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Arthur Sydney Johnstone 1885–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1885

Birth Location: Kowai Bush, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 1 Jul 1965

Death Location: Greymouth, Grey District, West Coast, New Zealand

Father: Frederick Johnstone

Mother: Jessie Brown

Spouse(s): Emily Taylor

Children(s): Kathleen Johnstone, Adele Johnstone, Arthur Johnstone, Roderick Johnstone, Peter Johnstone, Donald Johnstone

The story of Arthur Sydney Johnstone began in 1885 in Kowai Bush, Canterbury, New Zealand. In 1917, Arthur Sydney Johnstone resided in Kowai Bush, New Zealand. Arthur Sydney Johnstone married Emily Beatrice Taylor, and had children including Adele Madeline Johnstone, Arthur Shirley Johnstone, Donald Lewis Johnstone, Kathleen Beatrice Johnstone, Peter Rossmore Johnstone, Rex Morgan Johnstone, Roderick Thomas Johnstone. Arthur Sydney Johnstone passed away in 1965 in Greymouth, Grey District, West Coast, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Arthur Sydney Johnstone began in 1885 in Kowai Bush, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • In 1917, Arthur Sydney Johnstone resided in Kowai Bush, New Zealand.
  • Arthur Sydney Johnstone married Emily Beatrice Taylor, and had children including Adele Madeline Johnstone, Arthur Shirley Johnstone, Donald Lewis Johnstone, Kathleen Beatrice Johnstone, Peter Rossmore Johnstone, Rex Morgan Johnstone, Roderick Thomas Johnstone.
  • Arthur Sydney Johnstone passed away in 1965 in Greymouth, Grey District, West Coast, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Arthur Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Johnstone
1885–1965
Birth Place: Kowai Bush, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Frederick Thomas Johnstone
1851–1892
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Jessie Brown
1862–1917
Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Alexander Johnstone
1818–1887
William (Thompson) Brown
1837–1907
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Eliza Burridge
1840–
Lewes, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
George Brown
1800–1880
Janet Whyte
1800–1874
James Burridge
1810–1879
Martha Patterson
1808–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Allan Brown
1765–
Agnes Young
1769–
Robert Whyte
1760–
Jane Cameron
1762–
James Burridge
1789–1851
Mary Bishop
1790–1861
Keziah Goldsmith
1780–

Arthur Johnstone's Descendants

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Arthur (Sydney) Johnstone (24 Mar 1885–1 Jul 1965) m. Emily (Beatrice) Taylor (7 May 1885–10 Oct 1955)
  1. 1. Kathleen (Beatrice) Johnstone 1912–1978 m. Peter (Hoey) Swan 1909–1970
  2. 2. Adele (Madeline) Johnstone 1915–1993 m. Alan Ellery 1911–
  3. 3. Arthur (Shirley) Johnstone 1917–1991 m. Constance (Edna) Marsh 1907–1987
  4. 4. Roderick (Thomas) Johnstone 1918– m. Rita (May) Bryenton 1918–
  5. 5. Peter (Rossmore) Johnstone 1925–1995 m. Patricia (Noeline) Cornish 1927–1995
  6. 6. Donald (Lewis) Johnstone 1933–1999

Arthur Johnstone's Timeline

3 Records

1885
24 Mar 1885
Birth of Arthur Sydney Johnstone in Kowai Bush, Canterbury, New Zealand
Kowai Bush, Canterbury, New Zealand
1917
1917
Age 32
Arthur Sydney Johnstone resided here in Kowai Bush, New Zealand
Kowai Bush, New Zealand
1965
1 Jul 1965
Age 80
Death of Arthur Sydney Johnstone in Greymouth, Westland, New Zealand
Greymouth, Westland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Kowai Bush, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Kowai Bush, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand Army WWI Reserve Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1965
    Event Place: Greymouth, Westland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greymouth, Grey District, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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