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James Moore Nesbitt Johnston 1779 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1779

Birth Location: Old Monkland, Airdrie, Lanarkshire

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Agnes Martin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth NEWCASTLE

Children(s): George Johnston

In 1779, James Moore Nesbitt Johnston entered the world in Old Monkland, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, born to James Johnston Sr. and Agnes Martin. James Moore Nesbitt Johnston married Elizabeth NEWCASTLE, and had children including George Henry Martin Johnston. James Moore Nesbitt Johnston passed away in 1841 in Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Biography

  • In 1779, James Moore Nesbitt Johnston entered the world in Old Monkland, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, born to James Johnston Sr. and Agnes Martin.
  • James Moore Nesbitt Johnston married Elizabeth NEWCASTLE, and had children including George Henry Martin Johnston.
  • James Moore Nesbitt Johnston passed away in 1841 in Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1745 – 1837
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JS
Agnes Martin
1745 – 1840
Birth Location: New Monkland Lanarkshire
AM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth NEWCASTLE
1780 – 1871
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

George Johnston
1817 – 1884
Birth Location: Coatdyke, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
GJ

James Johnston's Ancestors

Self
James Johnston
1779 – 1841
Birth Place: Old Monkland, Airdrie, Lanarkshire
Parents
James Johnston Sr.
1745 – 1837
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnes Martin
1745 – 1840
New Monkland Lanarkshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Johnston's Descendants

1.
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James (Moore Nesbitt) Johnston (14 Nov 1779 – 1841) m. Elizabeth NEWCASTLE (1780 – December, 1871)
  1. 1. George (Henry Martin) Johnston (26 Jan 1817 – 24 Mar 1884) m. Janet Johnston (1818 – Bef 1845)
    1. 1. Janet\Jannett Johnston (25 Nov 1841 – 28 Nov 1914)
      1. 1. Margaret Hamilton (1 Oct 1859 – 27 Jun 1938) m. Edward (D) Buys (22 October 1841 – 7 January 1914)
        1. 1. Mattie (Ellen) Buys (17 March 1886 – 21 August 1961) m. Jared Tanner (12 Oct 1881 – 5 Nov 1954)

James Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1779
14 Nov 1779
Birth of James Moore Nesbitt Johnston in Old Monkland, Airdrie, Lanarkshire
Old Monkland, Airdrie, Lanarkshire
1841
1841
Age 62
Death of James Moore Nesbitt Johnston in Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1779
    Event Place: Old Monkland, Airdrie, Lanarkshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain
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