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Charles Houston
Bornc. (1854-01-01)1 January 1854
Died28 November 1937(1937-11-28) (aged 83)
NationalityScottish

Charles Houston (c. 1854 - 28 November 1937) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]

Life[edit]

1881 13 Albyn Terrace, Glasgow
1884 13 Albyn Terrace, Glasgow
1888 79 West Regent Street, Glasgow
1892 8 Roselea Drive, Glasgow
1898 6 Ardoch Gardens, Cambuslang
1901 203 Onslow Drive, Glasgow
1908 10 Rosslyn Ave, Rutherglen
1915 19 Rosslyn Ave, Rutherglen
1934 Tossa, Burnside Road, Rutherglen
1936 38 Burnside Road, Rutherglen

1861 census[3]
1871 census[4]
1881 census[5]
1891 census[6]
1901 census[7]

His father was John Mackenzie Houston (born c. 1823) from Glasgow, a cotton yarn dresser.[8]

His mother was Isabella Rennie (born c. 1825) from Glasgow.[9] John and Isabella married on 31 December 1844 in Glasgow.[10]

Charles Houston was born c. 1854 in Glasgow. In 1891 he was a carpet designer.[11]

His brother was the artist John Rennie Mackenzie Houston (born c. 1857)[12][13]

Art[edit]

Death[edit]

He died in 1937 at his home in 38 Burnside Road in Rutherglen on 28 November, aged 83.[14]

Works[edit]

References[edit]


Category:1854 births Category:1937 deaths Category:Scottish male painters