 Aug 1766; died on 8 Apr 1842 in Bromley Hill; was buried in West Norwood Cemetery. Notes:
General Sir William Houston, 1st Baronet GCB GCH KC (10 August 1766 – 8 April 1842) was a General in the British Army and the Governor of Gibraltar.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Houston,_1st_BaronetWilliam married Lady Jane Maitland on 5 Nov 1808 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jane was born on 1 Jun 1769 in Hatton, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 1 Jun 1833. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Lady Jane Maitland was born on 1 Jun 1769 in Hatton, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 1 Jun 1833. Children:
- 2. Colonel Sir George Augustus Frederick Houstoun-Boswall, 2nd Baronet was born on 4 Oct 1809 in Brighton, Sussex; died on 8 Jan 1886 in Bath, Somerset.