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Alexander Johnston 1867–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1867

Birth Location: Milton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Mar 1942

Death Location: Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Johnston

Mother: Elizabeth Donald

Spouse(s): Sarah Harrison

Children(s): Douglas Johnston, James RN29787, Ernest Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston

Alexander Johnston was born in 1867 in Milton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, the child of Thomas Johnston And Elizabeth Donald. In 1871, Alexander Johnston resided in Glasgow Inner High, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Alexander Johnston married Sarah Harrison, and had children including Douglas Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston, Ernest Alexander Johnston, James Malcolm Johnston Rn29787. Alexander Johnston passed away in 1942 in Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Alexander Johnston was born in 1867 in Milton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, the child of Thomas Johnston And Elizabeth Donald.
  • In 1871, Alexander Johnston resided in Glasgow Inner High, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Johnston married Sarah Harrison, and had children including Douglas Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston, Ernest Alexander Johnston, James Malcolm Johnston Rn29787.
  • Alexander Johnston passed away in 1942 in Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Johnston
1867–1942
Birth Place: Milton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Johnston
1842–1894
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Donald
1840–1920
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Johnston
1817–1887
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Jane (Hutton Malcolm) Kirk
1818–1888
St Cuthburt, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Johnston
1785–1863
Mary Miller
1785–1862
John Kirk
1770–1828
Isabell Kintz
1786–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Johnston
1758–1833
Elizabeth Thomson
1767–1836
Alexander Miller
1756–1820
Agnes Wilson
1750–1811
John Kirk
1748–1805
Mary Rolland
1738–1800

Alexander Johnston's Descendants

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Alexander Johnston (1 Jul 1867–29 Mar 1942) m. Sarah Harrison (abt 1866–22 Nov 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

Alexander Johnston's Timeline

4 Records

1867
1 Jul 1867
Birth of Alexander Johnston in Milton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Milton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 4
Alexander Johnston resided here in Glasgow Inner High, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Inner High, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1942
28 Mar 1942
Age 75
Death of Alexander Johnston in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
1942
29 Mar 1942
Age 75
Burial of Alexander Johnston in Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand
Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Milton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Inner High; ED: 77; Page: 15; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1871_124
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Glasgow Inner High, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Inner High; ED: 77; Page: 15; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1871_124

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1942
    Event Place: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1942
    Event Place: Ōamaru Old Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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