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Grace Robina Johnston 1897–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1897

Birth Location: Orillia Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 26 Apr 1978

Death Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Father: John Johnston

Mother: Margaret Thomson

Spouse(s): Thomas Holmes

Children(s): Marjorie Holmes, Lucie Holmes

In 1897, Grace Robina Johnston entered the world in Orillia Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, born to John Thomas Johnston And Margaret Ann Thomson. In 1901, Grace Robina Johnston resided in Ontario, Canada. In 1911, Grace Robina Johnston resided in Yale and Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada. Grace Robina Johnston married Thomas Walton Holmes, and had children including Lucie Joy Holmes, Marjorie Anne Holmes, Shirley Janet Holmes, Thomas Earl Holmes. Grace Robina Johnston passed away in 1978 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Grace Robina Johnston entered the world in Orillia Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, born to John Thomas Johnston And Margaret Ann Thomson.
  • In 1901, Grace Robina Johnston resided in Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1911, Grace Robina Johnston resided in Yale and Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Grace Robina Johnston married Thomas Walton Holmes, and had children including Lucie Joy Holmes, Marjorie Anne Holmes, Shirley Janet Holmes, Thomas Earl Holmes.
  • Grace Robina Johnston passed away in 1978 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Grace Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Grace Johnston
1897–1978
Birth Place: Orillia Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Parents
John Thomas Johnston
1872–1944
Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Margaret (Ann) Thomson
1876–1939
South Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Robert Thomson
1830–1879
Westerkirk, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Mary (Bone) Cameron
1847–1935
Oro, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Duncan Cameron
1814–1852
Margaret Bone
1818–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Bone
1791–1878
Agnes McGill
1791–1880

Grace Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Grace (Robina) Johnston (23 Oct 1897–26 Apr 1978) m. Thomas (Walton) Holmes (20 May 1898–Abt. 1952)
  1. 1. Marjorie (Anne) Holmes 1926–2018
  2. 2. Lucie (Joy) Holmes 1933–1981

Grace Johnston's Timeline

7 Records

1897
23 Oct 1897
Birth of Grace Robina Johnston in Orillia Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Orillia Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 4
Grace Robina Johnston resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 14
Grace Robina Johnston resided here in Yale and Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada
Yale and Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada
1920
Abt 1920
Age 23
Grace Robina Johnston resided here in Coalport
Coalport
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 24
Grace Robina Johnston resided here in Coalmont, Princeton Copper MT Coalmont Tulameon, Yale, British Columbia, Canada
Coalmont, Princeton Copper MT Coalmont Tulameon, Yale, British Columbia, Canada
1973
10 Mar 1973
Age 76
Grace Robina Johnston resided here in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1978
26 Apr 1978
Age 81
Death of Grace Robina Johnston in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Orillia Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Orillia, Simcoe (EastEst), Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 59

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Yale and Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 55 - Similkameen Princeton, Yale and Cariboo, British Columbia; Page: 7; Family No: 86

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1920
    Event Place: Coalport
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 18 Jun/ 1920; Publication Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ,0.5495554,0.7275125,0.5951131&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Coalmont, Princeton Copper MT Coalmont Tulameon, Yale, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 21; Census Place: 21, Yale, British Columbia; Page Number: 30

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1973
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1978
    Event Place: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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