Old Photograph John Houston Weather Prophet Kirkcudbright Scotland

Old photograph of John Houston the Weather Prophet from Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. John was born in Kirkcudbright about the year 1849. His father was William Houston, a carpenter and his mother Mary Houston, maiden name Ferguson. In 1868 John began work as a postman and in 1873 he married Jane Johnston from Girthon Parish, where they lived there for a short time. He was famous for his ability to predict the weather. The photograph show his notice board at Kirkhouse near the cemetery on which he would regularly update his weather forecast. He also contributed to the Glasgow Herald, where his forecasts were treated very seriously. John died after a short illness in his house in Castle Bank, Kirkcudbright on 9th February 1925.



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