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Howard Oliver Johnston 1925 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1925

Birth Location: Whitby, Durham, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: Mar 29 1988

Death Location: Port Hope, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

Father: Walter Johnston

Mother: Margaret McDonald

Spouse(s): Margaret Kirkey

Children(s): William Johnston, Douglas Johnston, Louise Johnston, Norman Johnston, Russell Johnston, Harry Johnston, Fred Johnston, Alex Johnston

1925 marked the beginning of Howard Oliver Johnston's life in Whitby, Durham, Ontario, Canada, to parents Walter Roy Irish Johnston and Margaret Isabel McDonald. Eventually, Howard Oliver Johnston married Margaret "Amy" Kirkey, and they welcomed William "Roy" Johnston, Douglas "Doug" Howard Johnston, Louise Johnston, Norman Johnston, Russell B Johnston, Harry Johnston, Fred Johnston and Alex Johnston. Howard Oliver Johnston passed in 1988 at Port Hope, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Walter Johnston
1893 – 1934
Birth Location: Ontario, Ontario, Canada
WJ
Margaret McDonald
1905 – 1975
Birth Location: Lorrimore Square, St. Paul, Southwark, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Kirkey
1927 – 2008
Birth Location: Belle Vallee, Ontario, Canada
MK

Children(s)

William Johnston
1949 – 2019
Birth Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
WJ
Douglas Johnston
1950 –
Birth Location: –
DJ
Louise Johnston
1951 –
Birth Location: –
LJ
Norman Johnston
Birth Location: –
NJ
Russell Johnston
Birth Location: –
RJ
Harry Johnston
Birth Location: –
HJ
Fred Johnston
Birth Location: –
FJ
Alex Johnston
Birth Location: –
AJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 Apr 1925
    Event Place: Whitby, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14893

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 23 May 1929
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14893

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 11 Aug 1929
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-160505

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1931
    Event Place: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27283; Census Place: Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1931
    Event Place: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Montreal, Canada
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-160505

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Honolulu, Hawaii
    Record Source: Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14893

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Honolulu, T. H.
    Record Source: Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14893

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Mar 29 1988
    Event Place: Port Hope, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitby, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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