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Alexander Johnston 1817–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1817

Birth Location: Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Feb 1887

Death Location: Russell Flats, Sheffield, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Johnston

Mother: Mary Miller

Spouse(s): Jane Kirk

Children(s): Mary Johnston, William Johnston, Thomas Johnston, John Johnston, Jane Johnston, Agnes Johnston, Alexander Johnston, James Johnston, Isabella Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston

In 1817, Alexander Johnston entered the world in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, born to Thomas Johnston And Mary Miller. In 1861, Alexander Johnston resided in Church Rd, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland. Alexander Johnston married Jane Hutton Malcolm Kirk, and had children including Agnes Berry Johnston, Alexander Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston, Isabella Hutton Malcolm Kirk Johnston, James Malcolm Johnston, Jane Hutton Malcolm Kirk Johnston, John Johnston, Mary Miller Johnston, Thomas Johnston, William Johnston. Alexander Johnston passed away in 1887 in Russell Flats, Sheffield, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Alexander Johnston entered the world in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, born to Thomas Johnston And Mary Miller.
  • In 1861, Alexander Johnston resided in Church Rd, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland.
  • Alexander Johnston married Jane Hutton Malcolm Kirk, and had children including Agnes Berry Johnston, Alexander Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston, Isabella Hutton Malcolm Kirk Johnston, James Malcolm Johnston, Jane Hutton Malcolm Kirk Johnston, John Johnston, Mary Miller Johnston, Thomas Johnston, William Johnston.
  • Alexander Johnston passed away in 1887 in Russell Flats, Sheffield, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Johnston
1785–1863
Birth Location: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
TJ
Mary Miller
1785–1862
Birth Location: Kennoway, Fife, Scotland
MM

Spouses(s)

Jane Kirk
1818–1888
Birth Location: St Cuthburt, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JK

Children(s)

Mary Johnston
1843–1918
Birth Location: St Andrews-Lhanbryd, Moray, Scotland
MJ
William Johnston
1856–1941
Birth Location: Pool, Merckart, Perthshire, Scotland
WJ
Thomas Johnston
1842–1894
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
TJ
John Johnston
1846–
Birth Location: Muckhart, Perthshire, Scotland
JJ
Jane Johnston
1849–1912
Birth Location: Fossoway and Tulliebole, Kinross-shire, Scotland
JJ
Agnes Johnston
1851–1913
Birth Location: Fossoway, Perth, Scotland
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Alexander Johnston
1854–1927
Birth Location: Muckhart, Perthshire, Scotland
AJ
James Johnston
1858–1925
Birth Location: Muckhart, Perthshire, Scotland
JJ
Isabella Johnston
1842–1915
Birth Location: East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
IJ
Elizabeth Johnston
1861–1948
Birth Location: Orwell, Perthshire, Scotland
EJ

Alexander Johnston's Ancestors

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Alexander Johnston
1817–1887
Birth Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Johnston
1785–1863
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Mary Miller
1785–1862
Kennoway, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James Johnston
1758–1833
Kirtlebridge, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Thomson
1767–1836
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Alexander Miller
1756–1820
Kennoway, Fife, Scotland
Agnes Wilson
1750–1811
Kennoway, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Johnston's Descendants

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Alexander Johnston (3 Jul 1817–14 Feb 1887) m. Jane (Hutton Malcolm) Kirk (5 Aug 1818–6 Aug 1888)
  1. 1. Mary (Miller) Johnston 1843–1918 m. Joseph (Augustus) Jamieson 1831–1899
    1. 1. Agnes (Miller) Jamieson 1872–1955 m. Albert (Thomas) Smith 1878–1960
      1. 1. Stanley (Norman) Smith 1904–1983 m. Ivy (Winifred) Bull 1904–1986
        1. 1. Albert (Thomas) Smith 1943–2023
        2. 2. Judith (Ann (Judy)) Smith 1938–2007
      2. 2. Leslie (Kenneth) Smith 1912–1978 m. Annette (Page) Sherriff 1919–1996 m. Pearl (Dorothy) Hughes 1921–2010
      3. 3. Arthur (James (Jim)) Smith 1907–1973 m. Margaret (Amy) Hunt 1909–1991
      4. 4. Francis (Vivian Albert (Frank)) Smith 1910–2009
      5. 5. Leonard (Thomas (Len)) Smith 1905–1982 m. Gwendolyn (Constance) Foster 1911–1986
        1. 1. Beverley (Raynor) Smith 1930–1986 m. Ian (Arthur) Anderson –2019
        2. 2. Roger (Sinclair) Smith 1934–2016
    2. 2. James (Henry) Jamieson 1874–1937
    3. 3. Ellen (Mabel Rose) Jamieson 1884–1965 m. Charles (Frederick) Henderson 1882–1964
      1. 1. Lionel (Leslie) Henderson 1913–1979
      2. 2. Lorna Henderson 1908–1995
      3. 3. Frederick (Trevor) Henderson 1907–1994
    4. 4. Thomas (John (Jack)) Jamieson 1880–1945 m. Bertha (Alexis) Barnes 1886–1963
      1. 1. Jack (Morris) Jamieson 1912–2004 m. Mina (Dorothy) Duncan 1904–1968
        1. 1. Susan (Collins) Jamieson 1937–1976 m. Anthony (Max (Max)) Dulieu 1937–2006
    5. 5. Edith Jamieson 1878–1953 m. James (John) Rowe 1875–1950
      1. 1. Doris (Edith) Rowe 1909–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Jamieson 1876–1961 m. Charles Craighead 1873–1933
      1. 1. Charles (Eric) Craighead 1904–1973
      2. 2. Elma (Violet) Craighead 1904–1988
    7. 7. Mary (Jane) Jamieson 1867–1907 m. Francis (Bowden) Shepheard 1859–1906
      1. 1. Roderick (George) Shepheard 1905–1961 m. Ludovicka (Ellen (Vic)) Jugovich 1908–1987
        1. 1. John (Jay Conrad) Shepheard 1928–2000 m. Olive (Edith) Gridley 1930–2005
    8. 8. Isabella (Hutton Malcolm Kirk) Jamieson 1869–1907 m. James (Bryden) Collier 1862–1944
      1. 1. Athena (Isabella) Collier 1906–1986
  2. 2. William Johnston 1856–1941 m. Agnes (Jane) Ballantyne 1864–1928
    1. 1. Cecil (George) Johnston 1891–1943 m. Harriet (Elizabeth (Dot)) Brown 1891–1986
      1. 1. Miri (Lillian) Johnston 1910–1993 m. William (Hans) Mclaughlin 1911–1985
    2. 2. Florence (Mary Victoria) Johnston 1887–1966 m. William ((Will) Francis) Nicholson 1883–1964
      1. 1. Jean (Kathleen) Nicholson 1918–2011
      2. 2. Marie (Agnes) Nicholson 1923–2014
      3. 3. Thelma (Elsie Mary) Nicholson 1909–1998
      4. 4. Gordon (Francis) Nicholson 1911–1971
      5. 5. Audrey (Evelyn) Nicholson 1926–2011
    3. 3. Jane (Isabella) Johnson 1878–
    4. 4. Alexander (James Malcolm) Johnston 1880–1958 m. Hilda (Ann) Henwood 1887–1956
      1. 1. Roy (Alexander Clive) Johnston 1918–
    5. 5. Robert (Walter) Johnston 1885–1949
    6. 6. Lily (Maud) Johnston 1881–
    7. 7. Ethel (Maggie) Johnston 1883–
    8. 8. William Johnston 1889–
  3. 3. Thomas Johnston 1842–1894 m. Elizabeth Donald 1840–1920
    1. 1. Alexander Johnston 1867–1942 m. Sarah Harrison 1866–1913
      1. 1. Douglas Johnston 1900–1970 m. Violet Glover 1894–
        1. 1. Douglas (Malcolm) Johnston 1928–2013 m. June (Margaret) Lusty 1929–2016
      2. 2. James (Malcolm Johnston) RN29787 1898–1917
      3. 3. Ernest (Alexander) Johnston 1892–1961
      4. 4. Elizabeth Johnston 1894–1951
    2. 2. Jemima Johnston 1865–1945
    3. 3. James (Malcolm) Johnston 1882–1936
    4. 4. Peter (Donald) Johnston 1870–1937
    5. 5. Thomas Johnston 1872–1926
    6. 6. Jane (Hutton Malcolm Kirk) Johnston 1875–1937
    7. 7. Margaret ((Maggie)) Johnston 1877–
    8. 8. John Johnston 1879–1934
  4. 4. John Johnston 1846–
  5. 5. Jane (Hutton Malcolm Kirk) Johnston 1849–1912 m. William Fairbairn 1847–1912
    1. 1. Alexander Fairbairn 1874–1949 m. Eliza (Adelle (Adele)) Walker 1874–1957
      1. 1. Leslie ((Les)) Fairbairn 1898–1968 m. Maggie Shirreffs 1900–
    2. 2. William (Arthur) Fairbairn 1870–1941 m. Charlotte (Jane) Burns 1877–1914
      1. 1. William (Arthur) Fairbairn 1897–1916
      2. 2. Agnes (Jane) Fairbairn 1898–1958
      3. 3. Kathleen (Mary) Fairbairn 1902–1991
      4. 4. Margaret (Ethel) Fairbairn 1895–1976 m. David (Bruce) Craighead 1895–1956
        1. 1. Charlotte (Joyce) Craighead 1917–1953 m. James Brown 1919–2005
        2. 2. Ethel (May) Craighead 1915–2008
      5. 5. Irene (Lilian) Fairbairn 1900–1982
    3. 3. Edna (Madalene) Fairbairn 1892–1954
    4. 4. Thomas Fairbairn 1885–1885
    5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Fairbairn 1872–1952
    6. 6. Jane (Hutton Malcolm Kirk Johnston) Fairburn 1868–1869
    7. 7. James (Malcom) Fairbairn 1883–1958
    8. 8. George Fairbairn 1881–1955
    9. 9. Thomas Fairbairn 1889–1973 m. Alice (Charlotte) Firmston 1891–1991
      1. 1. Albert (Theodore) Fairbairn 1912–1992 m. Ruby (Jean Louisa) Fairbairn 1921–1955
      2. 2. Oswald (Arthur Vincent) Fairbairn 1910–1996 m. Monica Fairbairn –1990
      3. 3. Thelma (Berril) Fairbairn 1915–1989 m. John ((Jack)) Clifford 1915–1987
        1. 1. Cyril (John) Clifford 1940–2002 m. Beverley (Joy) Farquay 1944–2024
        2. 2. Annette (Thelma) Clifford 1944–1989
        3. 3. David (Thomas James) Clifford 1948–1993
      4. 4. Elvin (Thomas) Fairbairn 1918–1994 m. Ngaire Fairbairn 1918–2006
    10. 10. John Fairbairn 1876–1946
    11. 11. Walter (Stanley) Fairbairn 1886–1960
    12. 12. Robert Fairbairn 1878–1962
  6. 6. Agnes (Berry) Johnston 1851–1913
  7. 7. Alexander Johnston 1854–1927
    1. 1. Adelina (Leonore) Johnston 1887–1901
    2. 2. Eva (Somerville) Johnston 1889–1901
    3. 3. Nina (Kirk) Johnston 1893–1901
    4. 4. Arthur (Gordon) Johnston 1891–1974
  8. 8. James (Malcolm) Johnston 1858–1925
  9. 9. Isabella (Hutton Malcolm Kirk) Johnston 1842–1915 m. Joseph Mills 1849–1915
  10. 10. Elizabeth Johnston 1861–1948 m. Joseph Hislop 1858–1914 m. William Skerten 1865–1940
    1. 1. Joseph Hislop 1888–1964
    2. 2. Alexander (Robert) Hislop 1885–1971 m. Elizabeth ((Lizzie)) Mawson 1892–1968
      1. 1. Eric (James) Hislop 1915–1965 m. Florence (Joyce) Ellis 1917–1990
      2. 2. Joan (Elizabeth) Hislop 1920–2012
      3. 3. Gwendolen Hislop 1918–2017 m. William (Ronald Thomas) James 1916–1995
      4. 4. Alexander (Robert) Hislop 1912–1984 m. Florence Joyce 1917–1990 m. Elizabeth (Nellie Thelma (Bud)) Payne 1915–1965
      5. 5. Joseph (Raymond) Hislop 1923–2015 m. Ngaire (Gwendoline) Sneddon 1928–1975
    3. 3. Jane (Dalgleish) Hislop 1887–1967
    4. 4. James (Malcolm) Hislop 1890–1979

Alexander Johnston's Timeline

3 Records

1817
3 Jul 1817
Birth of Alexander Johnston in Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 44
Alexander Johnston resided here in Church Rd, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Church Rd, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
1887
14 Feb 1887
Age 70
Death of Alexander Johnston in Russell Flats, Sheffield, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
Russell Flats, Sheffield, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1817
    Event Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Orwell; ED: 2; Page: 4; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1861_61

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Church Rd, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Orwell; ED: 2; Page: 4; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1861_61

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1887
    Event Place: Russell Flats, Sheffield, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
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