Sir Hugh de Paduinan (1140 – 1189) was a

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baron,

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and progenitor of the Clan Houston. Both Sir Hugh's given name and surname are subject to a number of different spellings: Hugh or Hugo and Paduinan, Padinan and Padvinan. Sir Hugh was granted lands in the historic county of

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and gave his name to the village of

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, deriving from 'Hugh's town'.

Background

Sir Hugh was born in 1140 of Anglo-Norman ancestry. He is believed to have married a Scottish lord's daughter, and his heir was his son Reginald. He was a follower of Sir

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. Both Sir Hugh and his descendants often arise as signatories of deeds, particularly pertaining to Scottish churches."Descriptions of the Sheriffdoms of Lanark and Renfrew", William Hamilton , pp. 99–100 He died in 1189 in the

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, possibly amongst the Templars who were killed at the Battle of Hattin. Sir Hugh is occasionally confused with

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(otherwise spelled Payan, Peanz, Payns or Pedano), a similarly named Knight Templar associated with the churches of Scotland.

Lands at Kilpeter

During the reign of

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Sir Hugh was granted the lands of Kilpeter, around the modern parish of

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in the west-

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county of

, by Baldwin of Biggar, the Sheriff of Lanark. Baldwin may have been Sir Hugh's father in law. His descendants remained the Lairds of Houston until 1740, where the lands were sold to Alexander Speirs of Elderslie, a

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tobacco lord. The main village in the area now bears the name

References

*Huston, Cleburne. ''Bold Legacy: The Story of the Houston - Huston Ancestors'', Library Binding Co., 1968. {{DEFAULTSORT:Paduinan, Hugh De 12th-century Scottish people Medieval Knights Templar members Scoto-Normans Norman warriors 1140 births 1189 deaths