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Jean Hourston and George Leslie

Jean Hourston was born in Pharay about 1791 to David Hourston and Christian Drever.

She married George Leslie in Westray on 4th December 1818. George (b. 3rd July 1794) was the son of Thomas Leslie and Jane Leslie.

George may have had a daughter two years previously. (See relationship between granddaughter Jemima Stout and William Burgher.)

George and Jean spent the rest of their lives on Westray and had seven children:

• Thomas Leslie c. 1st July 1821 who married Barbara Kent

• David Leslie c. 22nd May 1824 who probably died pre 1841

• Christian Leslie c. 21st August 1825 who married Jeremiah Stout, a cousin of Lawrence Stout. (See Stout Genealogy)

• Jean Leslie c. 13th January 1828 who married Lawrence Stout, a cousin of Jeremiah Stout.

• Margaret Flett Leslie c. 25th September 1830 who married James Rendall

• Elizabeth Stevenson Leslie c. 11th August 1833 who married Robert Gray

• Isabella Pottinger Leslie c. 6th November 1836 who married George Stout, a half brother of Lawrence Stout

The family were at Grimbust in 1841 when George’s occupation was given as farmer. By 1851, Jean and George and three of their children, Thomas, Christian and Isabella, were at Airy. George at that time is described as a farmer of 4 acres employing one woman.

He died at Airy on 4th July 1856 and Jean on 5th June 1872.